span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Bruce Whiffen was born and raised in Bonavista. He graduated from Memorial University (M.Sc., 1982) and worked for thirty-two years with Environment Canada. He lives with his wife, Joan, in Mount Pearl. They have two grown children.