All posts by Sault Business Matters Staff
You can always go downtown
Queen Street between Pim and Spring will be closed to traffic tonight as a Downtown Association street party becomes the main event.
…[read more]NDP has its candidate
Community activist Sara McCleary, who also works as a freelance news writer for local publication Sault This Week, is poised to be acclaimed as the New Democratic Party candidate for Sault Ste. Marie ahead of the 2019 federal election.
…[read more]Resource centre street party
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.
…[read more]Students set up in business
Eleven students in the Algoma District are operating businesses this year through the Summer Company project. The young entrepreneur program is administered in the region by the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation.
…[read more]Big deals for National Supply
A Sault Ste. Marie company made major moves at a recent European trade show and business matchmaking forum. National Supply Group inked deals with a number of global firms, including France-based Advanced Foundry Services, the United Kingdom’s Corewire Ltd. and Italy-based NICRO.
…[read more]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.
…[read more]Summer fish deal continues
Gliss Restaurant — which is located on Spring St. between Queen and Albert in downtown Sault Ste. Marie — has a fresh, all-you-can-eat, whitefish dinner that it continues to feature.
…[read more]East St. Pizza is hiring
Looking for work in the food industry? Well, the new East St. Pizza Co., which is slated to open later this summer, is looking to hire five staff members.
…[read more]Weekend photo shoot
It has been a hustle-bustle weekend in Sault Ste. Marie with multiple events including the Poutine Feast and the International Bridge Walk.
…[read more]Waterfront photo shoot
The new Waterfront Adventure Centre on McPhail St. in Sault Ste. Marie opened this morning. And local photographer Andrew Iaconis was at the grand opening of the Sault College-owned facility on behalf of Sault Business Matters.
…[read more]Sault getting software centre
PLATO (Professional Aboriginal Testing Organization) Inc. has positioned itself to establish an Indigenous software testing centre in Sault Ste. Marie with a nice assist from the federal Liberal government.
…[read more]Vicki Chiappetta appointed
This is quite an accomplishment for one of our own. That is, the Honourable Vicki Chiappetta — a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario and a native of Sault Ste. Marie — has been appointed as a full-time member of the Specific Claims Tribunal for a five-year term.
…[read more]Good for summer business
Good bye, spring. Hello, summer. Not only is summer officially here but the weekend weather forecast for Sault Ste. Marie is calling for the warmth of the sun. Which could mean good business for some.
…[read more]Romano reaches cabinet
Ross Romano has been added to a reshuffled Ontario cabinet. The Sault Ste. Marie member of provincial parliament has been appointed by Premier Doug Ford as Ontario’s minister for training, colleges and universities.
…[read more]Royal Navy and Algoma Steel
Algoma Steel has landed on deck with the Royal Canadian Navy. The Sault Ste. Marie-based steelmaker has secured a major contract to supply plate for the hulls of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new joint support ships.
…[read more]Good jobs available here
Hello out there. Looking for work? Well, Sault Ste. Marie is looking for trained workers to fill hundreds of well-paying jobs.
…[read more]“Promises made and kept …”
It has been just over a year that Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives swept into power with a resounding majority government victory. And Sault Ste. Marie was part of the winning team with the election of Ross Romano as its member of provincial parliament.
…[read more]The way we were, in photos
Ah, the old days. Let us hop on an old city bus and peruse a few snapshots from the archives of just some of what was Sault Ste. Marie in the 1960s and 1970s.
…[read more]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.
…[read more]SSMEDC business highlights
The facts are in the books. The Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation recently released its annual report. And the business development division of the SSMEDC produced a number of highlights. …[read more]