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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.

Email
darren@sootoday.com

Recent Work by Darren

Sault College's student-led committee raises awareness of mental health issues

Sault College's student-led committee raises awareness of mental health issues

16 per cent of post-secondary students in Canada have thought of suicide, national study shows
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Remembering Maija Nenonen

Remembering Maija Nenonen

Celebration of life planned for March 30 in London, Ontario for 21-year-old Sault native and Western student who died in April 2022
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New training rules a burden for volunteer fire services, chiefs say

New training rules a burden for volunteer fire services, chiefs say

Some Algoma District fire chiefs don’t like new certification law because of time commitment for volunteers, cost of training; Prince Township chief approves of it
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College targets shady agents who mislead international students

College targets shady agents who mislead international students

Agreement makes sure the experience they get here meets the expectations that were presented to them when they were recruited to come
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Sault College Cougars show off championship trophy

Sault College Cougars show off championship trophy

Women’s team won American Collegiate Hockey Association national championships after undefeated season
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Making airwaves: Inside the student radio station at St. Mary’s College

Making airwaves: Inside the student radio station at St. Mary’s College

Approximately 30 students involved in growing club; 'To sit back and watch these students take this radio program and make it their own is truly rewarding'
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School board to spend big bucks on renovations, moving portables

School board to spend big bucks on renovations, moving portables

Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board expects to pay $2.9M for work done on Sault and area schools; extra classroom space for St. Basil included on list of jobs
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Books belonging to 19th century Sault official found in attic

Books belonging to 19th century Sault official found in attic

Among the items found inside the chest were books of poetry signed by Wilson. The books were published in the 1860s and 1880s
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Racism survey says Sault welcoming, but advocate insists there's more to do

Racism survey says Sault welcoming, but advocate insists there's more to do

Institutions need to be remade to ensure inclusion, says Jane Omollo, Algoma University equity, diversity and inclusion manager
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Hairstylist O’Donnell holding fundraiser for Habitat on March 25

Hairstylist O’Donnell holding fundraiser for Habitat on March 25

All proceeds will go to Habitat For Humanity Sault Ste. Marie & Area ReStore; first annual fundraiser held by local salon since 2019
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