John van Gurp

It’s been a rough week, and we are exceptionally sad to have lost a dear friend and mentor Matthieu Keijser. http://sambanova.org

In the late 1980s I spent a fair bit of time on the rivers of Nova Scotia with my fly rod, thrashing the waters in search of the elusive king of fish, Salmo Salar – the atlantic salmon.

My family consists of two main groupings. First and foremost, the single most important group of people in my life is my wife Heather, daughter Kate and son Peter. These are the most amazing people I know. My life revolves around these relationships. The second group is my mother and siblings. Dad died in 2002, [...]

June 2007 – No major trips planned but now that the cottage is taking shape it will be a favourite destination. Just perfect at 1:50hr. Too bad I can’t haul lumber with the ST. March 21, 2007 – I pulled off the cover and looked it all over – there’s barely even any dust on [...]

Well… I have finally exited the world of plain html editing and set up this WordPress database site management system. I made my first web page in around 1994 using Notepad on a Chebucto Community Net account. Actually this is a work-in-progress and isn’t really ready to replace my original site at this time.

Hello… welcome to my website. It’s another version of various personal sites I have published since around 1994. Without going into too much detail, I would describe myself as a very ordinary individual with a great life enriched by my family and friends and a variety of interests and hobbies and activities that keep me [...]