 | Aircraft servicer lands in Sault Ste. Marie
Business partners Don McNabb and Julian Chin had originally planned to officially open the hangar doors on their aircraft inspection and repair shop in Sault Ste. Marie by early summer, but their clients couldn’t wait. |
| Gaming guru on campus
The creative spark behind a next generation video game just might be among the fresh faces in Jay Rajnovich’s first-year computer science class. |
| The fine art of schmoozing
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| Award-winning marketers
When Jeff Elgie co-founded Lucidia Studios in 2001, he admittedly had yet to fully grasp the future impact of the Internet as a commercial marketing technology. |
| Turning trash into gas
Today, no one wants new landfills in their backyard. And governments everywhere want municipalities to come up with their own solutions to reduce waste streams. |
| A taste for adventure
For David Wells, the only way to truly appreciate Lake Superior's untamed beauty is in silence and by kayak. |
| Algoma Steel - The next 20 years promising for Sault Ste. Marie plant
For those waving the flag about foreign owners buying up national industry icons, Algoma Steel president Denis Turcotte says the arrival of Essar Group Ltd. has meant sure-footed management with deep pockets, vast technical expertise and a long-term vision for growth. |
| A family run Trading Post is a Sault tourism icon
The 'location, location' mantra and some full-time hustling have always successfully worked for the owners of Sault Ste. Marie's Trading Post. |
| St. Marys Paper, persevering change
It’s been no picnic in 2007 for makers of forest products in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Driving exploration
There are no mine headframes around Sault Ste. Marie, but surging mineral commodity prices haven’t left the Algoma district in no-man’s land. |
| Sault high-tech companies honoured
Sault Ste. Marie's IT sector is rapidly maturing and becoming more sophisticated with a new wave of entrepreneurs with big ambitions. |
| Is the Sault booming?
Big box stores are going up in the city's north end, several new subdivisions and schools are under development and there's new public and private investment in the Sault's manufacturing and energy sector. |
| Black Loon back from the block
Jim Webb and the 21 employees at Black Loon Millworks International need no lessons on value-added forestry. |
| Human rights advocate takes the helm at Sault College
An educator who’s a recognized human rights champion with a deep social conviction is the new president of Sault College. |
| Forestry R & D firm has 'green' solution to pest plague
When trees are stressed by years of drought and elevated temperatures, they are susceptible to attacks by damaging insects. |
| J.J. Hilsinger rides again
Remember when bike passengers were toted around on the handlebars? It doesn’t happen often in Canada, but elsewhere in this world it is a common sight. |
| Access for the disabled makes good business sense
There’s a raft of new legislation to better serve 1.5 million disabled Ontarians and Dorothy Macnaughton says businesses and public organizations should take heed. |
| Sault's north end drives growth
The Sault’s north end and Great Northern Road continues to be a beehive of construction activity. |
| Porter makes commitment to Sault
Sault Ste. Marie is on the radar screen of Canada's newest upstart airline.
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| Sault multi-modal project requires multi-bucks
To market itself as a transportation gateway to the U.S., Sault Ste. Marie must attract big shippers willing to ship large volumes of containers through a highly-efficient intermodal hub, says a York University logistics expert. |
| Sault waterfront developer to reveal all in August
Sault Ste. Marie politicians and residents will see the final renderings this month for a proposed $54 million waterfront tourist attraction. |
| Algoma University College - Business grads get top jobs
Walk into a Sault Ste. Marie bank or down the corridors of the Ontario Lottery Corporation, Algoma Steel, Tenaris Tubes and you’ll likely find Algoma University College Business Administration graduates. |
| Sault College - Windy ways for new electrical techs
For years, Sault College has replenished the skilled trades ranks for Algoma Steel and other local industries. |
| Algoma Steel for sale
The race to consolidate has finally caught up to Algoma Steel. |
| Sault seeks opportunities in China
A Sault Ste. Marie business-led trade mission to China this spring is hoping to open up some exciting new opportunities for local companies. |
| Fitness studio strives for personal best
Chris Cooper freely admits he wasn’t the most gifted athlete growing up. |
| Keep on trucking says Multi-modal study
The team of logistics experts studying Sault Ste. Marie’s transportation hub concept suggests pursuing opportunities in “rail-to-road markets,” but recommends ditching the air and marine cargo ideas. |
| Bringing big city culture back to the Sault
When Steve Alexander and Jennifer Bellerose migrated home to the Sault they realized they were giving up the urbane big city culture they had come to treasure. |
| Sault builders bring Marriott hotel north
A pair of Sault entrepreneurs have brought the Marriott name to Northern Ontario with a new multi-million dollar hotel in Sudbury. |
| MDF plant expands, yet again
Queen’s Park has topped up its contribution to Flakeboard Company's expansion at its Sault Ste. Marie medium density (MDF) fibreboard mill. |
| International Bridge takes its toll
If Sault Ste. Marie’s multi-modal transportation concept ever becomes reality, International Bridge general manager Phil Becker would be all for it. |
| Pollard Banknote lotto printer eyes Sault
An international supplier of lottery tickets is slated to build its fifth printing factory in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Buyers line up for Algoma Steel
After surviving two bankruptcies within a decade, the former whipping boy of the Canadian steel industry is now considered one of most attractive takeover targets in a worldwide consolidation frenzy. |
| Fueling independence through home brewing
It may be the next best thing to having an oil well and refinery in your backyard. |
| Turcotte–Algoma's 'real deal'
When Denis Turcotte’s mentor and Algoma Steel board member Patrick Lavelle labelled the 45-year-old president and CEO of the Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker as a ‘Boy Scout’ in a national magazine cover story, Turcotte couldn’t really argue about the good-natured dig. |
| Pinnacle practices
Looking out for your teammates, was one of 10 points world adventure racer and keynote speaker Trisha Westman shared at the Women’s Conference held at Stokley Creek Lodge in Goulais outside of Sault Ste. Marie, Sept. 29 and 30. |
| Giving start ups a leg up
The term ‘technology incubator’ conjures an image of little furry IT chicks under warm lights, priming themselves to become the next Mike Lazaridis. |
| Software developer strikes deal
The negotiating is over and the real work begins for a Sault Ste. Marie software developer with a leading edge home design application. |
| Sports centre magnet for city of Sault
When Patti Kidd hits the road this winter to promote Sault Ste. Marie at executive trade shows as the place to be for meetings and conventions, she’ll have more in her portfolio package than just conceptual drawings. |
| Building up retail interest in Sault Ste. Marie
National retail chains are setting their sights on Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Portable probe reduces workload
A Sault Ste. Marie web development firm is using today’s technology to eliminate some of the grunt work out of forestry research field sampling. |
| Big bucks in boreal
Hard-hit forestry communities now have a practical how-to guide to diversify the industry by going beyond the traditional harvesting of trees into lumber. |
| Making their mark in industry
It’s a little-known operation on Industrial Park Crescent, but the Nelson Paint Company of Canada has marked their spot with foresters, loggers and surveyors across Canada. |
| Home design software wins IT award for Sault company
IDI Technology emerged the big winner at the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre’s SSMart IT Awards, Sept. 29. |
| Trade mission to China
Northern Ontario manufacturers can get a first-hand glimpse next spring of the eye-popping economic growth in China. |
| Empowering Algoma Steel with energy
While Algoma Steel searches for a new international partner to build wind towers, the Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker is investing $135 million in a co-generation facility. |
| Intermodal begins in SSM
Intermodal shipping is taking its first fledgling steps in Sault Ste. Marie with a new 60,000-square-foot terminal in the city’s west end. |
| What a dream: partners win $8,600
Pam Dalton and Katie Oberegger probably never thought they would be handed a trophy for daydreaming. |
| EDC looks to boost sagging tourism industry
Re-invigorating the Sault’s sagging tourism industry is among the priority issues for the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (EDC). |
| College developing low-cost fix for water in remote locales
Sault College may have a low-cost solution to the plight of the Kashechewan Crees and other remote communities suffering chronic water quality problems. |
| Government jobs still bleeding out of city
The transfer of eight federal fisheries employees out of Sault Ste. Marie has city officials and politicians wondering if the exodus of civil servants from the community is still continuing. |
| All-in-one house design tool has Home Depot courting
The Sault Ste. Marie software developer and president of IDI Technology thought he had a web-based communications tool that might appeal to the second largest retailer in the world. |
| Blades at region’s first wind farm set to spin in fall
The turbine blades of Northern Ontario’s first wind farm are expected to begin turning this fall. |
| Fresh off NOBA win, Flakeboard expanding again
The Flakeboard Company melamine lamination plant that opened last year in the city’s west end is set to expand again this spring by adding a second press line. |
| New arena just one major project underway
Hockey fans in Sault Ste. Marie will have mixed emotions when the wrecking ball is taken to the 55-year-old Memorial Gardens to make way for the city’s new Sports and Entertainment Centre. |
| Invasive species centre depends on Tories
Whether or not an Invasive Species Centre to fight forest insect pests ever gets built in Sault Ste. Marie depends upon the “political will” of the new federal government to come aboard as a willing partner. |
| Developing a neighbourhood downtown
The shift in retail shopping in Northern Ontario toward Big Box stores and power shopping centres is changing the face of downtown cores in many communities. |
| New plant blows into the Sault
Algoma Steel is diving into the green energy industry by teaming up with a German wind tower manufacturer in a value-added steel plate venture in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| ULERN making big things happen (04/05)
Margo Shaw remembers her boss' sage advice just before he departed for vacation after hiring her as director of the Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network (ULERN) in 1997. |
| TNO wins provincial award
FedNor’s Team Northern Ontario (TNO) has received the Community Export Development Award from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. |
| Proponents building logistical case for multi-modal plant
The drivers of Sault Ste. Marie’s freight-handling transportation hub concept are seeking a logistics expert to build their case for a multi-modal facility. |
| Motel owner stuck with ‘unfair’ $87K bill
It was not a very Merry Christmas on Dawson Street in Thessalon. |
| Gateway awaits NOHFC OK (11/05)
Progress continues to develop an upscale mega-tourist attraction called The Gateway Site. |
| Upgrade in works for popular Algoma Central Railway tour train (11/05)
For the past number of years, the Algoma Central Railway tour train has been carrying visitors to the Agawa Canyon for a two-hour tour stopover. |
| Photographer knows his audience (11/05)
That is the motto Brian Tremblay lives by daily and it appears to be working for him. |
| The voice of the North
In 2001, I was a senior communications officer at the Ontario Ministry of Finance on the bureaucratic side, as opposed to political staff. |
| Garbage picker sees job growth in the trash (09/05)
To Jayson Zwierschke, garbage is a valuable resource that’s being buried. |
| Mill shops around for hydro rates (11/05)
Boniferro Mill Works Inc. is sourcing alternative energy streams to deal with “outrageous distribution fee(s).” |
| Grown 10-fold, courier honoured by Chamber (11/05)
An audience of over 400 area business and political representatives celebrated business excellence and entrepreneurial spirit Oct. 20. |
| Northern Credit Union expands (11/05)
Northern Credit Union members and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario has welcomed West Fort William Credit Union in Thunder Bay and Red Rock Credit Union into the fold.
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| Bugs will cost billions (11/05)
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) pose a significant threat to Canada’s forest and plant life says Errol Caldwell, executive director for Science Enterprise Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| New name, new award, new plant for Flakeboard (11/05)
Building a competitive edge is the name of the game in the value-added wood products sector. |
| City drafts multi-modal plan (11/05)
Sault Ste. Marie council has approved a draft plan to make a multi-modal freight transfer hub in the city a reality. |
| Expansion takes aim at under-utilized Cedar (11/05)
For a Sault Ste. Marie company, wood allocation appears to be the deciding factor in setting up a $2.5 million value-added facility in Coleman Township. |
| Sault Hospital project could start next fall (11/05)
Government just does not have the means to finance and build large public infrastructures like hospitals anymore, according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Renewal. |
| Algoma Tubes growing on eve of 5th anniversary (11/05)
Nov. 2 marked the company’s fifth anniversary - an operation some people say was doomed to fail. |
| New multi-use arena to feature luxury suites (11/05)
The demolition of the old sports arena and the reconstruction of the new Sault Ste. Marie Event Centre is underway. |
| Power projects proposed (12/03)
Out of a need to fortify their economies, White River, Pic Mobert First Nation and Pic River First Nation are looking for alternatives through hydro generating stations, value-added products and multi-use adventure trails. |
| Harbour revival anticipated (12/03)
The future prosperity of Wawa lies in revitalizing a natural attribute, its harbour, which once spawned its growth in the early 1900s. |
| Construction division (01/04)
For new building construction or the redesign of an existing storage area, Equipment World's professional staff of space-planning consultants is available to offer innovative solutions for layout, design and installation. |
| Alignment to spur growth (01/04)
Sault Ste. Marie consultant Doug Clute has aligned himself with one of Ontario's largest multi-disciplinary development firms. |
| GIS companies team up, win bid (01/04)
A consortium of local geographic information system companies from across the Algoma district has teamed up and won a contract to provide GIS services in the region's north end. |
| Italian manufacturers target of mission (01/04)
In building upon the North American success of Filtrec, a European filter manufacturer in Northern Ontario, the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corp. is focusing on northern Italy for an upcoming trade mission to attract European investment to Northern Ontario.
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| Job loss blessing in disguise for researcher (02/04)
After being purged in a government downsizing, Craig Howard and some colleagues could have left the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) with a bitter taste in their collective mouths. Instead they saw only opportunity. |
| Sault Canada's first city to take high-speed power to the poles (03/04)
Sault Ste. Marie will be the first Canadian city to roll out broadband technology over power lines - a move that is expected to provide unlimited growth opportunities for one Sault-based telecommunications company. |
| Italian chamber in North (03/04)
The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Toronto has selected its first formal Northern Ontario presence. |
| Intermodal hub solution to border tie-ups (04/04)
Border tie-ups due to truck inspections, homeland security issues and increased trade are costing the North American economy millions of dollars and are crippling border communities. |
| Firm projects growth on heels of Mr. Lube expansion (04/04)
Pull into a Mr. Lube franchise somewhere in Canada and chances are there is a Sault Ste. Marie connection. |
| Web forum to spur dialogue among mayors (04/04)
The provincial Tories' Smart Growth initiative to plan the North's economic future has come and gone. |
| Public, private sector lead Sault bio oil plant proposal (04/04)
Sault Ste. Marie could soon boast a cogeneration facility fuelled by bio oil. |
| Firm downsizing Sault engineering office (04/04)
Danieli Corus Inc. is downsizing its Sault Ste. Marie engineering office and moving most of its staff to southern Ontario. |
| Management secured (04/04)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie has secured big-league management as the future operator of its proposed new multi-use arena project, and is approaching the government for more money. |
| SooToday.com a hit (04/04)
If you're a homesick Sault Ste. Marie ex-pat teaching English overseas or a local news junkie wondering what's happening at city hall, SooToday.com has become the preferred choice for information.
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| Algoma tubes fills a niche (04/04)
Algoma Tubes, once a subsidiary business of Algoma Steel, has risen from the ashes after being moth balled and later sold to Tenaris Group, a multi-national seamless tubing operation. |
| Railway training program on track (04/04)
With the increasing need of more qualified people in the rail industry, Sault College will be offering a new course this fall.
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| Café, Internet an affordable mix (05/04)
Tom Stephenson, café manager at Sault Ste. Marie's Hidden Bay Café, has recognized the growing trend in laptop computer use and has added a wireless Internet connection to his establishment. |
| Bio oil to power up the Sault (05/04)
Sault Ste. Marie could be the site of one of the world's first commercial uses of a cogeneration plant powered by bio oil. |
| $85M power upgrade underway (05/04)
Brascan Power Corp., the parent company of Sault Ste. Marie's Great Lakes Power Ltd., is investing $85.8 million to upgrade 164 kilometres of transmission lines between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa in northeastern Ontario. |
| Cash-strapped IT centre revamping (05/04)
If there was ever a time for the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre to get its act together, the time is now, says a board member of the struggling business development organization. |
| Event honours North's top exporters (05/04)
A Sudbury-based company specializing in voice and data underground communications systems was among several northern regional award winners announced at the 7th annual Ontario Global Traders Awards on April 15 in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Sault companies explore Italian market (06/04)
Albert Giommi views an upcoming B2B trade mission to Italy as an opportunity to build upon his importing and exporting success. |
| Mayor pushes for level playing field (07/04)
Mayor John Rowswell believes that any new relationship between Northern Ontario and the province should include significant reforms in how it deals with businesses in the region. |
| Job loss blessing in disguise for researcher (02/04)
After being purged in a government downsizing, Craig Howard and some colleagues could have left the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) with a bitter taste in their collective mouths. Instead they saw only opportunity. |
| Railway training program on track (04/04)
With the increasing need of more qualified people in the rail industry, Sault College will be offering a new course this fall.
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| Recycler senses opportunity in green technology sector (10/04)
Stroll into Green Circle Environmental's recycling plant and there's nary a whiff of refuse lingering in the air. |
| Wawa manufacturer finds use for waste sawdust (5/02)
Weyerhaeuser's waste sawdust will now be used a raw material for a proposed wood pellet fuel to be built in Wawa. |
| Sault trade mission provides links to Ireland (5/02)
Sault Ste. Marie's ongoing trade mission links with Ireland continued in late May with almost 80 business people, educators and cultural representatives spending 10 days in the Irish Republic. |
| Sault's tax shortfalls reimbursed (4/02)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie will be reimbursed for a $1.5-million tax shortfall lost through Algoma Steel's financial restructuring. |
| Roadway construction lined up for tendering (4/02)
Sault Ste. Marie's engineering and planning department will proceed with the tendering process for the Black Lake Road reconstruction project, valued at $5.3 million. |
| North Shore highways to be rehabilitated (4/02)
Road conditions and road safety on Highway 17 along the North Shore will be improved with provincial government investments of nearly $10 million. |
| Forestry forum focuses on small-business managment, safety, environmental issues (4/02)
Small-business management in the forest industry will be one of many topics covered during an annual forestry workers training session in Sault Ste. Marie on April 19. |
| College, university form cross-border education links (4/02)
A cross-border education linkage between Sault College in Ontario and Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. is offering more opportunities for students. |
| Economic growth opportunities projected in agricultural sector (4/02)
Farming stands to be a growth sector in the east Algoma district and more should be done to promote the industry, according to a two-year study prepared by Harry Cumming and Associates. |
| Multimillion-dollar infrastructure project planned (4/02)
Preparatory work on a new Super Lock on the St. Mary's River is expected to commence by year's end. |
| SooToday.com a hit (04/04)
If you're a homesick Sault Ste. Marie ex-pat teaching English overseas or a local news junkie wondering what's happening at city hall, SooToday.com has become the preferred choice for information.
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| Firm downsizing Sault engineering office (04/04)
Danieli Corus Inc. is downsizing its Sault Ste. Marie engineering office and moving most of its staff to southern Ontario. |
| Fall start for $40-M waterfront development planned (08/04)
Legacy Quest is the new name of Sault Ste. Marie's long-awaited waterfront tourism project. |
| Plans to develop transportation hub speeding up (10/04)
A plan to establish the Sault as a multi-modal transportation hub is picking up speed. |
| Sault's IT roster strengthened (10/04)
While Northern Ontario mayors were collectively plotting in mid-September on how to shift more development from southern Ontario to the North, a Toronto-area information technology firm was doing just that. |
| IT centre catalyst to AUC's growth (10/04)
The grounds of Algoma University College were a beehive of construction activity in mid-September, with steel columns being fitted into position for
the school's much-anticipated Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Centre. |
| Sault College postpones startup of railway industry programming (10/04)
A new introductory Sault College program designed to replenish the ranks of Canada's aging railway workforce has been suspended for one year due to a lack of students. |
| Call centre face labour shortage (10/04)
Call centres in Sault Ste. Marie are facing a critical labour shortage in anticipating a shortfall of 1,000 workers before Christmas. |
| Mayors to converge on Sault during NOBA (10/04)
Branding Northern Ontario is one of the main issues northern mayors and reeves will focus on during an upcoming mayors' luncheon in Sault Ste. Marie this month. |
| E-store a focus for 2003 (01/04)
Equipment World Inc. is continually improving on customer service through electronic means, while at the same time not forgetting that business can still be done on a handshake or on the back of a napkin, which is what has allowed them to "grow side by side" with neighbouring customers. |
| Sault entering into bio-economy game (11/04)
An environmentally friendly pesticide and injector system that stops the Asian long-horned beetle in its tracks may be the impetus for a Sault Ste. Marie bio-economy cluster now in the planning stages. |
| Influential Women awards up and running (02/05)
The eighth annual Influential Women (IW) of Northern Ontario Awards program was recently launched with a call for nominations. |
| Studying insects and pests in the Sault ‘just makes sense' (02/05)
The Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Long-horned beetles are wreaking millions of dollars in property damage to trees in Ontario. |
| Born in the water, raised in the sky (02/05)
With governments at all levels forecasting a skilled trades shortage that could cripple the Canadian economy by 2006, Sault Ste. Marie has attempted to crank up production of its own home-grown trades- people. |
| Wood Expo expects 10,000 (04/05)
Sault Ste. Marie officials want their city recognized as the forestry capital of Northern Ontario once again. |
| Multimodal could work: expert (04/05)
A Canadian transportation industry leader says Sault Ste. Marie's multimodal scheme holds good potential for shippers to avoid major freight bottlenecks in southern Ontario. |
| ULERN making big things happen (04/05)
Margo Shaw remembers her boss' sage advice just before he departed for vacation after hiring her as director of the Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network (ULERN) in 1997. |
| Sault gets in on base metals boom with copper, gold (04/05)
One of Sault Ste. Marie's single-largest mineral exploration programs in more than 30 years is set to begin north of the city this spring. |
| Passenger train could link the North: locals (04/05)
Two Sault Ste. Marie residents are on board the movement aiming to reinstate passenger rail service between Winnipeg and Sudbury. |
| Airport races to balance books (04/05)
Turbulent times have led many regional airports to search for new ways of generating revenue. |
| GHC expands into cyberspace (04/05)
Already lionized by the Romanow Royal Commission as Canada's "best kept secret" in community-based health care delivery, Sault Ste. Marie's Group Health Centre (GHC) intends to market their high-tech health wares internationally. |
| Turning the Sault into ‘Eden' (06/05)
Philip Garforth wants to replicate Eden on Sault Ste. Marie's waterfront. |
| Mayor proposes tax incentives (11/01)
Strategic visions and grant programs have not worked in diversifying and stimulating the North's economy. Perhaps throwing some incentive goodies at business in the form of a preferred corporate tax structure to lure some companies North might just do the trick, says Sault Ste. Marie Mayor John Rowswell. |
| RAPIDS links businesses in Sault with investors (11/01)
Sault area businesses unable to access traditional funding sources for growth opportunities have been able to take advantage of the services of a community investment program for the past few years.. |
| Chamber presents awards (11/01)
The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and business awards luncheon on Oct. 25. |
| Call centre industry witnesses steady growth (11/01)
A wave of call centres has put Sault Ste. Marie on the map within the last two years. Now the city is looking to attract higher-end information technology (IT) businesses for an eventual e-commerce centre.
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| Group plans ship's revival (4/02)
The desire to put a fresh face on a historic waterfront relic is behind a Sault Ste. Marie marine heritage group's efforts for a physical and image overhaul of the museum ship Norgoma. |
| Young IT firm poised for growth
Lucidia Studios is carving out a name for itself as one of the fastest-growing Web consulting and marketing firms in the North |
| Establishment of port authority explored (4/02)
City considers integrating commercial transportation initiative via one of the busiest waterways in the world |
| Aircraft refurbisher takes off, property for sale (1/02)
The former home of Spectrum Aviation at the Sault Ste. Marie airport is on the selling block after the well-known aircraft refurbisher unexpectedly pulled up stakes over the summer and vacated their hangar space in only a matter of days. |
| Marine centre seeks board members (1/02)
The St. Mary's River Marine Centre, a non-profit charitable corporation dedicated to the preservation of the marine heritage of the St. Mary's River, is seeking volunteer board members for the development of a heritage centre. |
| On-site training offered (01/04)
For all businesses, it is important that operators of any equipment are thoroughly trained in every aspect of operation. |
| A division for every need (01/04)
The parts division within each branch of Equipment World is considered to be a backbone of the company. |
| A good corporate citizen (01/04)
Equipment World is supportive of secondary and post-secondary education co-op programs, and hosts in-house co-op training programs.
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| Robot maker returns to Sault to set up shop (04/04)
An industrial robot designer-turned-businessman has returned to the Sault to set up a high-tech robotics and software company. |
| Web master has faith global market will be lucrative (04/04)
The church's traditional role is to serve as a great communicator, but Jason Collins discovered when it came to using 21st century technology to get their message out, they were virtually Luddites. |
| Bioforest injects solution to pest management (04/04)
It's made a tough plastic, almost fits in the palm of your hand and resembles a household lubricant oil can. But if it performs well in field tests this spring, a Sault-made insect pest management tool may save thousands of hardwood trees in the U.S. and Canada from becoming kindling. |
| Teleflex driving change (04/04)
A Sault Ste. Marie manufacturer is making a contribution toward cleaning up harmful air emissions on North American highways and rail yards with an innovative operating system for trucks and locomotives. |
| Coach helps others find balance (04/04)
When Brenda Wright worked retail sales, she always saw the untapped potential in others. |
| On-site training offered (01/04)
For all businesses, it is important that operators of any equipment are thoroughly trained in every aspect of operation. |
| 30 years of solutions (01/04)
Equipment World Inc. was born in 1973 when Peter Knudsen and Jim Sutton started a small company with four employees in Thunder Bay. |
| Toyota's No. 1 forklift dealer (01/04)
A Toyota forklift dealer since 1976, Equipment World Inc. is the second oldest Toyota forklift dealer in Canada, and takes pride in its strong network of service, parts and product knowledge. |
| Bioforest injects solution to pest management (04/04)
It's made a tough plastic, almost fits in the palm of your hand and resembles a household lubricant oil can. But if it performs well in field tests this spring, a Sault-made insect pest management tool may save thousands of hardwood trees in the U.S. and Canada from becoming kindling. |
| Creating Web-wise kids (08/04)
Nevin Buconjic knows the challenges of growing a business from both sides of the ledger. |
| New wash technology off to slow start (10/04)
Jyrki Koro has discovered that breaking new ground in any technological field can be a tough slog. |
| Web firm springs into publishing (10/04)
Mike Cristillo was looking for something in the slow lane. |
| Sault industrial park lands anchor tenant (10/04)
Access roads to a new value-added melamine laminating plant were being carved out of a bush lot last month next to the city's G-P Flakeboard fibreboard plant. |
| City establishes transportation committee (11/01)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie has established a transportation committee aimed at bringing together community stakeholders with an interest in developing the Sault as a transport hub |
| Make the most of small spaces (12/03)
"Our motto is we design furniture to people instead of have people design to furniture," says Schutt, the owner of Keaney Interiors. |
| Rail to road station to open by year’s end (04/05)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is forging ahead with its plan to establish itself as a containerized freight transfer hub, despite Canadian National Railway (CN) throwing cold water on the concept. |
| Irish trade initiatives continue (4/02)
Northern businesses target trade opportunities in Ireland |
| High-tech meeting venue opens (4/02)
Sault-based hotel transforms space into 21st century concept |
| Renovations revamp college space
A flurry of renovation activity is taking place at Sault College this spring as the institution embarks on its largest renovation project in its 37-year existence. |
| Passage North (4/02)
City to capitalize on its strategic location, to develop itself into a major freight corridor. |
| City ignored planner's warnings (4/02)
It came as no big surprise to Joe Sniezek when Statistics Canada released census figures in March indicating that Northern Ontario lost 40,000 people over a five-year period. |
| Gateway project takes shape (4/02)
City officials feel confident the third time will be the charm in retaining the right private developer to finally revive Sault Ste. Marie's stalled Gateway tourism project. |
| Program meets needs of northern EDOs
Compared to their urban brethren, economic development workers in northern and remote communities face a whole tangle of challenges that can seem overwhelming at times. |
| E-commerce contact centre slated to open late summer
A Toronto telecommunications company with aspirations to go nationwide is setting up its first e-commerce contact centre in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Solid construction season expected (4/02)
If government ministries release money for a slew of pre-approved projects, Sault Ste. Marie contractors will have a solid slate of work for years to come, says the president of the Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association. |
| North to tap into growing world air cargo industry (4/02)
Sault Ste. Marie mayor armed and ready to transform the North into an air freight-handling hub |
| Improving air service in Superior East on agenda (3/02)
Finding ways to improve air service to the Superior East region is the aim of a $20,000 contribution by FedNor to hire a consultant to study the air industry in rural and remote communities. |
| Steel coalition seeks safeguards against steel dumping (3/02)
Steel producers and union officials met with senior government officials in Ottawa March 20 to present their case for safeguards against a potential flood of cheap foreign steel being diverted from the U.S. market. |
| Industrial plant cleans up its act (3/02)
A Sault St. Marie industrial manufacturing plant, named one of the top polluters in the province, has cleaned up its act. |
| MP supports proposal to launch local television company (3/02)
Sault Ste. Marie MP Carmen Provenzano is helping shape a community proposal to restore locally produced TV programming to the city. |
| Sault boasts new aviation training facility (3/02)
Sault College's new $350,000 aviation pilot training facilities opened in March and include two state-of-the-art flight simulators. |
| Algoma Steel captures global environmental award (3/02)
A two-year-old program to convert a waste product into a saleable item has garnered Algoma Steel a global award for its slag granulating process. |
| Sault to host water conference (3/02)
The fallout from Walkerton and compliance with upcoming provincial drinking water rules are behind a water-quality conference in March hosted by a Sault Ste. Marie non-profit environmental research initiative. |
| Group aims to localize television programming through new company (3/02)
In an era where escalating media convergence has created monopolies and alienated viewers, a former MCTV employee in Sault Ste. Marie wants to reverse that trend and is leading an effort to restore local news and programming autonomy back into his community's hands.
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| Observatory to monitor global warming (3/02)
Observatory Earth Inc. will be the first of its kind in Canada and will assist governments and industry in understanding climate change. It will provide ecosystem monitoring using a variety of techniques, ranging from ground-based, hands-on observations to remote satellite sensing. |
| Businesses see tax rates climb in excess of 300 per cent (3/02)
Outraged Greenstone ratepayers will have to wait two more years before they can do anything to dissolve their municipality. |
| Area seeks to diversify industry (3/02)
Greenstone explores cogeneration in response to mill shutdown |
| Sault to review major tourism project proposal (2/02)
Pending the outcome of city council meetings this spring, construction of a major tourism project in Sault Ste. Marie may get under way as early as this year. |
| Tech centre receives provincial funding (2/02)
The creation of a new Sault Ste. Marie technology and call centre received an added $3 million boost from the province in late January. |
| Soo Greyhounds commit $7M for new arena (2/02)
On the heels of the departure of the North Bay Centennials to Michigan, one of their northern rivals is committing $7 million towards a new arena to ensure its long-term survivability in the north. |
| Algoma Steel officials remain optimistic (2/02)
Algoma Steel recorded a $116-million loss in the fourth quarter of 2001, closing the books on a near-disastrous year that almost saw Canada's third-largest steel mill reduced to bankruptcy. |
| Group aims to localize television programming through new company (2/02)
In an era where escalating media convergence has created monopolies and alienated viewers, a former MCTV employee in Sault Ste. Marie wants to reverse that trend and is leading an effort to restore local news and programming autonomy back into his community's hands. |
| Feds slow to act, industry officials say (2/02)
After Algoma Steel was almost pushed to the brink of bankruptcy last year, industry officials now say the Canadian government must act immediately to enforce stringent trade laws against foreign steel dumpers and that the investigative processes should be streamlined to protect the home market. |
| Feds ready to assist steelmaker (1/02)
The federal government is ready to pitch in $50 million in loan guarantees to ailing Algoma Steel, provided unionized workers support a restructuring plan. |
| Chamber supports local physician recruitment efforts (1/02)
The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce recently released its physician welcome package in an effort to aid local physician recruitment efforts. |
| Government invests in ecotourism initiative (1/02)
Outward Bound, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing outdoor educational opportunities for personal and professional growth received a boost from FedNor in early January. |
| Association launches Web site (1/02)
The Sault Ste. Marie Ireland Association recently launched its new Web site as part of its continuing plans for a trip to Ireland in May. |
| Resort bookings up (12/01)
Though the slopes at the Searchmont Resort north of Sault Ste. Marie were bare in early December, early figures for season passes and accommodation bookings were shaping up to be better than last winter's figures. |
| News wire plans broad coverage in Algoma (11/03)
Broadcast media convergence across the North has opened the doors to a new Internet venture in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Plan aims to curb out-migration (11/03)
Algoma University College (AUC) officials hope their new innovative marketing campaign will keep more northern students from migrating to southern Ontario campuses. |
| City plots RFPs for feasibility study on biotechnology cluster (11/03)
With the provincial election out of the way, the drivers of a biotechnology cluster development concept for Sault Ste. |
| Skilled trades shortage revives program (11/03)
With a nationwide skilled-trades worker shortage looming, Sault College is re-dedicating itself to meet the growing demand with new programs geared towards guaranteed jobs in the railway industry and apprenticeships. |
| Make health and safety a workplace affair (12/03)
Safety is not just a watchword at Sault Ste. Marie Public Utilities Commission Services Inc.; it is engrained within the corporate culture. |
| Plan aims to curb out-migration (12/03)
Even though the Town of Manitouwadge is experiencing some hefty economic set backs, Brian Knight, the chief administrative officer and manager of the economic development corporation, is following a municipal plan to keep the town on the map as an economic engine of the North.
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| Marathon aiming to become retail hub for northwest (12/03)
There is a push to enhance Marathon's economy, and residents are looking to council to point them in the right direction as mining and forestry companies threaten the viability of the town's economy. |
| Make the most of small spaces (12/03)
"Our motto is we design furniture to people instead of have people design to furniture," says Schutt, the owner of Keaney Interiors. |
| Sault sees security as future strength (11/03)
The establishment of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, which was established in January, may spark a boom in business for many security companies as a result of a mammoth government bureaucracy hungering for technologies to enhance the security of the U.S. |
| Rental, lease services (01/04)
Of paramount importance to every customer, whether the customer is in the pulp and paper industry, mining, or in the industrial sector, is equipment in top-notch condition. |
| Toyota's No. 1 forklift dealer (01/04)
A Toyota forklift dealer since 1976, Equipment World Inc. is the second oldest Toyota forklift dealer in Canada, and takes pride in its strong network of service, parts and product knowledge. |
| Marathon aiming to become retail hub for northwest (12/03)
There is a push to enhance Marathon's economy, and residents are looking to council to point them in the right direction as mining and forestry companies threaten the viability of the town's economy. |
| News wire plans broad coverage in Algoma (11/03)
Broadcast media convergence across the North has opened the doors to a new Internet venture in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Make the most of small spaces
"Our motto is we design furniture to people instead of have people design to furniture," says Schutt, the owner of Keaney Interiors. |
| E-store a focus for 2003 (01/04)
Equipment World Inc. is continually improving on customer service through electronic means, while at the same time not forgetting that business can still be done on a handshake or on the back of a napkin, which is what has allowed them to "grow side by side" with neighbouring customers. |
| Toyota's No. 1 forklift dealer (1/04)
A Toyota forklift dealer since 1976, Equipment World Inc. is the second oldest Toyota forklift dealer in Canada, and takes pride in its strong network of service, parts and product knowledge. |
| Rental, lease services (01/04)
Of paramount importance to every customer, whether the customer is in the pulp and paper industry, mining, or in the industrial sector, is equipment in top-notch condition. |
| Rental, lease services
Of paramount importance to every customer, whether the customer is in the pulp and paper industry, mining, or in the industrial sector, is equipment in top-notch condition. |
| Plan aims to curb out-migration (12/03)
Even though the Town of Manitouwadge is experiencing some hefty economic set backs, Brian Knight, the chief administrative officer and manager of the economic development corporation, is following a municipal plan to keep the town on the map as an economic engine of the North.
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| Make health and safety a workplace affair (12/03)
Safety is not just a watchword at Sault Ste. Marie Public Utilities Commission Services Inc.; it is engrained within the corporate culture. |
| 30 years of solutions (01/04)
Equipment World Inc. was born in 1973 when Peter Knudsen and Jim Sutton started a small company with four employees in Thunder Bay. |
| Power projects proposed (12/03)
Out of a need to fortify their economies, White River, Pic Mobert First Nation and Pic River First Nation are looking for alternatives through hydro generating stations, value-added products and multi-use adventure trails. |
| Harbour revival anticipated (12/03)
The future prosperity of Wawa lies in revitalizing a natural attribute, its harbour, which once spawned its growth in the early 1900s. |
| Skilled trades shortage revives program (11/03)
With a nationwide skilled-trades worker shortage looming, Sault College is re-dedicating itself to meet the growing demand with new programs geared towards guaranteed jobs in the railway industry and apprenticeships. |
| Sault sees security as future strength (11/03)
The establishment of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, which was established in January, may spark a boom in business for many security companies as a result of a mammoth government bureaucracy hungering for technologies to enhance the security of the U.S. |
| City plots RFPs for feasibility study on biotechnology cluster (11/03)
With the provincial election out of the way, the drivers of a biotechnology cluster development concept for Sault Ste. |
| Plan aims to curb out-migration (11/03)
Algoma University College (AUC) officials hope their new innovative marketing campaign will keep more northern students from migrating to southern Ontario campuses. |
| Skilled trades shortage revives program (11/03)
With a nationwide skilled-trades worker shortage looming, Sault College is re-dedicating itself to meet the growing demand with new programs geared towards guaranteed jobs in the railway industry and apprenticeships. |
| Plan aims to curb out-migration (11/03)
Algoma University College (AUC) officials hope their new innovative marketing campaign will keep more northern students from migrating to southern Ontario campuses. |
| News wire plans broad coverage in Algoma (11/03)
Broadcast media convergence across the North has opened the doors to a new Internet venture in Sault Ste. Marie.
The fledgling LTV News began broadcasting local news, weather and sports through their Web site at the beginning of October. |
| Volunteerism opens door for Web business (11/03)
Clients may do a double take when the brains behind Force-Network Designs walk into the room. |
| City plots RFPs for feasibility study on biotechnology cluster (11/03)
With the provincial election out of the way, the drivers of a biotechnology cluster development concept for Sault Ste. Marie expect to get started on a business-feasibility study later this fall. |
| Sault tourism numbers off track in 2003 (11/03)
As Mickey Mouse is identified to Disney World, nothing sells the rugged beauty and natural attributes of Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma district like the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. |
| Boniferro hails mill as success (11/03)
Former Domtar employees are back working at a Sault Ste. Marie hardwood sawmill with a renewed sense of commitment, purpose and pride. |
| Business leaders head Sault economic development advisory group (10/03)
Sault Ste. Marie economic development officials have a new sounding board drawn from the ranks of the local business community and public sector. |
| Meeting planners to converge on Sault (8/03)
The Independent Meeting Planners Association of Canada (IMPAC) has chosen a location for its October 16 to 19 conference. |
| Quarry development stonewalled (8/03)
Plans for a traprock quarry on Lake Superior have been temporarily stonewalled by a group of Wawa cottagers fighting to stop industrial development along what they consider sensitive, pristine and protected shoreline. |
| Sault to market health-care delivery model (6/03)
Dave Murray knows an opportunity when he sees one. |
| Sault trade mission to Europe postponed (4/03)
War with Iraq and upcoming provincial elections in Ontario and Quebec has resulted in the postponement of a Team Canada trade mission to Europe involving Sault Ste. Marie representatives. |
| Innovation Centre restructures, centre's mandate under review (4/03)
A major shakeup at Sault Ste. Marie's Innovation Centre has prompted an independent review of the technology facility's mandate as the search for a new direction takes place. |
| Joint venture plots wind park (4/03)
Sailboaters and cottagers on Lake Superior know all too well of the power behind the prevailing northwesterly winds that sweep across the great lake. |
| City optimistic over waterfront deal (4/03)
The long-awaited Gateway project may finally have shovels in the ground by late summer. |
| Tax incentives driving biofuel project interest (4/03)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is not holding its breath when it comes to bringing a biofuel initiative to reality, but they are holding onto the idea with hope of adding another stimulating economic injection to the North. |
| Power of partnerships vital in tourism industry (3/03)
SAULT STE. MARIEWeb-based marketing and partnership marketing in the tourism industry has witnessed growth over the last few years, and can provide the means by which tourism operators can reach the markets they are targeting. |
| 2003 construction off to slow start (4/03)
Last year the City of Sault Ste. Marie enjoyed the fourth-highest year for dollar value of building construction since 1976. The city is hoping to have a similar year in 2003. |
| Producers tap into sweet opportunities (4/03)
Dave Matthews is busy at this time of year. It is maple syrup time and when he and his wife Audrey are not tapping the trees they are welcoming grade school classes to their farm located five miles west of Powassan.
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| Clute finds mission in cross-border, foreign trade (4/03)
Opening doors and drumming up new business opportunities for Sault Ste. Marie and Northern Ontario keeps Doug Clute plane-hopping these days. |
| Against odds: local products squeezed off shelves (4/03)
If Sault Ste. Marie consumers find it difficult to source home-grown vegetables, northern-raised beef and other food products on their grocers' shelves, it is because "the system" is shutting them out of the market, says a professor at Algoma University College (AUC). |
| City to recognize tourism excellence (4/03)
Tourism business excellence will be recognized by the City of Sault Ste. Marie's tourism wing with a special award presentation in May. |
| Railway training business plan on track (4/03)
With history and existing resources on its side, Sault College is still hoping to establish a railway training institute. |
| Out-migration concerns Sault lawyer (5/03)
A Sault Ste. Marie lawyer wants to stem the outflow of young people from the community by developing a tracking database. |
| GIS touted as world class (5/03)
The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre's highly touted Geographic Information System (GIS) recently
received recognition in a national trade magazine. |
| BRIDGE prepares for spring fold-up (4/03)
An award-winning Sault Ste. Marie entrepreneurial program is folding up this spring. |
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| BRIDGE prepares for spring fold-up (4/03)
An award-winning Sault Ste. Marie entrepreneurial program is folding up this spring. |
| Job hunt for new Marathon CAO continues (9/02)
The Town of Marathon is sifting through more than 40 applications to secure a new chief administrator. |
| Added Value (9/02)
Domtar set to roll out machine stress-rate lumber product
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| Value-added steel line set to head to north (9/02)
A group of former Algoma Steel employees were anxiously awaiting the results of a KPMG feasibility study in late August before forging ahead with a business plan to establish an electro-galvanizing line at Algoma Steel this fall. |
| Municipalities consider airplane purchase to revive air service (9/02)
Four small towns along the North Shore are prepared to purchase a $1.5-million airplane to reinstate rural air service in the area. |
| Brascan acquires generating plant in Sault (9/02)
Brascan Power, the energy subsidiary of the Brascan Corp. conglomerate, announced earlier this month it is prepared to pay $30 million in cash to purchase the remaining 50 per cent of the Lake Superior Power Generating Plant in Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Algoma Tubes on hiring spree (9/02)
Sault Ste. Marie's Algoma Tubes Inc. is expected to hire as many as 110 new employees since reopening the former Algoma Steel seamless tube mill two years ago. |
| Railway trades training facility proposed (9/02)
Anticipating a demand of skilled tradespeople in Canada's railway sector, Sault College is undertaking a study to develop a business case for a proposed railway institute.
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| Consultant presents recommendations for transpolar project (9/02)
Sault Ste. Marie's pursuit of a transpolar air freight-handling hub is a high-risk but high-reward venture, says the logistics consultant hired to report on its feasibility. |
| Sault's big box store development on schedule (9/02)
The construction of Sault Ste. Marie's first Wal-Mart power shopping centre remains on track with the building expected to be enclosed by early November and completed in December. |
| German trade delegates tour the North (9/02)
A German trade delegation from the Lower Saxony region toured Northern Ontario in late August exploring future economic partnerships. |
| Algoma Steel president to be announced in September (8/02)
Algoma Steel expects to have a new president and chief executive officer in place by Sept. 1. |
| Algoma Steel rebounds from first quarter with second-quarter profit (8/02)
Eight months after restructuring, Sault Ste. Marie's Algoma Steel posted a $21.6-million second quarter profit for the period ending June 30. |
| Upgrades underway at Roberta Bondar building (8/02)
The Roberta Bondar building in Sault Ste. Marie will undergo a $6-million facelift to accommodate more staff with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. |
| Sault chamber joins in lobbying efforts for four-laning (8/02)
The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is contributing to the growing list of voices petitioning for the four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway from coast to coast. |
| Business of research studied (7/03)
The fusion is getting off to a slow start, but there may be a unification of test tubes and dollars as Sault Ste. Marie promoters work to turn research into big business. |
| Seamless tube mill back in business (11/01)
Algoma Tubes plans next step to maintain viability in market
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| Transpolar cargo plan reviewed (10/01)
The provincial government is providing $34,000 towards determining if trans-polar air cargo links between the Central Asian market and Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay really can fly.
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| Forest management studied (12/01)
Over $4 million has been pledged for a long-term forest management program designed to determine what levels of forest management make sense. |
| Program bolsters young entrepreneurs (11/01)
The Sault's Enterprise Centre and the Royal Bank have introduced a new program that builds on a multi-pronged approach to foster a greater entrepreneurial spirit in the community.
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| Abundance of natural resources (7/01)
White River is central to seven surrounding communities, all of which can be reached in one to two hours. The town is also midway between the border communities of Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay and between Winnipeg and Toronto, both approximately 12 hours away. |
| Quality of life a draw for tourists (7/01)
A giant four-tonne statue of a Canadian snow goose proudly stands at the entrance to the community, acting as the gateway to Wawa - which means "wild goose" in Ojibwa. |
| Tourism partners join forces to formulate plan (11/01)
Ian McMillan hardly had time to settle into his new job last month as the City of Sault Ste. Marie's director of tourism when community leaders sealed an 18th-hour deal to keep the struggling Searchmont Resort open this winter. |
| Retaining youth in forestry (12/01)
Graduate of environmental studies hopes to continue forestry work in the North. |
| Cellular service may expand to Superior East region (11/01)
The cellular phone service gap in the Superior East region is one step closer to being filled. |
| Future of heritage site secured (11/01)
The future of the Sault's Bushplane Museum and the longevity of a waterfront landmark were secured over the summer thanks to a well-known Sault businessman who stepped forward to acquire the property. |
| Pele Mountain reports significant diamond finds (12/01)
Bulk sample represents "huge advancement" toward determining presence of commercial diamonds |
| Community takes stock of assets (12/01)
Manitouwadge has managed to turn a potential liability into an asset that could have many benefits for the town, says Manitouwadge Economic Development Corp. manager Brian Knight. |
| Changes likely with rail merger (10/01)
Canadian National Railway Co., the new owners of the Algoma Central Railway and its Chicago-based parent company Wisconsin Central are deferring any decision on the future of the Sault railway and any possible restructuring changes until after Oct. 9. |
| Retail border wars in the Sault (8/01)
The all-too-familiar scenario of what happens when a Wal-Mart development comes to town is playing itself out in Sault Ste. Marie.
A two-year planning battle over whether the city can accommodate new retail and how it should be laid out comes to a climax at an Ontario Municipal Board hearing next month.
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| Access to training an issue (8/01)
Remote areas cite lack of training programs as a challenge |
| Sault's EDC,CDC join forces to keep ski resort afloat (8/01)
A not-for-profit corporation is being considered to keep the financially troubled Searchmont ski resort afloat for this winter |
| Arrival of steel line projected for summer
With a vice-like grip Lappin Industries continues to hold on to its plan to bring a niche galvanizing line to Sault Ste. Marie despite a slow process. |
| Opportunity found in land claims (7/03)
Garden River First Nation is taking the lead in studying the feasibility of an information technology (IT) centre. |
| North Shore towns team up for air-service study (10/02)
Four North Shore towns are collaborating on a proposal to restore permanent air service between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie. |
| Manager steps in to salvage jobs (11/01)
Union Energy branch closure prompts former employee to launch a business |
| Fly-in education a new trend (7/03)
Algoma University College is airlifting its knowledge base in community development to the James Bay coast this summer. |
| Marketing nature's beauty worldwide (7/01)
The community of Wawa, located just off the Trans-Canada Highway, knows its strength lies in its natural resources and wilderness beauty, and plans are to market this to the world. |
| Wawa diamond finds unique (9/01)
New rock type indicate greater potential for diamond mining |
| St. Marys considers adding paper machine (9/01)
St. Marys Paper is investigating the possibility of adding a new paper machine to secure its position as a leader in the North American supercalendar market. |
| Mapping technology to enter world market (11/03)
Rob Cormier sees the world with a bird's-eye view. |
| Harbour revival anticipated
The future prosperity of Wawa lies in revitalizing a natural attribute, its harbour, which once spawned its growth in the early 1900s. |
| Sault targets cross-border tourists (6/02)
Sault Ste. Marie is attempting to capitalize on the value of American money, according to a spokesman for Sault Ste. Marie tourism. |
| Steelworkers union urges safeguarding of domestic market (6/02)
The United Steelworkers of America wants Ottawa to impose tougher trade restrictions on cheap foreign steel to ensure another wave of imports does not plunge the Canadian steel industry into chaos again. |
| Mayor calls for upgrades to seaway system (6/02)
Canada and the U.S. are missing out on some glorious business opportunities by not making significant upgrades to the St. Lawrence Seaway system.
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| Searchmont posts net profit in 2001-02 season (6/02)
The once-bankrupt Searchmont Resort posted a $30,000-profit during the 2001-02 ski season and paid off its creditors, including repaying the city for a $225,000 loan. |
| Sault strengthens transatlantic links with Ireland (6/02)
Transatlantic links between Sault Ste. Marie and Ireland continue to evolve as delegates from a trade mission to the Emerald Isle returned home in early June. |
| Great Lakes Power faces charges in electrical accident (6/02)
The Ministry of Labour has laid charges against Great Lakes Power (GLP) and some top executives under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for an accident near Sault Ste. Marie last year that crippled a university summer student. |
| Tenders to be called for massive long-term care facility (6/02)
Construction begins this summer in Sault Ste. Marie on the largest home for the aged in the province. |
| Event captures vitality, passion of award winners (6/02)
Passionate. Creative. Grace under pressure. Joie de vivre. The words Dara Shaw Brachman used to describe her mother, Karen Shaw, this year's recipient of the Special Recognition Award, paid tribute to the contributions Karen made to her community for over three decades. |
| Past is future for entrepreneurs (10/02)
Northern archeologists join forces to form company |
| Digital health-care services expand (7/02)
The provincial government is providing $300,000 annually over the next three years to expand digital health-care library services in Northern Ontario. |
| Sault construction buoyed by institutional activity (7/02)
Building repairs and alterations, and institutional construction, have fuelled Sault Ste. Marie's construction activity over the first half of this year. |
| A clearcut explanation (10/02)
Algoma Forest Coalition members open woodlots and mills to public |
| E-store a focus for 2003
Equipment World Inc. is continually improving on customer service through electronic means, while at the same time not forgetting that business can still be done on a handshake or on the back of a napkin, which is what has allowed them to "grow side by side" with neighbouring customers. |
| Residents fear oil, diesel leakages into waterway (6/02)
Residents living along the Jackfish River fear oil and diesel fuel are leaking into the waterway, stemming from a massive cleanup effort underway at CN Railway's Hornepayne terminal. |
| Waste-water capacity increases required in order to accommodate developments (4/02)
FedNor is providing funding of $200,000 to the Town of Thessalon for expansion of its waste-water lagoon and sewer system. |
| Sault to host 2003 Winter Cities conference (4/02)
Sault Ste. Marie city council recently passed a resolution approving a plan and budget to host the 2003 Winter Cities conference. |
| Ministry evades interview on four-laning (12/01)
The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce accuses the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) of dragging its heels in completing a $53-million four-laning of a stretch of Highway 17, east of the city. |
| Chamber plans downtown revitalization (12/01)
Ross MacDonald, project co-ordinator for the chamber of commerce has been working on a few projects with the business community in Blind River. One of the biggest is a downtown revitalization project that involves an action plan originally compiled by the Street Smarts program, that has been in limbo for a while. |
| Phone company delivering cellular service to Wawa (7/02)
A fledgling phone company is delivering cellular service to Wawa. Ideal Communications is distributing the service for Superior Wireless in the community on Lake Superior's eastern shore. |
| Major investments needed to develop Sault airport into air cargo hub (7/02)
A logistics consultant exploring the feasibility behind Sault Ste. Marie's transpolar air freight initiative has been asked by city councillors to expand its analysis to include a former U. S. Air Force base across the border in Michigan. |
| Search underway for new Algoma Steel president and CEO (7/02)
Algoma Steel's board of directors are short-listing candidates in the selection of a new president and chief executive officer for the Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker. |
| Negotiations to develop e-commerce centre in Sault stalled (7/02)
Negotiations have stalled between the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corp. and a Toronto telecommunications firm to establish an e-commerce centre in the city. |
| Buyer secured for Searchmont Ski Resort (4/02)
A frequent skier at the Searchmont Ski Resort, north of Sault Ste. Marie, has become its new owner. |
| One mill's waste another man's treasure (7/02)
Wawa-based entrepreneur unveils plans to develop wood-pellet fuel mill |
| Development corporation secures funding (7/02)
The Superior East Community Development Corp. was approved for $800,000 in funding from FedNor, enough to keep the organization operating for the next three years. |
| Sault invests in industrial land (7/02)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is forging ahead to buy and develop two tracts of land from Algoma Steel for use as a heavy industrial park. |
| Sault lands funding for 21.4-million arena development (7/02)
Construction on a new arena for Sault Ste. Marie's Ontario Hockey League team could commence within a year. |
| Sault-based company to set up shop at Algoma Steel (7/02)
A bankrupt steel galvanizer from Cleveland is prepared to move an electro-galvanizing line to Algoma Steel. |
| Entertainment adds zest to events (11/01)
They play games based on popular television shows like Survivor and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Last month they ventured to a casino. An active seniors' group perhaps? No, these people are attending business functions |
