Staff Profiles

POINT LAKE COOK:

TANYA PEARSON

Tanya has been operating a catering business in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia for the last 20 years. Prior to that Tanya had a variety of occupations before to pursuing her love of cooking. Tanya has always been passionate about cooking and returned to school, the Culinary Institute of Canada at Holland College to further her culinary skills. Tanya welcomes guests to join her in her kitchen. Tanya prepares thoughtfully prepared meals and will take into consideration your dietary requirements. She has made cooking a job she enjoys and continues to impress clients/guests with delicious cuisine.......

GUIDES

	BRYAN SULLIVAN
Bryan Sullivan	Bryan has been a member of the Canadian Forces for over 25 years, of that he spent 4 years at the Canadian Forces Survival and Rescue School teaching land, sea and arctic survival to military aviators. As an aviator by trade, an avid fisherman and outdoor enthusiast, Bryan brings many skills to the Peterson team. Bryan joined us in the summer of 2006. He lives in Yellowknife with his wife Mary and their four sons.

	RAY BRAZEAU
Ray Brazeau	Ray began working at Peterson's in 1992. Better known as 'Julio', Ray is often requested as a guide from our repeat guests. He has a zest for life and great sense of humour. Ray works as at Harley's Hard Rock Saloon in Yellowknife. He has lived in Yellowknife since 1977, where his two children, Cole and Mickey attend school. Ray loves to cook, smoke fish, make jerky and homemade jam, in addition to playing hockey and guiding. His home made jam and antipasta are excellent!

	MARK CASWELL
Mark Caswell	Mark has been guiding at Peterson's since 2010. He was born and raised in Prince Edward Island. As member of the RCMP, he has been in the North for the past 5 years, having been posted in Ft Resolution and now currently posted in Yellowknife. He spent 9 years in Alberta prior to coming North. Mark spends most of his spare time in the outdoors, whether hunting, fishing or camping or boating. . His willingness to share his knowledge and passion for the North provides our guests with a fun, informative, and memorable experience.

	GRANT ST. GERMAINE
Grant St. Germaine	Grant has been working as a hunting guide at Peterson’s since 1999.  His has worked full-time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for over 30 years.  He has lived all across Canada and is presently stationed in Yellowknife, this is his second time being posted to the North. Grant married his life partner, Wendy, in 1977; they have two children, Geoff, who is with the Canadian Forces and Ashley who is also a member of the RCMP. Grant enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, snowmobiling, camping, hiking and shooting. He spends a considerable part of his summer boating and fishing on Great Slave Lake. Some of his highlights include harvesting four bighorn rams in Alta. and hunting muskox with the Inuit from Kugluktuk in -40°F temperatures.

TRENT HAMM

Trent Hamm

Trent is an avid fisherman. He has lived in the Northwest Territories since 1997 and has spent time in Nunavut and the Yukon. A teacher by profession he involves his students in outdoor canoe/camping trips. In his spare time Trent enjoys coaching, playing hockey, camping/canoeing, hiking, fishing and hunting. Trent was born in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, and fished and hunted growing up. He has continued his love of the outdoors . Trent enjoys taking guests on hikes on the tundra after the day of fishing is done. Trent is looking forward to making new friendships. Your day on the water with Trent will definitely be a good one....just ask one of his repeat guests

	JOHN MILNER
John Milner	John is another member of our staff who is employed full time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Eleven of his 31 years of service have been in the North; presently John is working and resides in Newmarket, Ontario with his wife, Andrea. We were happy to have John join the Peterson team in 2007. He has a wealth of experience in the outfitting business both in management and guiding. John is an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoor enthusiast. John can accommodate all styles of fishing including fly-fishing, spin casting or trolling.

	CHAD PETERSON
Chad Peterson	Chad takes leave from his full-time job as an Aviation Maintenance Engineer to manage the lodge over the summer. There is no other place he'd rather be! Chad and his staff have a keen understanding of the symbiotic relationship of the Lodge with the land around it, and make every effort to practice good stewardship and sustainable practices. He takes great satisfaction from watching visitors unwind and enjoy the lodge and barrens. He excels in his knowledge of the area. Chad is well known for cooking hearty shore lunches and for his smoked fish. Growing up hunting and fishing he has become an excellent outdoorsman with safety being his prime concern. When the season comes to a close, it's hard for him to leave the lodge.

	CHUCK ROCKWELL
Chuck Rockwell	Chuck has been a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force for over 20 years and a resident of the North since 2007. He knows the Point Lake area not only from being on the lake, but from flying over it. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, he spent the majority of his time playing sports, hunting, and fishing. Chuck has an infectious love and passion for the north, full of energy and outdoor savvy, and his attention to detail makes him an ideal companion on the lake or tundra.  He lives in Yellowknife with his wife Susan and their three daughters.

	JEFF SIMPSON
Jeff Simpson	As the northern snow begins to melt in late April, you can bet that Jeff Simpson is already daydreaming about fishing and planning on returning to Peterson's Point Lake lodge. As a Yellowknife resident for the past 25 years, Jeff has certainly seen his fair share of pristine lakes and large fish. But when it comes to Point Lake he says there is NO comparison! He enjoys fly fishing and you can often find him in the evening catching Arctic Grayling in the lake beside the lodge. If it's lake trout fishing you are your looking for, then Jeff is a great guide to be with as he is always up for a fishing adventure!

	RUEBEN UNGER
Reuben Unger	Reuben retired after working for 37 years as a safety coordinator with Potash Corporation and started a new career as a fishing guide. Reuben also is a full time wildlife artist specializing in bird carving. He currently lives in Clavet, Sask. with his wife Kathy, they have two children and two grandchildren. He has always had a passion for fishing and hunting. Reuben works to ensure that each guest has the safest, most productive, enjoyable fishing vacation possible; he is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure guests have a spectacular trip

	EGAN WUTH
Egan Wuth	Egan is one of our long time guides being with us for approximately 20 years. He has a great knowledge of the lake, and loves to take guests hiking. Having grown up in northern Alberta, Egan has always been involved in hunting, trapping and fishing. After relocating to Yellowknife, as a Resource Management Officer with the Federal Government, Egan got his first taste of the 'Barrens'. In 1992, Egan started as a hunting guide and the Barrens have been drawing him back ever since. Egan is currently employed as a Safety Officer with Work Safe BC and resides in Fort St. John, BC, with his wife, Vivian, and their two daughters. Egan's interests are varied having a keen eye for photography, enjoys hiking and geo-caching.

FOUNDER OF PETERSONS'S POINT LAKE LODGE

	JIM PETERSON
Jim Peterson	Better known as "Bossman!" Jim was born and raised in Northern Ontario where he developed a love for the outdoors at an early age. For 18 years, he worked as a paramedic with the Canadian Armed Forces. In 1979, Jim and his family were transferred to Yellowknife, where he fell in love with the North. He decided to leave the Forces and was honourably discharged in 1982.   During this time he started The 'J' Group Ltd. a company teaching government employees, nurses and the private sector wilderness survival training. In 1984, Jim began outfitting and started to build his lifelong dream of owning and operating a lodge, Peterson's Point Lake Lodge.  Jim had a hands-on approach to managing the family business. During the fishing season most of his time was spent guiding. When he was not on the water he performed routine maintenance on lodge equipment, trained new staff and prepared specialty northern dishes in the kitchen.  A true leader, Jim was well known for his take charge reputation.  He served as President & Vice President of the Barrenground Caribou Outfitters Association and also served terms as President of the Northwest Territories Tourism Association.  In all of these roles, Jim was a tremendous ambassador for a strong and healthy tourism industry.  Jim was proud to be involved in the Yellowknife community, volunteering his time and sponsoring events.  He had an overwhelming generosity toward friends and family and even strangers.  His personal hospitality brought many guests back to the lodge time and time again.  With the philosophy that “people come as guests and leave as friends” he made friends over the years from around the globe.  It has been said that it’s not the years in your life but the life in your year that counts.  Jim packed a lot of life into his 64 years.

Jim Peterson

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