John Lovelace Corporation

About John



John Lovelace is a successful business entrepreneur writer and Tv producer. Between 1969 and 1992 he was active in the residential construction industry in Ontario. Equally passionate about flying, John is an accomplished pilot, aviation writer, and the acclaimed TV host of the Wings Over Canada series (1997 to to 2007). Today John manages his holding company John Lovelace Corporation, which owns Vancouver based New Edge Entertainment. John is a licensed multi engine pilot, operates his own twin engine aircraft and he is the chairman of the Century Flight Club of Canada. Still passionate about Real Estate business he is a licensed real estate agent, a licensed mortgage broker and is active in the Rural and wilderness Real Estate in Western Canada.

Real Estate Development



In 1969 John began work in the Real Estate business in Toronto. He specialized in the new computer based financial controls and became one of the first computer systems managers in Canada. In 1972, John moved to Kingston in Eastern Ontario with his new bride Nancy where he was promoted to Vice President of a successful development company. In 1979 John founded his own development company and over the next 12 years his company would eventually employ 300 people building over two thousand housing units.

Flying



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 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 in the USA, Europe and Australia In 2008 John was awarded the Presidents award from the Canadian Owners and Pilots association the highest distinction awarded by the association .In 2009 John was the lead pilot of the record breaking 100 airplane Cross Canada Century Flight . In 2010 John is organizing a second World Record Breaking event.

Television



In the mid nineties after 25 years in construction, John took a retirement from his development business. 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 launching him into a second career. What was to have been a one year project would ultimately become a 10 year Odyssey producing 174 episodes making the series the longest running aviation series in North America. In 2006 John sold the Wings Over Canada TV series. In late 2009 his personal holding company John Lovelace Productions was rebranded under New Edge Entertainment. In 2010 NewEdge Entertainment is producing several TV Productions starting with the national broadcast of "Over Northern Skies" on Global Television premiering January 2nd, 2010 at 8:00PM. The Aviators is a 20 episode series that is also in production.

Today John Lovelace Corporation maintains a full service television production arm.

Personal



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



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Cessna 180

Cessna 180
Twin Navajo
Cessna 180

 

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