Central United silent auction


Venerable Central United Church of the Sault will hold its annual silent auction online from Friday, May 28 to Friday, June 4, at 3 p.m.

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What’s next for Croatians?


When Croatian immigrants first arrived in Sault Ste. Marie at the turn of the last century, their social gatherings were commonplace. Whether in a home, at a picnic grounds or in a building, one could hear Croatian language spoken, celebrate the food, folklore and traditions, and revel in Croatian culture. In the 1970’s the community incorporated the Canadian Croatian Home Association-Sault Ste. Marie (CCHA-SSM) as a non profit culture and heritage organization and moved from Wellington St. West to a newly built home on Second Line East.

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Battle of Atlantic ceremony


Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 was the site for a gathering of local officials who recognized those who served our country in what was a victorious Battle of the Atlantic during World War 2.

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Fringe North embraces change


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April 27, 2021

Onward and upward.

As was the case with a number of events within the arts and culture sector, 2020 saw the cancellation of what would have been the fourth annual Fringe North Theatre Festival in the Sault.

Now, as the ups and downs of COVID-19 continue to be a challenge, Fringe North is working to try to figure out what can happen relative to the 2021 festival season.

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Environmental town hall


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April 16, 2021

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is an excerpt from a release sent to Sault Business Matters relative to the Ontario New Democratic Riding Association and an upcoming environmental town hall event.)

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A first for the Sault Museum


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March 12, 2021

Isabelle Michaud

Francophone visual artist Isabelle Michaud is being featured at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum as its first artist in residence.

An exhibition will display pieces exploring the history of the Dionne Quints, the French community of Sault Ste. Marie, and French Town.

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Happening at the Legion


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March 11, 2021

Branch 25 Legion, which is located on Great Northern Road in the Sault, has much to offer the public and its members. See below for several examples.

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Virtual blues mini series


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January 4, 2021

Ten years and counting.

As in, the year 2020 was the 10th anniversary of the Sault Blues Society.

And with 2021 now into its infant stages, the Sault Blues Society has a special mini series planned that is slated to begin this week.

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Let it snow at the Museum


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December 8, 2020

The Sault Ste. Marie Museum and ‘Bon Soo Winter Carnivale’ are teaming up for an innovative community exhibition.

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Hoping for you, Bon Soo


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November 30, 2020

Organizers of the venerable Bon Soo Winter Carnival are hopefully cautious of hosting the annual event in 2021.

To that end, they have decided on Feb. 5-15 as the dates that the Bon Soo Winter Carnival will be staged, with the ‘Machine Shop Co.’ on Huron Street as a primary location for many of the events.

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Nominate a local visionary


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November 4, 2020

Strive Young Professionals Group of the Sault has confirmed the fourth Algoma Visionary Awards and the first virtual event, which is slated to take place on January 15, 2021.

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Support the Bushplane Centre


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November 2, 2020

Sault Business Matters has received the following information from the good folks at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.  

That is, they are pleased to announce that with the assistance of Algoma Public Health, there will be six weekends of local small business vendors being featured at the local Bushplane Centre.

See below for more details.

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St. Mary’s helps St. Vincent


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October 27, 2020

SMC Action group went in to action to help St. Vincent Place

Students from a Grade 12 religion class at St. Mary’s College have completed a community service project that resulted in a donation to the St. Vincent Place men’s shelter.

The student group from the Sault’s Catholic high school was called SMC Action — and it organized a clothing drive.

St. Mary’s teacher Robby Calvano noted that he gave his students “the opportunity to do something good for our community and they ran with it.”

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Fall market vendors


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October 1, 2020

Great Lakes Crates, one of the vendors

The resolve was evident in the number of people who took part as supporters and vendors.

To be sure, it was a nice local feeling as part of a (sort of) nice fall day in the Sault’s downtown.

That is, in partnership with the local Downtown Association, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum held what it called a Culture Days Fall Market.

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This is happening today


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October 1, 2020

This is another opportunity to support local.

Sault Ste. Marie Museum, in tandem with the local Downtown Association, is holding what is being called a Culture Days Fall Market.

The event is slated for today from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The fall market, outdoor event will be held behind the museum’s 690 Queen Street East location.

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‘Culture Days Fall Market’


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September 28, 2020

Sault Ste. Marie Museum, in tandem with the local Downtown Association, will be holding what is being called a Culture Days Fall Market.

The event is slated for this Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and kicks off the month of October.

The fall market, outdoor event will be held behind the museum’s 690 Queen Street East location.

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Here’s to you, Ron Irwin


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September 16, 2020

Sault Ste. Marie has recognized a long-time local politician by renaming City Hall as the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre.

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Blue box food drive


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September 15, 2020

Sault Business Matters has received the following press release from St. Vincent Place marketing and fundraising coordinator Sara McCleary.

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NerdCon is a no go


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September 15, 2020

Sault Business Matters has received the following message from the organizers of the Steel City NerdCon event that was planned for next month.

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Steel City NerdCon is coming


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September 11, 2020

Steel City NerdCon is a go!

Sault Business Matters has learned that Vintage Games N’ Junque has decided to go ahead with its popular event at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.

It will have up to 40 exhibitors from across the province carefully spread out to allow for social distancing.

Details are as follows.

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Massey Fair alternative


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August 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has put what would have been the 113th edition of the Massey Fair on hold for this year.

But there is good news ahead.

Sault Business Matters has confirmed that officials have come up with alternative plans for the fair grounds for Saturday, August 29 with an event called ‘Pioneering the Pandemic.’

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Sault joins Canada United


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August 13, 2020

The weekend of August 28 to 30 has been proclaimed Canada United Weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.

And Rory Ring, who is the chief executive officer for the Chamber of Commerce, confirmed that mayor Christian Provenzano and Sault city council are supporting the Canada United movement that encourages buying and dining local.

“We’re grateful to the mayor and to council for supporting this endeavor,” Ring relayed.

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Iron Bridge family fun event


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August 8, 2020

The Iron Bridge Agricultural Society is planning a family fun event for Saturday, September 19.

The event will be held at the Iron Bridge Recreation Centre on Chiblow Lake Road.

Pre registration is taking place until August 14.

A minimum of five families must be registered or the event will be cancelled.

To clarify, only one person in the family entry has to be a member of the Iron Bridge Agricultural Society.

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Museum trivia night


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August 3, 2020

This looms as a fun opportunity to support the Sault Ste. Marie Museum while showing off your trivia skills.

And maybe even learn something new about Canadian and local art, media, music and sports history.

To that end, the local Museum, along with OutSpoken Brewing, will be hosting a pair of Tuesday evening trivia nights — on August 11 and 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Central United flea market


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August 2, 2020

Looking for some great bargains?

Well, Central United Church, located on the corner of Spring and Albert streets in the Sault’s downtown, will be featuring a flea market through the month of August.

Twenty people will be allowed inside at one time and public health measures will be followed including the need for masks and hand sanitizing.

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All good at Grocer 4 Good


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July 30, 2020

The tidy little grocery store at 133 Gore Street in the Sault’s downtown area recently resumed regular Monday to Friday hours.

A few of the shelves at Grocer 4 Good

Grocer 4 Good has re-opened following a shutdown relative to the COVID-19 pandemic.

And president and founder Lisa Vezeau-Allen, who is also a Ward 2 city councilor, relayed to Sault Business Matters that Grocer 4 Good is now in operation from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

An ability development program that was spearheaded by Vezeau-Allen and operates as a non profit model, the modest, 900 square foot Grocer 4 Good store originally opened late last fall.

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August at the senior centre


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July 29, 2020

The Senior Citizens Drop In Centre, located on Bay Street in the Sault’s downtown area, has lined up its August activities. They are as follows.

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Museum fundraiser details


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July 15, 2020

‘Tea party-in-a-box’ is the name of a fundraiser that is being organized by the Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

And the kits for the upcoming fundraiser are available for early order until Wednesday, July 22.

In light of the COVID-19 crisis, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum has been unable to organize its popular ‘Tea and Scones’ event this spring and summer.

So, in its place, the local museum has created a way for folks to participate from their own homes.

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Cash for youth from PCs


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July 10, 2020

Premier Doug Ford and Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is investing in community driven and youth led projects to try to improve the well being of children and their families who are facing economic and social barriers within Sault Ste. Marie.

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Sault museum seeks input


Following is an edited version of a press release sent to Sault Business Matters from the Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

The Sault Ste. Marie museum is launching an ongoing project that seeks community input on experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes for the community’s future.

Re-creating the community is the Museum’s newest project that strives to involve collaboration with individuals and organizations in Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma District to help it reflect on and preserve this historical moment.

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Battle of Atlantic ceremony


The grounds of the Sault’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 was the site of a social distance ceremony today that honoured soldiers who served in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War 2.

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Online vendor event


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April 30, 2020

Sault Business Matters is pleased to announce that local entrepreneur Amanda Holmberg of Amanda’s Reading Corner — she is also a local “gelmoment” vendor — has organized a local online vendor shopping event for this weekend.

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Happy Easter from us


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April 12, 2020

On this blessed and significant day, Sault Business Matters would like to say ‘Happy Easter’ to our many advertisers and our thousands of weekly readers and visitors.

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Great Lakes … great movies


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April 4, 2020

The resilient Soo Film Festival is slated to return to the Michigan Sault’s downtown for a seventh year from Sept. 10-20 of this year.

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Let’s show national pride


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April 1, 2020

Tamar Ford, owner of Tamar’s Trends flower shop, located in the Sault’s downtown, would like fellow business owners and friends to display the Canadian flag as we fight COVID-19.

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Social distancing happy hour


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March 26, 2020

Local radio station Eagle 95.1 plans to use social media to try to bring music and beer lovers together for a virtual ‘happy hour’ on Friday from 5-7 p.m.

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Message from Central United


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March 18, 2020

With the well-being of its congregation, staff and the community in mind, Central United Church — which is located in the Sault’s downtown, on the corner of Spring and Albert streets — has relayed the following message.

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Local NDP speaker series


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March 2, 2020

The Sault’s provincial and federal New Democratic Party riding associations are inviting the public to the first event of their new speaker series, which will be held this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Soup Kitchen Community Center.

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Spring fling at Homespun


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March 2, 2020

Homespun Treasures, located at 762 Queen Street E. in the Sault’s downtown, is holding a spring fling event on Tuesday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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You like Scottish folk music?


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February 29, 2020

IRON BRIDGE — North Sea Gas, which is a Scottish folk band, will appear here on Sunday, June 14, Sault Business Matters has confirmed. A village of 630 residents, Iron Bridge is located about 70 miles east of the Sault.

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Eagle on the ice block


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February 23, 2020

Our friends in the Michigan Sault recently held their annual downtown winter ice festival complete with works of art, carvings and the so-called Penguin Parade.

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It is chess … no less


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February 20, 2020

Like playing chess? Or, you never have and want to? Well, Sault Business Matters would like to pass some chess information along.

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Local poet signs up


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February 16, 2020

Self-styled local author and poet Alex Chornyj read from his recently-published book on Saturday afternoon at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.

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Open on Family Day …


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February 14, 2020

The Ermatinger-Clergue national historic site — which contains the Old Stone House and the Clergue Blockhouse — will be open on Family Day, complete with activities, Sault Business Matters has confirmed.

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Alex the poet at the library


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February 10, 2020

The public is invited to join local author Alex Chornyj this Saturday from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library in the Sault’s downtown for an afternoon of poetry reading.

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Wellness workshop at FBFM


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February 6, 2020

Fit Bodies Fit Minds, which is located in the Sault’s downtown, will be hosting a wellness workshop on Thursday, February 27 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Pancakes, sausage, church


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February 5, 2020

Central United Church, located at 160 Spring St. in the Sault’s downtown, will be hosting a pancake and sausage supper on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Healing Loft wellness retreat


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January 22, 2020

The Healing Loft, which is located at 719 Queen St. E. in the Sault’s downtown, will be offering a two-day wellness retreat, Sault Business Matters has learned.

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Pancakes, pasta at the Legion


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January 21, 2020

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 has both a pancake breakfast and pasta supper coming up at its Great Northern Rd. location.

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Cast of the Addams Family


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January 15, 2020

We have the names of the local actors who will be a part of the iconic Addams Family when the play hits the local stage in late April through early May of this year.

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Skate Ontario local winners


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January 13, 2020

As part of its super series event, Skate Ontario played host to a recent competition in Sault Ste. Marie. And at that, 34 skaters represented the Sault-based, Lake Superior Figure Skating Club.

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Addams Family audition


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December 16, 2019

Want to be a member of the iconic Addams Family? Well, the Musical Comedy Guild of the Sault will soon be holding auditions for The Addams Family, the Musical.

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Tidings of comfort and joy


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December 6, 2019

Cantation, women singing together, is a celebration of the mature female voices in the Sault singing in harmony. Through camaraderie, they strive to foster a supportive environment for personal and musical growth.

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Very Merry, Reilly, Michael


By
December 2, 2019

Reilly Nelson, voice and Michael Shannon, piano are slated to present A Very Merry Christmas at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 160 Brock St. in the Sault’s downtown on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m.

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