Sault Ste. Marie Feature

Receiver seeks buyer for St. Marys Paper Lindsay Kelly A buyer is being sought for the troubled St. Marys Paper Corp. in Sault Ste. Marie, which went into receivership Jan. 29. Alex Morrison, a senior vice-president for Ernst & Young, the court-appointed firm chosen as receiver and manager for the 1
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Sault Ste. Marie Community Profile
| Quick Facts | 2010 Municipal Tax Rate |
Population: 74,948 Location: 300 km west of Sudbury, on Great Lakes and U.S. Border Main industries: steel, paper, forestry, green energy |
Commercial occupied: 0.0461 Industrial occupied: 0.0539 |
| Target Growth Areas | Real Estate |
Steel products Alternative energy Component manufacturing Transportation infrastructure |
Average cost of a single home: $148,900 |
| Developments for 2011 | Top 5 Employers |
New Sault Area Hospital Expansions to Sault College and Algoma University Construction of the Invasive Species Centre Solar Farms (city total will generate 50MW) Huron Central Railway to undergo major improvements |
Essar Steel Algoma: 3,400 employees Sault Area Hospital: 1,905 employees Algoma District School Board: 1,361 employees Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie: 1,313 employees Sault College: 940 employees |

