Sault Ste. Marie

It’s no surprise to steel industry analyst Peter Warrian that the volatility in the global steel and iron ore industry has swept up Essar Steel Algoma and its raw material supplier, Cliffs Natural Resources .

Cut off from its iron ore supply, Essar Steel Algoma has filed a request for a temporary restraining order in an Ohio court against Cliffs Natural Resources . In an Oct.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre is now accepting nominations for the 2015 SSMARt Innovation Awards . This year’s theme is Celebrating a Decade of Innovation.

Cliffs Natural Resources announced that it has terminated an agreement to supply Essar Steel Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie with iron ore pellets.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared on Sootoday.com .) Roughly 100 people will be laid off at Essar Steel Algoma as the company cuts costs in the face of poor market conditions.

Sault Ste. Marie will not be hosting the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier curling tournament. The city learned on Sept. 14 that St. John’s, Nfld., was named the host city. But officials and bid organizers are still calling the effort a success.

The province is providing $60,000 in tourism funding so organizations in Sault Ste. Marie can enhance their programming around the Group of Seven artists.

Essar Steel Algoma earned less in the first quarter of its fiscal 2016 year than the same period in the previous year, according to a press release. On Aug.

Al Horsman has been appointed the new chief administrative officer for the City of Sault Ste. Marie . "Mr.

Dan Friyia has been hired as the new executive director of the Community Development Corporation (CDC) of Sault Ste. Marie & Area. He replaces Brian Irwin who retired.