User:Pompeyd

Fraser Mooney My first job was at my father’s drug store on Main Street. There’s nothing like working in a family-owned business to get a solid understanding of small town community issues.

After graduating from Saint Mary’s University, I received a Journalism Degree at Ryerson University in Toronto.

I returned to a job at CJLS Radio where I worked closely with many local business owners and community organizations. In 1997, my wife Melanie and I made the difficult decision to leave Yarmouth in order to take advantage of professional opportunities not available in Yarmouth at the time.

In Halifax, I gained valuable experience in dealing with health care issues, community development, government, politics and public policy with Communications Nova Scotia and then as a policy researcher with the Liberal Caucus Office. I then became a Public Affairs Advisor with Capital Health / QEII Hospital where I was a member of an award-winning communications team in the largest health care facility in Atlantic Canada.

My wife and I made the choice to return to our home town because we believe Yarmouth is the best place in Nova Scotia to live, work and raise our family. We made a commitment to build a life in Yarmouth because our children deserve to grow up in a safe community with educational opportunities and a promising future.

Since then, I have been lucky to work with an outstanding team at the Yarmouth Hospital, and I am proud of our successes in recruiting physicians and other health care professionals to our community. I served as Director of Communications for South West Health where I worked closely with health care workers and the public to promote a better understanding of the challenging health care issues in our local area. I am currently Human Resources Coordinator where i focus on recruitment and retention and policy development.

My wife Melanie (Madden) and I have two daughters, Lydia (who is in French Immersion at Yarmouth Central School), and Madeline.

Some community organizations I have been involved with include: Tri-County Multi-Cultural Association; Yarmouth Seafest;  Yarmouth County Sports Heritage Association;  National Oldtimers Over 35 Baseball Championships Yarmouth Host Committee;  Yarmouth County Community Health Board;  Knights of Columbus;  Tusket River Environmental Protection Association, and the Villa St. Joseph du Lac Foundation, among other groups.