John Lovelace was born in Sherbrooke Quebec, the son of a United Church minister. He was raised in the eastern Townships, attending Lennoxville High School and Bishop's University. In the summers, John worked on the waterfront at the exclusive Camp Arrowhead on Lake Memphremagog, Quebec. In 1969 he began work in the realestate business with Bramalea Developments in their new Computer operations and became one of the first computer systems managers in Canada.

In 1972, he moved to Eastern Ontario with his new bride Nancy, to join Dacon construction where he was promoted to Vice President. In 1979 John founded the Kinalea Group of companies and the "Johns Do  It" stores and over the next 12 years built a business empire that would eventually employ 300 people. Over this thirty year span  John managed the design, engineering, financing, and marketing of single family and semi-detached housing units in Toronto, Ottawa and southeastern Ontario totalling close to 10,000 housing units. During this period he hired and trained a corporate paralegal department which handled all offers to purchase, mortgage financing and mortgage assumptions, surveys, and land titles .He  worked with engineers and architects in the design of communities from raw land to totally serviced subdivisions which included pioneering designs on energy efficient homes with Federal and Utility Grants.

During the 1992 recession, health problems would dramatically curtail his business interests. Two years later he flew his Cessna Amphibian to Vancouver to adopt a new more relaxed lifestyle. As part of his relaxation therapy he would fly his float plane up and down the BC coast, falling in love with the province. Soon after, his wife and family moved out to join him and he has remained in Richmond BC, and in good health, ever since.

In 1997, John decided to take a sabbatical from construction and real estate development. On the back of an envelope on a flight from Toronto to Vancouver he sketched out the idea of a new TV series. Within months "Wings Over Canada TV"  was born and which would ultimately become a 10 year Odyssey producing 174 episodes making it the longest running aviation series in North America. In the process the company he founded to produce the series, ATV Ltd,  became one of the leading independent production companies in Western Canada.  John eventually sold  ATV Ltd. and stepped down from the series and in early 2008 returned to his real estate interests.

Today John is the  President and CEO of his holding company John Lovelace Corporation.  He is a licensed realtor, a licensed mortgage broker  and he  is associated with Landquest Realty, The Paragon Verico Mortgage Group, and is a consultant with The Niho group. He specializes in large realestate transactions and multimedia TV. 

John first climbed into an airplane in 1971 and started his pilot training with the Brampton Flying Club.  Since 1979 John has owned a succession of 5 airplanes and today flys his own twin Navajo  that he uses for business in western Canada. With close to 200 flying shows, John has become one of the most recognized pilots in Canada. The Wings series is still in syndication on over 50 broadcasters in the USA, Europe and Australia and he is also writing columns  for several aviation magazines.

For the past thirty years John Has sat on several non-profit community service organizations for hospitals, the Rotary Club, flying clubs and environmental groups . He is the recipient of several awards including a National marketing award from HUDAC association of Canada, the Business Man of the Year award in Kingston and the President's Award from The Canadian Owners and Pilots association.

John is married to Nancy, his wife of 39 years, and they reside in Richmond BC .They have two grown children, David and Mary.