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Sault’s first baby of 2021 born

Laken Farrell born just after midnight Saturday
Darren Taylor
Darren Taylor
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Sault Area Hospital. File photo, Darren Taylor/SooToday

New Year's Day 2021 came and went without a New Year’s birth in the Sault and Algoma region, but Laken Farrell came into the world at 12:20 a.m. Saturday at Sault Area Hospital (SAH), a baby boy for mother Krista Sutherland and father Danny Farrell.   

Laken is seven pounds, two ounces in weight, 54.5 centimetres long. 

“Everything went well,” said Elizabeth Dear, SAH registered nurse, speaking to SooToday, mother and child reportedly doing fine.

Laken is Sutherland and Farrell’s second child. 

The couple have a daughter.



 

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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, Darren has worked in the media since 1996.
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