MY STORY

Robert Young moved to Oro-Medonte 24 years ago from Hamilton, Ontario and purchased a farm with his two sons. It was always one of Councillor Young's boyhood dreams to own and live on a farm, the other being to be a police officer. Councillor Young was a police officer for 16 years having served with both the Ontario Provincial Police and the Hamilton Police Service.
 

As a Hamilton Police Officer, Councillor Young served in various positions including Race and Ethnic Relations, Intelligence, Community Services, plain clothes units, and was Hamilton Police Service's Media Relations Officer wherein he conducted daily press conferences and wrote press releases and speeches for Hamilton Police Service Chiefs of Police.
 

Needing a further challenge, Councillor Young took a position with the Ontario Human Rights Commission as an investigator with a Special Task Force travelling the province addressing the back-log of cases in Ontario. As an investigator with the Commission, he reviewed evidence to determine whether or not the evidence warranted a recommendation for a Board of Inquiry. He was promoted to a manager's position and subsequently became a provincial mediator with the Commission.
 

During Councillor Young's ten years with the Commission, he seconded for 18 months to the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner, Ministry of the Attorney-General, investigating complaints against police officers and as the Recommendation Coordinator, he reviewed case files recommending changes to police service policies and procedures, if warranted. Councillor Young further seconded for 18 months to the Independent Investigation Unit, Ministry of the Solicitor-General and Corrections, wherein he investigated complaints under the province's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy in the province's correctional facilities.
 

As a further challenge to himself, Councillor Young left the Commission and joined the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM), as a Fire Marshal wherein he investigated the cause of fires and explosions in the province for five years before retiring from the provincial government. Subsequent to his retirement from the OFM, Councillor Young investigated insurance frauds as an investigator in a specialized investigation unit with an insurance company.
 

Councillor Young has assisted members of the public for 30 years in various capacities and is looking forward to the next four years to assist members of Ward 1.