Editor’s note: This will be Gary Baldwin’s last column until after the municipal election in October. Baldwin is running for Peterborough council re-election. It is The Examiner’s policy not to publish opinion pieces from candidates during an election period.

The son of Krista and Mike MacDonald, and younger brother of Payton, Parker MacDonald has always been active. Growing up, he played house league hockey and youth soccer, and participated in many sports while attending elementary school at Otonabee Valley Public School and Kenner Intermediate School. 

Like many of his school friends in elementary school, Parker participated in several activities, including cross-country running, volleyball, basketball, flag rugby and track and field. When he first attended Kenner Collegiate Parker was looking forward to playing sports. Unfortunately, COVID suspended all sports and activities.

Having played rep soccer growing up, Parker........

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