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Trevor Robinson (born in Ottawa in 1982) is a former Student Trustee with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board who is running in the 2014 Ottawa Municipal Election as City Councillor for Bay Ward - Ward 7.

Robinson grew up in and still resides in Ottawa's Bay Ward. He attended Woodroffe Avenue Public School, D. Roy Kennedy Public School, Woodroffe High School and finally Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology. At Algonquin, Robinson studied Small & Medium Enterprise Management, Event Management and Hotel & Restaurant Management. During his secondary and post secondary education, Robinson received multiple honours and leadership certificates. In the workplace, Robinson has also received training for Level C CPR/First Aid/AED use, power distribution, rigging, advanced sales and the use of powered elevating work platforms coupled with fall protection.

Robinson served as Student Trustee for the 2001-2002 academic year, the first student from Woodroffe High School to serve in the role since it's province wide mandate in the late 1990's. During his term Robinson represented 80,000 students locally and 150,000 students across Eastern Ontario. Prior to his term as Student Trustee, Robinson served as the Student Representative on the board's "Chairs' Committee" for the 2000-2001 academic year. As a member of the Student Presidents' Council, Robinson also had the title of Student President - Woodroffe High School for the 2000-2001 academic year. As part of his role as Student Trustee, Robinson was invited to the opening ceremonies for Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School in Ottawa's Barrhaven neighbourhood where he met and had a conversation with the 26th Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson.

Prior to Robinson starting secondary school in 1996 he became involved in the then named Ottawa Marathon, via one of his teachers at D. Roy Kennedy Public School, serving as a water-station volunteer. Robinson would then continue to volunteer for another 10 years with the Ottawa Marathon becoming part of the Ottawa Race Weekend. Robinson served a total of five years as a water-station volunteer, two as an Assistant Volunteer Coordinator and the remaining four as Volunteer Coordinator, which doubles as a role on the Race Committee, which plans the weekend itself. When Robinson departed in 2006, the weekend consisted of an estimated 2,500 volunteers & 30,000 athletes, with spectators factored in, estimates were around 100,000 "participants".

Robinson has been involved in the community since an early age when he began helping his father on fundraising events for Christie Lake Boys & Girls Camp. Robinson continued to volunteer through elementary & secondary school, followed by post-secondary and into his adult life. Robinson has volunteered with Christie Lake Boys & Girls Camp, The Ottawa Race Weekend, numerous groups and associations within Woodroffe High School and then Algonquin College, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police AGM and F.A.B. Women's Gala, just to name a few.

Robinson has been described as being "open-minded, driven and forward-thinking." Robinson has said that he is running in this election in order to be more involved in his community. He has also stated that he considers the late Wayne McIntyre (recipient of CTV Ottawa's Amazing People - People's Choice Award ) as a role model.