Hope via Blue Christmas


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November 26, 2019

To be sure, the holiday season can be hard for those whose hearts are hurting. To that end, Blue Christmas is a gentle, contemplative service for those carrying pain or loss during this season of celebration.

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Moonlight Magic photo shoot


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November 22, 2019

A bit of drizzle and a dash of fog did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of locals who took to the Sault’s downtown on Thursday for the annual Moonlight Magic festivities.

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Two big events downtown


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November 20, 2019

Up first is Moonlight Magic. Then comes the Santa Claus Parade. Both events are slated for the Sault’s downtown this week.

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School craft show photo shoot


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November 17, 2019

Greenwood Public School of the Sault, which is located on Fourth Line West, held a Christmas craft show fundraiser on Saturday.

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Coming to the downtown


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November 14, 2019

Ho! Ho! Ho! This is a chance to celebrate the season with friends and family at the Downtown Association’s Moonlight Magic event — and the lighting of the community tree.

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Message from St. Vincent Place


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November 13, 2019

Sault Business Matters has received the following media release from the good folks at St. Vincent Place men’s shelter.

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Remembrance Day photo shoot


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November 11, 2019

Hundreds of local and area residents took in the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies that were held today at GFL Memorial Gardens in the Sault’s downtown.

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Craft show at Greenwood


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November 7, 2019

It is just about a week away. That is, Greenwood Public School, which is located on Fourth Line West, will be hosting a Christmas craft show on Saturday, November 16.

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Attention local history buffs


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November 5, 2019

James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, which is located at 50 East St. in the Sault’s downtown, will later this month play host to author Dieter Buse. Buse is the co-author of Untold: Northeastern Ontario’s Military Past, Vol 2.

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Party at Mane St. Cafe


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October 9, 2019

Mane St. Cafe, which is located at 626 Queen St. E. in the Sault’s downtown, is planning a Halloween party for Friday, October 25.

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At the library next month


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August 11, 2019

Renowned Sault musicians Rusty McCarthy and Maja Bannerman, aka Junk and Juice, will perform Chapter and Verse — a musical merry-go-round of songs, stories and vignettes — next month at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.

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This happens on Thursday


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August 7, 2019

The second installment of the increasingly-popular Downtown Street Party series will be held on Thursday of this week.

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Rotaryfest photo shoot


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July 20, 2019

The three-day Rotaryfest continues today with a series of events and activities in the downtown area. Following are a few images from Thursday and Friday via local photographer Andrew Iaconis, on assignment for Sault Business Matters.

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Smiles and files in downtown


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July 19, 2019

Thousands — yes, thousands — of local residents filled the downtown area between Pim and Spring along Queen to help make the first street party of the summer a spectacular success.

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You can always go downtown


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July 18, 2019

Queen Street between Pim and Spring will be closed to traffic tonight as a Downtown Association street party becomes the main event.

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Downtown mural on Spring


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July 10, 2019

Another new mural is now decorating the spruced-up, downtown area of Sault Ste. Marie. Just completed on the wall of a building on Spring Street at Queen is a mural by international street artist Jerry Rugg, aka birdo.

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Resource centre street party


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July 10, 2019

Sault Ste. Marie police chief Hugh Stevenson, mayor Christian Provenzano and Catherine Horlock from the Medic Alert Foundation of Canada were among those who were on hand today as the Neighbourhood Resource Centre celebrated its five-year existence.

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Fireworks photo shoot


A Canada Day tradition — across the land, including Sault Ste. Marie — is the annual fireworks display that lights up the sky at dusk. Local photographer Andrew Iaconis shared a few of his spectacular, fireworks images with Sault Business Matters.

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Weekend photo shoot


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June 30, 2019

It has been a hustle-bustle weekend in Sault Ste. Marie with multiple events including the Poutine Feast and the International Bridge Walk.

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Bell tolls on the Great Lakes


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June 9, 2019

Hundreds of participants — including many from out of town who spent the weekend here and poured money into Sault Ste. Marie businesses — took to the trails of the annual Run The Great Lakes today. Among those who took part in the 10 kilometer downtown run was Saginaw, Michigan resident Keith Bell.

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Queen St. event photo shoot


The Downtown Association held a garage/sidewalk sale on Saturday and several Queen St. businesses took part and helped to make it a well-attended event. As well, a few restaurants and bars had their patios open. Angela Romano took a number of photos, some of which are featured here.

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