Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North.
11 Facts About Kevin Yarde
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Kevin Yarde is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Rima Berns-McGown.
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Kevin Yarde did not receive his party's nomination as a candidate in the 2022 election, losing to Sandeep Singh, who unsuccessfully ran in Caledon Ward 2 in the 2018 municipal elections.
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Kevin Yarde was the only NDP incumbent MPP to not receive his party nomination.
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Subsequently, Kevin Yarde resigned from the NDP to sit as an independent MPP for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario.
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Kevin Yarde was born in Toronto and has never lived in Brampton, but has "longtime family roots in Brampton".
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Kevin Yarde's ancestors emigrated to Canada from the United States, Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Kevin Yarde studied journalism at York University and Ryerson University, before beginning his television career on the Rogers TV community television network.
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Kevin Yarde joined The Weather Network in 2001, first as a field correspondent and later as a studio host.
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Kevin Yarde is a member of the US-based National Association of Black Journalists and a volunteer with the Toronto location of Covenant House, a shelter and support centre for homeless and at-risk youth.
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Kevin Yarde is the father of soccer player Sierra Cota-Yarde and a first cousin of drummer Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies.