Marianne Matichuk reflects on 4 years as Greater Sudbury mayor

Critics have called it a wasted four years,to be remembered for bickering and in-fighting more than anything else.

And while, in an interview with CBC news, MarianneMatichuksaidmore could have been achieved during the term, sheis still proud of her time as mayor.

In particular, Matichuk sees her legacy as finally being able to convince the provincial government to pony up funding for the long delayedMaleyDrive Extension.

However the multi-million-dollarring road isn't a done deal, and still needs an injection of federal cash before it's built.

ButMatichuksaid even if it never gets done, she will still be proud of the lobbying work she did.

"I'll bedisappointed, but at the end of the day, I've done all I could."

In the summer, when she announced she wasn't seeking a second term,Matichukcited "personal commitments."

But she now saidthat she believes she did all she could to move the city forward.

"I figured this is moved as far I could," she said. "We did a lot of good work, but I think we could have done more. And I come from the world where you do more."

Matichuksays she decided against a second term this spring, around the same time there was a lot of talk about her running provincially.

With a provincial by-election on the horizon, those rumours have resurfaced.,along with whispers she might run federally.

"There's a lot of people that want you to do a lot of things and rumours are very dangerous. You know, it's all speculation."

After four years as the political outsider who won her way into the inner circle, MarianneMatichuksays she plans to go back to being what she was before, a health and safety professional.

Hear more of her interview with CBC municipal affairs reporter Erik White, here:

Morning North13:35Marianne Matichuk looks back on 4 years as mayor of Greater Sudbury

Outgoing mayor of Sudbury talks about her time in office, her legacy and whether or not she sees herself as a "politician" with municipal affairs reporter Erik White.