Previous Columns by Darren MacDonald

If not now, when? - Darren MacDonald
March 18, 2013

Most anyone who has lived in Sudbury for any length of time has good memories of Sudbury Arena.I remember watching a young Randy Carlyle and, later, Mike Foligno play for...

City council winning battles, but what of the war?
February 19, 2013

In hindsight, the fact city councillors decided to drop Ontario Ombudsman André Marin as their closed-door meeting investigator shouldn’t surprise anyone.The relationship has been acidic for years, and for all...

No business like snow business
January 02, 2013

The day I interviewed city staff about the city’s snow plowing network just happened to be the same day we were hit with the first major snowstorm of the winter.So,...

Budget gains reflect new corporate culture
November 12, 2012

Looking back, we should have known this was no ordinary budget briefing when finance committee chair Terry Kett arrived and offered reporters homemade chocolate chip cookies.Kett, a veteran of local...

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