Sault Ste. Marie

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.

Published reports in Hamilton indicate the Indian owners of Essar Steel Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie are involved in a bidding process to purchase the bankrupt Canadian assets of U.S. Steel, formerly known as Stelco.

Essar Steel Algoma is calling 2015 a “milestone year,” after announcing the close of its fiscal year on July 27. The company reported $194.

A Northern voice has been added to the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO). Ian McMillan, executive director of Tourism Sault Ste. Marie , has been elected to the board for a two-year term.

The provincial and federal governments are providing a combined $60 million in funding to help Essar Steel Algoma upgrade its Sault Ste. Marie steel mill.

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.