Sault Ste. Marie

The Conference Board of Canada shined the spotlight on Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins as two mid-sized Canadian cities on the right track for economic growth.

More than $30 million is being poured into a major storm water management reconstruction project in Sault Ste. Marie.

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story appeared on SooToday.com . Essar Steel Algoma said it has spent $140 million on environmental controls since 2003 to clean the air in Sault Ste.

Sault Ste. Marie’s newest small-business incubator will be located at Mill Square, the former St. Marys Paper site. Developed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Millworks will be located in the Machine Shop building.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) has established a Youth Development Team to engage Sault Ste. Marie youth who are interested in entrepreneurship.

Algoma’s annual sustainability event will emerge for its seventh year with a new name and a new focus. The Sustain Algoma Expo — formerly the Green Expo — will be held Saturday, July 25, form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Desbarats.

The northeastern Ontario winners of the 2015 Influential Women Awards were named on Monday night in Sault Ste. Marie.

The next phase of the redevelopment of the Canadian plaza at the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie will go ahead in June. In a news release, the Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd.

The Goulais Bay Wind Farm, an 11-turbine, 25-megawatt project located north of Sault Ste. Marie, has now been commissioned. The wind farm was developed by Capstone Infrastructure Corp.

Soo Mill & Lumber Company Ltd. – one of Sault Ste. Marie’s oldest and most successful locally owned businesses – is celebrating its 100th anniversary by donating $100,000 to innovative community projects that improve the lives of others.