Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie officials want their city recognized as the forestry capital of Northern Ontario once again. John Febrarro, the city’s chief of industrial marketing, says the Sault held that distinction about a 15 years ago.

By IAN ROSS 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.

By IAN ROSS The Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Long-horned beetles are wreaking millions of dollars in property damage to trees in Ontario. That’s bad news for landowners across the province, but could be a bit of a boon for Sault Ste. Marie.

The eighth annual Influential Women (IW) of Northern Ontario Awards program was recently launched with a call for nominations.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business 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.

By IAN ROSS 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.

Call centres in Sault Ste. Marie are facing a critical labour shortage in anticipating a shortfall of 1,000 workers before Christmas. This shortage covers the gamut from entry-level positions to back-end technical support workers.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business 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.

By IAN ROSS A plan to establish the Sault as a multi-modal transportation hub is picking up speed. The City of Sault Ste.

Legacy Quest is the new name of Sault Ste. Marie’s long-awaited waterfront tourism project.