Sault Ste. Marie

A frequent skier at the Searchmont Ski Resort, north of Sault Ste. Marie, has become its new owner. Chicago stockbroker Jack McDermott expects to take control of the bankrupt resort May 1.

Sault Ste. Marie's engineering and planning department will proceed with the tendering process for the Black Lake Road reconstruction project, valued at $5.3 million.

By Ian Ross Sault Ste. Marie’s ongoing transatlantic relationship with the Republic of Ireland continues this spring.

Road conditions and road safety on Highway 17 along the North Shore will be improved with provincial government investments of nearly $10 million.

Preparatory work on a new Super Lock on the St. Mary's River is expected to commence by year's end. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, operators of the canal at Sault Ste.

Small-business management in the forest industry will be one of many topics covered during an annual forestry workers training session in Sault Ste. Marie on April 19.

A cross-border education linkage between Sault College in Ontario and Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. is offering more opportunities for students.

Farming stands to be a growth sector in the east Algoma district and more should be done to promote the industry, according to a two-year study prepared by Harry Cumming and Associates.

By Ian Ross It came as no big surprise to Joe Sniezek when Statistics Canada released census figures in March indicating that Northern Ontario lost 40,000 people over a five-year period. The City of Sault Ste.

By Ian Ross Algoma’s Water Town Inn has made substantial renovations to their already posh meeting space and has established itself as one of Northern Ontario’s premier strategic business meeting venues. The Sault Ste.