Latonia Hartery

Edward Peill is an award winning producer who entered the film and TV production business in 1996  after a successful career in sales and marketing. In addition to having earned a BA in Business & Economics from Acadia University, Edward speaks French, German, and English and spent six years working in France, Germany, Cyprus, and Vancouver. He has also experienced some of the world’s most beautiful waters on his traditional wooden schooner, the Dorothy Louise. 

In 2003, Edward established Halifax based TELL TALE PRODUCTIONS INC. which specializes in developing and producing documentaries, unscripted TV series, and interactive media.  Prior to this, Edward was Director of Production for Topsail Entertainment and oversaw the development and production of more than 40 hours of drama, documentaries, lifestyle, and comedy series including  the  wildly successful Trailer Park Boys tv series. Edward also created and produced the highly rated verité documentary series Tall Ship Chronicles along with the interactive companion web site www.tallshipchronicles.com which was the recipient of numerous international awards including the 2002 Telefilm Canada New Media Award and the 2002 International EMMA Enhanced TV Award. Recent and upcoming projects include Code Green, an eco-friendly home
renovation series for CBC and CBC Newsworld and a one hour documentary
entitled Web Warriors: The Global Battle For Control of Cyberspace for
Global TV. Projects in development  include Canada's first carbon neutral
documentary entitled Turning a Green Leaf and a series that will highlight
aboriginal cultures from around the world entitled Gone Walkabout.  Please
visit his website at www.telltale.tv for additional information.

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Edward Peill

Sailing the "Dorothy Louise"

Well trained in administrative duties, Mary is a blessing for this organization. After completing a trade in stenography in 1974, she continued to do business courses through Memorial University, as well as gained administrative training from the College of the North Atlantic. Despite this formal education, much of Mary’s abilities result from over thirty years of experience in an office setting. She has held positions for both major corporations and non-profit organizations. 

For the past 15 years Mary has worked intermittently for the Great Northern Peninsula Development Corporation where she is manager of administration for this community based organization. She also currently works with Nortip, an organization in Plum Point, NL, which helps promote business growth in that area. For this corporation, she is a client services assistant. Mary is a board member for the Straits/St. Barbe Chronic Care Corporation, which is a cornerstone for the health of elderly people in the area. In addition, she is the secretary/treasurer for the Northern Peninsula Heritage Society co-founded by the renowned Selma Barkham, and Dale Kennedy. As a Newfoundlander who is quite proud of her roots she has also worked for Fishery Products international for a 10-year period where she held a clerical and accounting position.  Not only is she extremely organized but she also has a love for the outdoors - which makes her a perfect fit for Amina. 

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Dr. Steven Cox

Fieldwork in Siberia

A long-time resident of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Gerard received his helicopter pilot’s license in 1978 from Aston Helicopters in Oshawa, Ontario. Since that time he has accumulated over 13 000 hours of flying time. In 2000, he expanded his flying expertise to include multi-engine fixed-winged aircraft. He also regularly enrolls in Philosophy, Math, Computer Studies and English at Memorial University to continue enhancing his education.  

In his 28-year career he has gained aerial perspectives on arctic glaciers, parks, and wildlife at northern destinations such as Alert, Pond Inlet, Eureka, and the famed Ward Hunt Island. His work has also taken him across Canada and to parts of the US including California, Tennessee valley and New Orleans. He was recently recruited by Universal Helicopters for the US Government to fly engineers over city dikes in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. The majority of his flights have been in Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition to being extremely familiar with the island’s tundra, tuckamore and fiords, his service to the province has ranged from transporting dignitaries to and from notable locations, as well as saving numerous lives during medical evacuations in rural and isolated coastal villages. One of his most impressive accomplishments is his ability to interpret and understand this province’s land features in ways most other people will only imagine.

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Gerard Hartery

Arctic fuel-drop

Roderick currently serves as a Councilor with the Conne River Band Government, NL on the First Nation Reserve of Miawpukek. His charming personality and extensive education in Native Studies has made him a noted ambassador for the Mi’kmaq and other indigenous cultures. In 1993, he received a B. Ed. From the University of New Brunswick and obtained a M. Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan in 2000. His thesis is entitled Investigating the Restoration of the Mi’kmaq Language and Culture on the Miawpukek Reserve. As the acting principal of Se’t Anewey Kina’matino ‘ kuom  School on the Miawpukek reserve he is responsible for managing the junior and senior high school programs.  

Since 1999, his major accomplishments include an appointment as the Mi’kmaq Language Co-ordinator and Developer as well as Director of Education at Se’t Anewey. He has managed the language programs for adult community members and served as an administrator for a Memorial University Linguistics course. His tireless efforts to raise awareness for the Mi’kmaq language in Newfoundland comes at a crucial time, since only a few elders at Miawpukek can speak Mi’kmaq fluently. In addition, Roderick has worked closely with Parks Canada on the Aboriginal Advisory Committee to the Department of Education in Newfoundland where he reviews provincial social studies curriculum for aboriginal content. When not educating about aboriginal issues, Roderick serves as an integral part of the Sipu’jij Drummers and Singers who perform traditional Mi’kmaq chants and songs about their history, traditions and spiritual beliefs throughout Newfoundland and around the world.

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Roderick Jeddore

Passing along traditions

Dale Kennedy

A native of Bird Cove, NL, Dale majored in Philosophy at Memorial University in St. John’s, NL. A gifted musician, he played various instruments in several bands from the early 1970s to the early 90s, and still performs at select charity events. A multi-talented person, Dale has exceptional computer and photography skills and, along with Latonia Hartery, is the designer/developer of this web site. He has been responsible for much of the photographic record of the Bird Cove-Plum Point Archaeology Project, located on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula - a project he initiated and managed until 2001. While in that position, he designed the boardwalk/hiking trail system in the town which provides access to the Big Droke and Dog Peninsula archaeological and natural history attractions. With Selma Barkham, he co-founded the Northern Peninsula Heritage Society in 1997 and served as its president until 2001. He has also been an executive member of the Newfoundland Historical Society and a member of several other provincial and regional organizations.

Descended from the first residents of European descent to settle in Bird Cove (circa 1869), Dale’s ties to this heritage and local history led to the development of an archaeological research/tourism project in Bird Cove. In 1995, along with friends Lawrence Caines and Lorraine Pittman (and later including town officials), he created the not-for-profit organization now known as the Big Droke Foundation. The foundation raises funds for community research and tourism development projects. In 1997, they converted the former elementary school into an interpretation centre to showcase the human and natural history of the area. Because of Dale’s initial efforts, both academics and community members benefit from the rich historical and archaeological potential of the area, including the neighbouring towns of Brig Bay and Plum Point. His drive and investigative skills have not gone unnoticed as he is frequently recruited to write business plans for aspiring entrepreneurs and report on local events and achievements for the newspaper The Northern Pen.

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Dale Kennedy

Cultural interaction