Donna Hopper

Donna Hopper has been a photojournalist with SooToday since 2007, and her passion for music motivates her to focus on the area of arts, entertainment and community events. She has served as a member of Canada's Polaris Music Prize jury since 2010, and was honoured to be appointed to the Polaris Music Prize Grand Jury in 2015.

Recent Work by Donna

When Gordon Lightfoot sang to the Sault

In 2011, an intimate gathering of 1,000 Sault Ste. Marie music fans savoured the genius songwriting of a Canadian legend; Lightfoot died yesterday at age 84

May 2, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

Graham, Samuel Lucas 'Sammy'

Hey Sambo Novemer 12th, 2020, I can't believe it's been 2 years since we have seen your beautiful face heard your beautiful laugh and saw your beautiful smile words can't describe how much we miss you

Nov 12, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Summer Moon wraps up with high energy concert (29 photos)

SHAD, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Skratch Bastid entertained hundreds during free concert

Jun 26, 2022 1:21 AM Read more >

<b>Donna Hopper:</b> You can blame Motley Crue

Donna Hopper: You can blame Motley Crue

It was the first real concert Donna Hopper photographed and nothing has stopped her since (except for the, er, pandemic)

Feb 1, 2021 2:25 PM Read more >

Hiking to the Havilland lookout <b>(17 photos)</b>

Hiking to the Havilland lookout (17 photos)

It was wet and muddy and sometimes treacherous, but completely worth it

Sep 30, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

<b>VIDEO:</b> Local dad turns quarantine time into stop motion cuteness

VIDEO: Local dad turns quarantine time into stop motion cuteness

Curt O'Neil and his two kids, aged 8 and 5, make the best of some extended time at home with the release of their stop motion animation creation 'Chase the Moon'

Apr 14, 2020 8:41 AM Read more >