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Sault grocery store to sell beer

Sault grocery store to sell beer

Pino’s Get Fresh in Sault Ste. Marie is among the first grocery stores approved to carry beer as part of the province’s new alcohol sales strategy announced last spring.

Algoma Central selling last northern assets

The last Northern Ontario vestiges of the famed Algoma Central Corporation are up for sale. St. Catharines-based company is shedding its remaining real estate assets, including the Station Mall in Sault Ste. Marie. The company announced Nov.
Essar Steel Algoma seeks bankruptcy protection

Essar Steel Algoma seeks bankruptcy protection

Essar Steel Algoma announced Nov. 9 that it has sought protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The Sault Ste.
Northeastern Ontario port trumpets first cargo

Northeastern Ontario port trumpets first cargo

The first vessel of the new Port of Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie arrived Nov. 4 to unload 13,500 tons of road salt. Formerly operated by Essar Steel Algoma as its Great Lakes export dock, the 1,000-acre property on the St.
Sault chamber honours local business

Sault chamber honours local business

The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce celebrated local businesses during its annual gala Nov. 4.
Heliene poised for growth thanks to growing U.S. market

Heliene poised for growth thanks to growing U.S. market

Five years after setting up shop in Sault Ste. Marie, Heliene is poised for a period of growth as it eyes a burgeoning solar-energy market in the U.S.
Adventure company blazes ice-climbing path

Adventure company blazes ice-climbing path

Shaun Parent’s career in geology took an unusual twist when he stopped in Thunder Bay while returning from the Prairies more than three decades ago.
Film follows Algoma researchers on Group of Seven adventure

Film follows Algoma researchers on Group of Seven adventure

A new documentary about the Group of Seven is bringing to the screen the long-running research of a trio of Algoma enthusiasts, introducing new audiences to the region that inspired some of Canada’s most endearing artistic works.
Business association being overhauled to be more relevant

Business association being overhauled to be more relevant

The Queenstown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is implementing changes members anticipate will result in a more streamlined process for governing downtown activity.
Algoma port project nearing construction phase

Algoma port project nearing construction phase

Shovels could be in the ground as early as 2016 to start the Port of Algoma redevelopment project, but the harbour has already attracted a new client in the interim.