Sault Ste. Marie City Council

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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. [1]

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History

The youngest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history is Robert Gernon, who was elected in 1976 in Ward 6 at the age of 25. Gernon served two terms on council.

The oldest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie's history is Frank Manzo, whose last term ended in 2014, at the age of 87. Manzo is also the longest serving city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history, serving for a total of 38 years on council. [2]

The council is most famous for a controversial language resolution, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.

Mayor

The city's current mayor is Matthew Shoemaker, who was sworn in on November 15, 2022 [3] after succeeding in the Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, 2022. He succeeded Christian Provenzano who did not seek re-election.

2003-2006

Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:

2014–2018

Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:

2018–2022

The 2018-2022 Council is the first term of the Sault Ste. Marie City Council with 10 Councillors representing five wards. [12] The Council was elected in the 2018 municipal election:

2022–2026

Council elected in the 2022 municipal election: [14]

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References

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  2. "Things won't be the same without Frank".
  3. "The edge of history: mayor swears loyalty to King Charles III". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
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  6. "Sheehan, Curran win Ward 2 (Final)".
  7. "Hayes, Mick win Ward 3 (Final)".
  8. "DelBianco, Turco win Ward 4 (Final)".
  9. "Amaroso, Celetti win Ward 5".
  10. "Manzo, Collins win Ward 6 (Final)".
  11. "Ward 6 Councillor chosen from a draw". Sault Star , June 26, 2017.
  12. "City council votes to reduce number of wards and councillors". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  13. "New council has an equal mix of new and old". Sault Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  14. Bertrand, Dan (25 October 2022). "New mayor, four new councillors elected in Sault Ste. Marie". CTV News. Retrieved 28 July 2023.