Sault Ste. Marie

By IAN ROSS Today, no one wants new landfills in their backyard. And governments everywhere want municipalities to come up with their own solutions to reduce waste streams.

By IAN ROSS No jet skis or glass-bottom boats here. For David Wells, the only way to truly appreciate Lake Superior's untamed beauty is in silence and by kayak.

By IAN ROSS For those waving the flag about foreign owners buying up national industry icons, Algoma Steel president Denis Turcotte says the arrival of Essar Group Ltd.

By IAN ROSS The 'location, location' mantra and some full-time hustling have always successfully worked for the owners of Sault Ste. Marie's Trading Post.

By IAN ROSS It’s been no picnic in 2007 for makers of forest products in Sault Ste. Marie. For St.

By IAN ROSS There are no mine headframes around Sault Ste. Marie, but surging mineral commodity prices haven’t left the Algoma district in no-man’s land.

By IAN ROSS Sault Ste. Marie's IT sector is rapidly maturing and becoming more sophisticated with a new wave of entrepreneurs with big ambitions. "It's been encouraging," says Tom Vair, executive director of the Sault Ste.

By IAN ROSS The signs of a prosperous local economy are everywhere.

By IAN ROSS Jim Webb and the 21 employees at Black Loon Millworks International need no lessons on value-added forestry. Rescued last year out of the remnants of the shuttered Michigan Maple Ltd.

By IAN ROSS An educator who’s a recognized human rights champion with a deep social conviction is the new president of Sault College. Dr. Ronald Common was selected by the college’s board of directors in July.