Our Team

Peter spent 31 wonderful years as an professional educator in a variety of schools on the Avalon Peninsula, serving as a classroom teacher, a social studies consultant and an elementary school administrator. In addition he served, for 2 years, as school principal in Igluligarjuk, Nunavut.

His keen interest in the history and culture heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador resulted in him immersing himself in the Cupids 400 celebrations which took place in his hometown in 2010. His hometown, Cupids, was established in 1610 and bills itself as “The Birthplace of English Canada.” If you ask him why, be prepared for a longgggg answer.

He plays hockey in an adult recreational league, is a loyal Montreal Canadiens hockey fan, rides a Gold Wing, is a novice accordion player, as well as, an enthusiastic participant in traditional Newfoundland dances such as the lancers.

Consider, if you wish, the fun you’ll have together when joining him on the dance floor to “thread the needle”… when a traditional tune is played. When called upon, he has been known to do a recitation, play a tune, sing a song or tell a story, ….or two or three or more.

Peter grew up in a household at a time when storytelling in the kitchen was part of the evening routine – an endearing exchange of give and take – a place where one learned to both “take the floor” and be “quiet as a mouse” for fear of being banished from the storytelling session. While he loves to spin a personal yarn…. ask him to tell you how his father, a “Labrador” fisherman with Irish roots, met and married his mother, who was born and raised in Quebec… he is also an avid listener, and loves to provide opportunities for guests to become engaged by sharing the stories/anecdotes/songs/poems they carry with them.

His pride in this place we call “home” and in “the people who live here” will become both evident and contagious and – if you play your cards right, before journeys end – you may even be invited to become an honorary Newfoundlander yourself.