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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

Federal cash to help northern tourism operators be more welcoming to 2SLGBTQ+ visitors

Federal cash to help northern tourism operators be more welcoming to 2SLGBTQ+ visitors

FedNor giving $110K to Destination Northern Ontario; Sault’s Holiday Inn Express has Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Rainbow Registered Accreditation
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Steelworkers' union may take legal action over derostering of patients in Sault Ste. Marie

Steelworkers' union may take legal action over derostering of patients in Sault Ste. Marie

Union president Da Prat says GHC needs to recruit more foreign-trained doctors; 2251 leader joined by NDP politicians at Toronto press conference Wednesday as 10,000 GHC patients face losing family doctors by May 31
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Sault psychedelic mental health clinic claiming high success rate

Sault psychedelic mental health clinic claiming high success rate

'It’s groundbreaking and it’s incredible that it’s here in Sault Ste. Marie,' says social worker Julie Myers of ketamine therapy
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Some Sault patients to be flown to Sudbury during radiation interruption

Some Sault patients to be flown to Sudbury during radiation interruption

Radiation treatment equipment must be replaced every 12 years; Sault and area cancer patients needing radiation will have to travel to Sudbury between February and July 2024
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Algoma Public Health to study merger with Sudbury health unit

Algoma Public Health to study merger with Sudbury health unit

Mayor Matthew Shoemaker opposed to amalgamation; APH medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Loo says 'at this point in time the decision is certainly voluntary'
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'Like magic': Hi-tech goggles help visually impaired northerner read again

'Like magic': Hi-tech goggles help visually impaired northerner read again

Melissa Arnold was given the gift of an eSight 4, allowing her to continue her education at Algoma University; 'I needed something good to happen and this goes above and beyond'
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‘It doesn’t feel real’: Sault woman, 18, dies of rare fungal infection

‘It doesn’t feel real’: Sault woman, 18, dies of rare fungal infection

Miah Joy of Sault Ste. Marie contracted blastomycosis, which can be found in moist soil and rotting wood; Algoma Public Health says case levels not higher than normal this year
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Searchers stumble across 1879 shipwreck in Lake Superior

Searchers stumble across 1879 shipwreck in Lake Superior

Eerie video shows wreck of the Satellite, an elaborate tugboat sunk in U.S. waters
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Northern mayors say mental health, housing vital for region's economy

Northern mayors say mental health, housing vital for region's economy

Sault mayor says 'curve will go up' if health care improves, affordable housing built and newcomers arrive
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Mom's grief inspires booklet for parents with addicted children

Mom's grief inspires booklet for parents with addicted children

'I walked for 11 years with my son through his addiction and during that time I kept a list of all the places I went for help. There were about 50 places that I visited here in our city,' says Susan Celetti
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