Citizens' Assembly Member Profile

DEBORAH YOUNG lives at Lone Butte, near 100 Mile House. She is self-employed in the tourism industry, promoting the "Fishing Highway" – Highway 24 – which passes by more than 20 fishing resorts and more than 100 lakes. For 12 years, Deborah had a fishing resort at Lac Des Roches. She was born in Port Colbourne, Ontario, and owned a chain of 36 day care centres in that province for children six months to 12 years. Deborah has lived in B.C. for the past 14 years. She has been married for 18 years. "It’s pure democracy," Deborah says of the Assembly. "It’s really exciting because it’s never happened before. I hope to make the electoral process more representative of the public."