Harry Steele was born in Musgrave Harbour, an isolated
outport on the eastern coast of Newfoundland. He went to university, joined the
naval reserve, and became a lieutenant-commander in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Harry quit in 1974 - he didn’t like the new green uniforms – and went into
business.
Using money he made in the stock market and his wife
Catherine’s real estate investments, Harry bought control of struggling Eastern
Provincial Airways. He made it a success and sold it to CP Air Several years
later. Harry was also highly successful with his other investments, which
included the trucking and ferry service company Clarke Transport and the radio
broadcasting company Newfoundland Capital Corporation. With a long list of successes,
Harry Steele stays true to his roots, living in Gander, Newfoundland.
