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Send us Fan Mail Kelly Sandoval is the Executive Director of Rainbow Riders - Therapeutic Riding Newfoundland and Labrador . Kelly tells us about her journey to her current leadership role and about the wonderful organization she leads. The Rainbow Riders Mission is to facilitate the development and potential of youth and adults with special physical, cognitive, and emotional needs through therape...

Send us Fan Mail June Tavenor, a Registered Nurse from St. John’s, Newfoundland, founded www.catalysthealthsolutions.ca as an innovative way to provide access and innovation in health care. June graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2005 with a Bachelor or Nursing degree and a passion for emergency nursing. She immediately began working at Level One Trauma Centre in downtown Toront...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we chat with an outstanding young leader, 2018 Sailor of the Year, Master Seaman of the Fleet, NAVRES / Divisional Petty Officer – Naval Communicators, HMCS Star / Training Co-Ordinator – Operations Department Royal Canadian Navy She/Her. New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also visit www. GaleForceWins.com To message...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Ottawa, and a Masters of Law from the University of Turin. Kevin has been with Plian since 2014 and as Executive Director oversees PLIAN’s activities while ensuring access to justice in and legal education in Newfoundland and Labrador, and more broadly across Canada. He is t...

Send us Fan Mail A 39-year veteran of uniformed service to Canada, Mark Norman retired from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in the rank of Vice-Admiral (VADM) in 2019. VADM Norman rose through the ranks to be the Vice-Chief of Defence: the second-highest appointment in the Canadian Armed Forces. Currently a Senior Defence Strategist at Samuel Associates, VADM Norman helps clients achieve their full...

Send us Fan Mail After performing together for many years in Folk and Bossa Nova projects, Ana Luísa Ramos and Eric Taylor Escudero have created a concert with the best of the two worlds. The partnership started as Ana was featured in Eric´s folk-rock project. In 2016 Ana released her debut album “Um”, with original songs written by Eric and covers of traditional Brazilian songs and a Gershwin bro...

Send us Fan Mail Peter is Counsel at McInnes Cooper's Halifax office. Leveraging his public service and legal experience, Peter collaborates with McInnes Cooper professionals to bring strategic value to business and public sector leaders within and outside of Atlantic Canada. Peter served in the Parliament of Canada for over 18 years as a cabinet minister in high-profile portfolios, including...

Send us Fan Mail It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Elizabeth Carew at 2:30 Halifax, Nova Scotia time. We were given the gift of time with her that we were not with our dad. At the age of 44 she became a widow. Left with three children she worked every day to provide a stable household for us. She showed perseverance, tenacity and a downright dogged determinatio...

Send us Fan Mail LCdr Pelton enrolled in the Naval Reserve on 24 April 2001 in HMCS CHIPPAWA in Winnipeg, MB as a Naval Cadet. He commenced his Basic Training that summer at NOTC VENTURE and completed his MARS Officer training in the spring of 2003 in HMCS SASKATOON and was awarded his Bridge Watch Keeping certificate. As Combat Officer in HMCS CHIPPAWA from 2003-2005, LCdr Pelton completed his un...

Send us Fan Mail Caron Hawco, ABC, PMP, ICD.D is an accomplished communications and reputation strategist, stakeholder and professional project manager, local content  diversity advisor, negotiator and facilitator. As President of the Caron Hawco Group, she offers deep industry knowledge, business expertise, a strong network and global experience to help manage strategic relationships, build reput...

Send us Fan Mail Kendra MacDonald is the CEO of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster responsible for driving innovation and growth in the ocean economy. Together with a team working across six cities in Atlantic Canada, Kendra is focused on changing the culture of doing business in the ocean, increasing collaboration across ocean sectors and Canada’s global reach. Kendra was previously a Partner in Deloitt...

Send us Fan Mail A Navy Milestone: First female hard sea West Coast Coxswain. By Lookout on Apr 26, 2021 Peter Mallett HMCS Winnipeg made Royal Canadian Navy history when CPO1 Line Laurendeau was appointed senior non-commissioned officer on the ship. She replaces CPO1 Pascal Harel as the ship’s Coxswain, and in doing so is the first female Coxswain, hard sea trade, on the West Coast. “Becoming a n...

Send us Fan Mail Honourable Andrew Parsons, QC Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology Attorney General Member for Burgeo – La Poile Andrew Parsons has represented the district of Burgeo – La Poile since 2011. A lifelong resident of Channel-Port aux Basques, he trained as a lawyer and was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador bar in 2005. Mr. Parsons practiced law in the region before enteri...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Davis was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with an underlying Follicular Lymphoma in 2011. A former 25 year veteran of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and member of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature, Paul says it was the last thing he ever expected to face. Paul wasn’t going to allow a cancer diagnosis to stop him from continuing his active lifestyle....

Send us Fan Mail Crowsnest - Spring 2016 / April 25, 2016 By Gary E.H. Green During the Second World War, Russia was in desperate need of supplies for both its civilians and its military operations. In response, the Allies established several supply routes, one of which utilized seagoing convoys to carry goods from North America to the northern Russian ports of Archangel and Murmansk. Ships in the...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Burton has been successfully selling Real Estate in St. John’s for over 34 years. In 1998, Jim founded “Team Burton.” Jim is the owner of www.remaxinfinity.ca , in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada & RE/MAX Destiny in Cambridge and Jamaica Plains in Massachusetts, USA. Jim holds an Airline Transport Pilots License with 15,000 flight hours and operates a seasonal Airline,...

Send us Fan Mail John Steele grew up in one of the most entrepreneurial families in Canada. Never one to sit back and simply enjoy that success John is forging ahead with an expansion to his JAG hotel in St. John's despite the pandemic. Join us on www.galeforcewins.com as we talk with John about his family's beginnings in Gander and  subsequent sale of Newfoundland Capital Corporation to...

Send us Fan Mail From business reporter to CEO of https://baffinfisheries.ca/ , a 100% Inuit-owned company. The Company is jointly owned by five Hunters and Trappers Associations in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut: Pangnirtung, Amaruq (Iqaluit), Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Mayukalik (Kimmirut), and Namautalik (Clyde River). Chris talks about his varied career starting with The Telegram in St. John&...

Send us Fan Mail CEO Genoa Design International. Gina began her career as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy during a period of transformation that included the commissioning of new warships and first-time placement of women at sea. This experience underpinned her progression over the next 25 years into a senior business leader whose values are driven by possibilities and empowerment. Throughout...

Send us Fan Mail Leonard is Founder and Chair of the Board of Genoa Design International Ltd. He currently works in business operations as Chief Business Development Officer. Leonard formed Genoa in 1995. Genoa provides 3D modeling and production engineering to the Shipbuilding and Offshore industries across North America and is a tier one partner in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy’s non-c...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Tucker is a senior executive specializing in the area of corporate communications, market development and strategy. Craig is the former Managing Partner of Group M5 where he helped to guide the organization and its employees through tremendous growth and development for fifteen years. Craig currently owns numerous business ventures including Crossbeam Education which owns a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by two of Canada's most talented musicians, cellist Ofra Harnoy and her multi-instrumentalist husband Mike Herriott. The episode opens with scenes of Newfoundland and Labrador shot by Gerry Carew set to "Let me Fish off Cape St. Mary's" a wonderful track from Ofra's recently released Analekta album "On the Rock," cel...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Rowe is an entrepreneur, and an experienced board member who is very involved in the tech and startup sectors in NL. Craig came from a risk management and insurance background and started https://www.clearrisk.com/ in 2006 to solve some of the technology challenges he saw in his industry. As CEO Craig has led ClearRisk to a point where it is the leading provider of risk mana...

Send us Fan Mail In honour of #internationalwomensday2021 #galeforcewins brings you KARINA LEBLANC. Karina is a retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete who has the distinguished honor of being one of the longest serving soccer players for Canada, second only to the great Christine Sinclair. With a prestigious career that spanned almost 18 years at the international level, she part...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Vianne Timmons, OC, took office as the 13th president and vice-chancellor of Memorial in April 2020, coming from the University of Regina where she had served as president since 2008. During her tenure there, the university attained its highest-ever enrolment and diversity, greater recognition for faculty work, and increased levels of external research funding. Dr. Timmons gre...