Sault Ste. Marie is the only city in,and county seat of,Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census,it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette. It is the central city of the Sault Ste. Marie,MI Micropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Chippewa County and had a population of 38,520 at the 2010 census.
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario,the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior Geological Province of the Canadian Shield,a vast rocky plateau located mainly north of Lake Huron,the French River,Lake Nipissing,and the Mattawa River. The statistical region extends south of the Mattawa River to include all of the District of Nipissing. The southern section of this district lies on part of the Grenville Geological Province of the Shield which occupies the transitional area between Northern and Southern Ontario. The extended federal and provincial quasi-administrative regions of Northern Ontario have their own boundaries even further south in the transitional area that vary according to their respective government policies and requirements. Ontario government departments and agencies such as the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation define Northern Ontario as all areas north of,and including,the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing for political purposes,whilst the federal government,but not the provincial,also includes the district of Muskoka.
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge spans the St. Marys River between the United States and Canada connecting the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. The bridge is operated by the International Bridge Administration under the direction of the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority,a bi-national governing body consisting of four directors appointed by the Governor of Michigan and four appointed by the Canadian government-owned Federal Bridge Corporation.
Joe Fratesi is the former mayor and former chief administrative officer of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. Serving as Sault Ste. Marie's mayor from 1986 to 1996,he was the longest-serving mayor in Sault Ste. Marie's history,breaking the record that W. John McMeeken had held since 1945.
David Michael Orazietti is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2016 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Sault Ste. Marie. He served in the cabinet of Kathleen Wynne,most recently as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services,until he resigned on December 31,2016. His resignation became effective January 1,2017. In January 2017,Orazietti was appointed Dean of Aviation,Trades and Technology,Natural Environment and Business at Sault College.{
Carmen Provenzano was a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Russell Harold Ramsay was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1978 to 1985,and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Ramsay was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Thomas Farquhar was a Canadian politician and businessman from northern Ontario. Farquhar served in municipal politics in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario becoming the city’s seventh mayor from 1920 to 1922. He represented Manitoulin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 and represented the federal riding of Algoma East in the House of Commons from 1943 to 1948.
John Reginald Rhodes was a broadcaster and politician from Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1978. He died while still in office on a trip to the Middle East in 1978.
The Sault Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper based in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. It is owned by Postmedia.
Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services is a local public transportation service serving the city of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario providing seven major bus routes and two community bus routes serviced by a fleet of 27 buses and 2 minibuses. The Parabus service consists of 11 vehicles.
The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario is run by a city council of 10 Councillors,representing five wards,and a mayor. Prior to the 2018 municipal elections,the Council was made up of 12 councillors,representing six wards,and a mayor.
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 25,2010,in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Debbie Amaroso,née Jannison is a Canadian politician,who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario in the 2010 municipal election.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in Ontario,Canada. The third-largest city in Northern Ontario after Sudbury and Thunder Bay,it is located on the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. To the southwest,across the river,is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name. The two cities are joined by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge,which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side and Huron Street on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks,the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it,while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
Christian Provenzano is a Canadian politician,who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario,in the 2014 municipal election. He served as mayor until 2022.
The Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways is an Ojibway First Nation in northern Ontario. Their traditional lands run along the eastern shore of Lake Superior,from Batchawana Bay to Whitefish Island. They were reserved this land in the 1850 Robinson Huron Treaty,but surrendered most of it under the 1859 Pennefather Treaty. Through purchase and land claims,it has reclaimed some territories,including Goulais Bay 15A,Obadjiwan 15E,Rankin Location 15D and Whitefish Island.
Terry Sheehan is a Canadian politician presently serves as the Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada,first elected in the 2015 federal election. He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. Prior to his parliamentary service,Sheehan served on the Sault Ste. Marie City Council from 2003 to 2015,representing Ward 2,after two terms as a Trustee on the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.
James Watson Curran was a newspaper publisher and editor who settled in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario after purchasing a local weekly newspaper in 1901. He went on to publicize and promote the city and the Algoma District. He played a leadership role in the formation of the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie in 1918 and was actively involved in local history and tourism promotion.
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