Tom Potter

Tom is not relate to Harry Potter although he is a wizard at scheduling our technicians!  Tom joined the team in Peterborough in 2021. More on Tom’s bio to come.

Jason Brown

Jason is the tech supervisor for our Peterborough technicians. He looks after all things related to installs and service. He enjoys spending time with his wife Meranda and his son Waylon and daughter Tenley. He also enjoys hunting and spending time outside on his side by side.

Henry Penyk

Peterborough Location Friendly Fires

Henry is a technician at our Peterborough location.  Henry was born and grew up in Etobicoke. He has two cats and loves to play guitar, fish, and be out in the woods.  

Keith Parkhurst

Peterborough Location Friendly Fires

Keith is a technician in our Peterborough location.  He grew up in Bancroft and enjoys hunting, fishing, and ATVing. He has two kids, a 14 year old boy and a 10 year old girl.  He also has a Rotty/Boxer mix named Roxy.

Justin Vivian

Justin is a local guy and loves living on Wolfe Island.  Installing and servicing fireplaces is in Justin’s blood, his dad was a certified fireplace installer.  Before he joined us, Justin had over 15 years installing and servicing a variety of fireplaces in Eastern Ontario.  We are lucky to have him as part of our […]

Scott Currier

Scott joined the Friendly Fires fireplace team in Carleton Place in 2015. Scott was born and raised in Renfrew (ie – The Frew) and moved to Almonte when he met his wife Leisha in 2007.  Scott attended Algonquin Collage as well as Hi Mark where he completed his gas technician course.  When Scott is not […]

David Nelson

David was born in North York and has been a licensed gas & oil technician since 2002 (Durham College Graduate), and a licensed wood technician since 2009. David has worked at Friendly Fires as one of our technicians and resident ‘jokesters’ since 2007, and during his spare time, loves to ride four-wheeler’s, go fishing, play […]

Duncan Rider

Born and raised in Harrowsmith, Duncan is our Kingston Store Manager and has been a valued member of the Friendly Fires team for years.  Originally a WETT certified solid fuels technician, Duncan has gone on to acquire his G3 and G2 gas tickets.  With a consistent thoughtful approach to installations & servicing, Duncan is popular […]

Duane Barker

Duane has been involved in the hearth industry for over 10 years with time spent in electroplating and manufacturing before he joined Friendly Fires in 2008.  He has filled a variety of roles since then including hearth sales, scheduling, and service.  Duane moved to the Cobourg location in the fall of 2012 to manage the […]

Kyle Dearling

Kyle Dearling Technician Friendly Fires

Kyle grew up in Unionville but attended Port Perry High School. After graduating from Durham College with his G2 gas fitter’s license in 2002, he attended Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough where he received his Parks & Recreation Certificate. Kyle has worked at Friendly Fires since 2010 – and is one of our resident […]