Mark Whitney grew up and attended high school in Kitchener and Milton Ontario.  After earning a diploma from Sheridan College, he attended night school for an additional seven years, finally earning his accountancy credentials in 1994, solidifying his career in the financial services sector.  After 30 odd year of office drudgery, he retired in 2019 and pursued an ambition that he had harboured for decades.  He wanted to write. His wife of twenty-one years, Joanne Brooks, introduced him to Northumberland County twenty-five years ago.  The scenery and the history of the region has been an inspiration for his writing, providing the backdrop for three of his four books.