Sudbury s stories are filled with fascinating characters such as Kit Coleman, who at the turn of the last century, was one of Canada s most famous journalists.
Kathleen Blake Watkins Kit Coleman lived in Copper Cliff from 1899 to 1901. Starting in January 2001, Northern Life published a serialized historical novel about the pioneering Canadian journalist.
Every Sunday for almost two years, Mick Lowe, who had a long association with the newspaper, contributed a chapter from Kit: A Novel of 1901.
Coleman s story is an interesting one. The fiery redhead who spoke with an Irish lilt was a remarkable woman, a journalist and war correspondent at a time when most married women with children did not work.