Founding and past president, lives in Centre Burlington Hants Coumty,with wife Norma . Old enough to know better but too dumb to know the difference ! Self-employed painting contractor. Hobbies include fishing, hunting, flytying, playing music (guitar, mandolin, double bass, lead vocal) and working with the Advocates.
Originally from Greenfield on the Gaspereau Mountain of Kings County, lived a real old time country life: Walk 1 mile to a one room school house, no indoor plumbing for many years, no telephone until the late sixties ( party line with 8 other people ), road became impassable in springtime and rarely plowed in winter, learned to fish at about 5 years old, started hunting at 10 ( 1st deer at age 15), learned how to handle a buck and swede saw to cut winter firewood, helped hand-scythe hay then raked it with a wooden rake and stooked it on the horse-drawn hay wagon. Learned how to build a brush lean-to with a fir-bough bed and a camp fire to keep warm under the stars.
Official conservation activities began over 20 years ago with a local wildlife association. Served as Vice President and President before resigning to start the Wildlife Habitat Advocates in 1994, along with family members: brother Barry, dad Keith, mom Beverley, wife Norma. Active in the Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition for past 5 years. Designed and implemented Project Wild Apple, an award winning habitat revitalization project centered around the rehabilitation of old abandoned apple orchards. River Watch training in 1996.
