Biography

Mr. Manson was born in Ottawa and spent his childhood on his family’s dairy farm in Ramsayville, Ontario. After graduating from high school, Mr. Manson spent two years at the Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology. He then went on to gain his teaching diploma from the Ottawa Teachers’ College.

A committed life-long learner, he also completed several additional educational programs, including the Real Estate licensing course and the Certified Interconnect Designer certification course.

Mr. Manson’s diverse professional career began in 1965 at Bell Northern as a lab technician. He then worked with the London Board of Education as an elementary school teacher. In 1974, Mr. Manson entered the field of mechanical drafting and printed circuit board layout, where he works today as a senior CAD designer with Instantel Inc. in Kanata.

In 1968, he married Catharine McGuire, an Ottawa-area high school teacher. They have lived in Montague Township near Smiths Falls since 1971 and have three children: Melissa, Gillian, and Matthew.