Jeff Evely is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, born and raised in Coxheath, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in 2001 as an electronic communications specialist and dedicated 20 years to serving his country.

During his military career, Jeff deployed to Afghanistan (2009) and Iraq (2019), served with NORAD (2010-2014) defending North American airspace, and completed the 100th annual 4-Day Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands (2016).

Beyond his service, Jeff has been actively involved in coaching and community outreach, coaching boxing in Nova Scotia, mixed martial arts in Afghanistan, and junior girls’ cheerleading and softball in Florida. He also spent three years assisting homeless veterans in Ottawa as the Chapter Lead for Soldiers Helping Soldiers.

Since retiring from the military in September 2021, Jeff has returned to his home riding of Sydney–Glace Bay, determined to continue fighting for Canada and serving his community.