Sault Ste. Marie

By KELLY LOUISEIZE The amalgamation is complete. Northern Credit Union members and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario has welcomed West Fort William Credit Union in Thunder Bay and Red Rock Credit Union into the fold.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Invasive Alien Species (IAS) pose a significant threat to Canada’s forest and plant life says Errol Caldwell, executive director for Science Enterprise Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Building a competitive edge is the name of the game in the value-added wood products sector.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Sault Ste. Marie council has approved a draft plan to make a multi-modal freight transfer hub in the city a reality.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE For a Sault Ste. Marie company, wood allocation appears to be the deciding factor in setting up a $2.5 million value-added facility in Coleman Township.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Government just does not have the means to finance and build large public infrastructures like hospitals anymore, according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Renewal.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Jorge Mitre still remembers how Algoma Tubes started. Nov. 2 marked the company’s fifth anniversary - an operation some people say was doomed to fail.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE The demolition of the old sports arena and the reconstruction of the new Sault Ste. Marie Event Centre is underway. “A majority of the work is happening right now,” John Aquino, Bonfield Construction Ltd’s vice-president says.

Out of a need to fortify their economies, White River, Pic Mobert First Nation and Pic River First Nation are looking for alternatives through hydro generating stations, value-added products and multi-use adventure trails.

The future prosperity of Wawa lies in revitalizing a natural attribute, its harbour, which once spawned its growth in the early 1900s. Located about 240 kilometres north of Sault Ste.