Sault Ste. Marie

The land that hosted the St. Marys Paper mill for more than a century is virtually unrecognizable, as redevelopment of the property continues under the watchful eye of Blueforest Ventures.

A feasibility study is being conducted to determine the viability of locating a data centre in Sault Ste. Marie .

Sault Ste. Marie is hosting the 2014 annual general meeting and convention of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce . The event takes place May 1 to 4 and will draw between 150 and 200 delegates to the city.

An inquest will be held into the 2009 death of James Vecchio, who died while working at a construction site in Sault Ste. Marie .

A nationally recognized accounting firm will help assess the economic impact of CN’s Algoma Central Rail passenger service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst.

The province is providing $1,015,000 for a collaborative project between the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and Canadian Bank Note , which develops online lottery systems.

Sault Ste. Marie will host the Central Regionals Synchronized Skating Championships in February, 2015. On Feb. 14, the city announced it was the successful bidder for the event, which is held in Northern Ontario every four years.

Essar Steel Algoma is reporting a loss for the third quarter of its 2014 fiscal year.

A pair of developers has been recognized by the City of Sault Ste. Marie for its preservation of heritage buildings in the redevelopment of the former St. Marys Paper mill.

Ron Common, president of Sault College , has been named to the Order of Ontario.