Originally from Windsor, Yates has spent the last 45 years living between Goderich and Bayfield. Just retired from 30 years of teaching secondary school history, Yates is a man who has contributed to the community in other ways as well.

He has written a local history column for the local papers and is proud to call Goderich his home, where he and his wife raised their three children.

Yates has served on boards and committees such as: Fire Board Chair, Environment Committee Chair, Heritage Committee, Marine Heritage Committee, Communities in Bloom, Past President of Huron County Historical Society, a Warden at St. George’s Anglican Church and an Executive Member of Branch 109 Legion.

- Kathleen Smith, Goderich Signal Star, Mayoral Candidate David Yates: “A Mayor for all”, October 5, 2018