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Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor is a news reporter and photographer in Sault Ste Marie. He regularly covers community events, political announcements and numerous board meetings. With a background in broadcast journalism before making the jump to digital media, Darren has worked in the media since 1996. Born and raised in the Sault, he has a B.A. from the University of Toronto (specializing in 20th century British, European and U.S. history, 1992) and community college diplomas in Visual Arts (Sault College, 1987) and Broadcast Journalism (Dean's Honour List, Loyalist College, 2000). Darren especially enjoys writing SooToday's What's Up Wednesday feature stories and anything to do with Police, Fire, the military and veterans.

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Recent Work by Darren

Gone but not lost: How iconic Muio’s sign found a new home

Gone but not lost: How iconic Muio’s sign found a new home

This week, locals mourned the loss of a Sault landmark: the Muio's sign outside the old restaurant. But as SooToday discovered, the story actually had a very happy ending
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Fighting nasty injury, Sault runner finishes Tokyo Marathon

Fighting nasty injury, Sault runner finishes Tokyo Marathon

Although a torn Achilles forced him to walk the final 10 km, 64-year-old Rick Fall is now one of only 736 Canadians to compete in each of world’s six major marathons
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Parks Canada lock to stay closed until August for Powerhouse repairs

Parks Canada lock to stay closed until August for Powerhouse repairs

'Parks Canada recognizes this temporary closure impacts water-based visitation to the national historic site for the 2024 season and appreciates the understanding from visitors'
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'Flexible' math skills on display at school board meeting

'Flexible' math skills on display at school board meeting

Algoma Distrist School Board trustees received a lesson in ‘Flexibility with Numbers’ at Tuesday night's meeting
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Hockey game, cancer fundraiser to honour organizer's mother

Hockey game, cancer fundraiser to honour organizer's mother

'She was my best friend,' says Ashley Barton of mother Judy
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Meals on Wheels 'desperately in need' of local drivers (update)

Meals on Wheels 'desperately in need' of local drivers (update)

Sault charity has half the drivers it needs to operate: 'We’re honestly at the point where if we do not get more volunteer drivers I cannot see this program going any further'
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Sault College digital film prof looking forward to 10th anniversary screening

Sault College digital film prof looking forward to 10th anniversary screening

Approximately 50 seats open to general public for screening at Galaxy Cinema; program’s grads have started their own companies or work for big city studios
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'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly couple on list of de-rostered patients

'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly couple on list of de-rostered patients

Murray Patterson and his wife Eunice — a former employee at GHC — first became patients at the centre in 1964; now 92 and 88, they will lose their doctor in June
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Christine Cloutier closing Soo Dance Unlimited, merging with Richard Kim's studio

Christine Cloutier closing Soo Dance Unlimited, merging with Richard Kim's studio

'I love what I do but I just want to focus on teaching,” says longtime Sault dance instructor; Cloutier, staff and students to keep teaching, learning at Studio Dance Arts
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'Many people to thank': Sault woman grateful family, house safe after fire destroys garage

'Many people to thank': Sault woman grateful family, house safe after fire destroys garage

'Firefighters and police do this all the time but it still struck me how patient and gentle they were': Dennis Street resident heaps praise on neighbours, emergency responders
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