Our Team

A retired English / Theatre Arts teacher,  Leo is an active member of the Arts community having worked with the St. John’s and Beothuck Street Players  and, more recently, with the  Atlantic Light Theatre Company.  His love of performance combined with his passion for Newfoundland literature and culture co-mingle to deliver a tour that is both entertaining and informative. 

A “townie” from the year dot (beginning),  Leo’s ancestral roots on the island reach as far back as the 1700’s.   Over the years Leo has studied under such renown local authors as George Story (Dictionary of Newfoundland English), Bernice Morgan (Random Passage), Lisa Moore (February),  Janet McNaughton,  and comedic  actress and writer Cathy Jones  ( This Hour Has 22 Minutes).  A proud and patriotic Newfoundlander and Canadian,  Leo’s graduate studies included a dissertation on the role the Newfoundland Regiment played in The Great War.

Leo regards his work with this province’s oldest and best tour company as a  great honour  and it shows through his  passionate story-telling,  folk singing, and enthusiastic exchanges with guests . He looks forward to sharing  with you  the diverse cultural , linguistic, historical, and geographical marvels of Canada’s oldest colony and newest province.   See  you “the once” (soon) !