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68-683: The Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site is a historic site and museum located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada. There are three buildings on the site: the Ermatinger Old Stone House, the Clergue Blockhouse, and the Heritage Discovery Centre. The Ermatinger and Clergue houses are thought to be the oldest buildings northwest of Toronto . The Heritage Discovery Centre's construction

136-556: A resolution declaring English as the city's official language and the sole language for provision of municipal services. The resolution was widely seen as retaliation for Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa 's move to override the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that declared parts of Bill 101 unconstitutional. Bill 101 had declared French as the only official language of Quebec. Numerous other Ontario municipalities had already passed similar protest resolutions, but Sault Ste. Marie

204-521: A Canadian passenger ship, was a museum ship in the Great Lakes at Sault Ste. Marie. This ship is no longer docked in Sault Ste. Marie. Nearby parks include Pancake Bay Provincial Park , Batchawana Bay Provincial Park and Lake Superior Provincial Park . Winter activities are also an asset to Sault Ste Marie's tourism industry with the annual Bon Soo Winter Carnival , Searchmont Resort as

272-428: A corporate office located on the waterfront. It employs a total of about 900 people in Sault Ste. Marie between the corporate office and OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie . The prize centre used to be administered in the city but this operation was moved back to Toronto (York Mills) in 2009. The OLG is still the fourth-largest employer, after Algoma Steel , Sault Area Hospital , and the call centre industry. Sault Ste. Marie

340-474: A former North West Company fur trader who lived in the home with his wife and children. He resided there until 1828, when he cut his ties in Sault Ste. Marie after the death of his brother Frederick William. It was designated as a national historic site in 1957. The house is constructed from local stone and timber, and faces the St. Mary's River . It was considered big for its time, and was an imposing landmark hen it

408-530: A great ski and snowboard destination, Stokely Creek Lodge (cross country ski resort) and Hiawatha a nearby cross country ski trails. The city also hosts a large snowmobile trail system that criss-crosses the province of Ontario. A new non-motorized HUB trail, named the John Rowswell Hub Trail , was built around the city (25 km or 16 mi) so that walkers, rollerbladers and cyclists (snowshoeing and cross country skiing in winter) can enjoy

476-576: A point on the line which became known as Sudbury Junction. This junction point became a small CPR town, and with the discovery of vast mineral resources in the Sudbury Basin during the construction of this transcontinental line north of the junction, mining activity in the Sudbury area grew explosively, leading to the creation of Sudbury District in 1894 and shifting economic focus away from Sault Ste. Marie. The original CPR line (by then known as

544-663: A reduced military base at Sault Ste. Marie. The first Algerine -class minesweeper in the Royal Canadian Navy was named HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J334) after the city. It was laid down in 1942 and acted as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic . On January 29, 1990, under mayor Joe Fratesi , Sault Ste. Marie became a flashpoint in the Meech Lake Accord constitutional debate when council passed

612-546: A reference to the rapids of Saint Marys River. Etymologically, the word sault comes from an archaic spelling of saut (from sauter ), which translates most accurately in this usage to the English word cataract . This in turn derives from the French word for "leap" or "jump" (similar to somersault ). Citations dating back to 1600 use the sault spelling to mean a cataract, waterfall or rapids. In modern French, however,

680-528: A roundabout in Gros Cap , the highway loops around the Sault Ste. Marie Public Utilities Commissions' water intake building. This newer limited-access roadway, known as "Carmen's Way" and named after the late MP Carmen Provenzano , has made it easier for transport trucks to reach Highway 17 and other major area roads. The route of Carmen's Way has a wide grassy right-of-way on both sides of the roadway, to facilitate future expansion of its lane capacity. Planning

748-820: A sizable French-speaking population, and these residents objected strongly to the council's action. The resolution was struck down by a court ruling in 1994, one year after Premier Bourassa passed Bill 86 , which amended that province's language laws in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling. Sault Ste. Marie has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) with cold, snowy winters and warm humid summers that are moderated to some extent by Lake Superior . Winters are cold and very snowy, usually beginning in mid-late November and lasting until early April. Temperatures drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) just over 26 days per year. Summers are warm and humid with mild nights. Temperatures above 30 °C (86 °F) occur 12 days per year. The average annual precipitation

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816-514: A small canteen, a marina, public washrooms, a Roberta Bondar statue, and green space; located to the right (looking at the city from the waterfront) is Montana's and the newly renovated City Hall, and to the left, Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront and the Station Mall . Sault Ste. Marie is also served by Sault Ste. Marie Airport and Sault Transit Services . The city is no longer connected by passenger rail to any other major cities, but

884-614: A solar energy equipment manufacturer. In 2021, Sault Ste. Marie and the PUC began work on the Sault Smart Grid (SSG) Project. The project utilizes new technologies which will optimize voltage, automate distribution, and incorporate advanced metering infrastructure. It is expected to reduce electricity costs for residential and commercial customers of the PUC, and will help reduce the frequency and length of power outages through immediate location of outages and increased reliability of

952-557: A subsidiary called the Northern, North-Western, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway , competing directly with the CPR. It also collapsed and ultimately the line terminated at a junction with the CPR line south of North Bay, named Nipissing Junction. Throughout the abrupt rise and fall of these competing projects, CPR construction had slowly marched westward under engineer James Worthington. By 1884, however, changes had occurred in CPR management with

1020-480: A time under new ownership. Also related to wood products is ARAUCO, which employs over 110 people in the community. An adjacent melamine factory manufactures products with ARAUCO's materials. Examples are furniture and cupboards where a finish is added to the product. Together both of ARAUCO's factories employ about 150 people. The Huron Central Railway is important to these local industries as well. The business process outsourcing industry had three call centres in

1088-498: Is 1,184.2 mm (46.62 in), which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year; the autumn months of September to November are the wettest months. The highest temperature ever recorded in Sault Ste. Marie was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 3 July 1921, while the record low was −41.1 °C (−42.0 °F) on 26 January 1927. The city developed considerable industry before and after World War II, especially in steel-making. Algoma (formerly Algoma Steel; Essar Steel Algoma)

1156-669: Is bounded on the north, west and south by the city of Sault Ste. Marie , and on the east by Garden River First Nations reserve of another Ojibwe people. As of 2005, a total of 2,205 people were registered to the Nation; about half live on the reserves and many others live in Sault Ste. Marie. At 3,733 acres, Rankin is the largest of four reserves for the Batchewana band First Nation , whose traditional territory ran north from Sault Ste. Marie (known in Anishinaabe as Bahatwing), along

1224-463: Is one of only a few cities in Ontario where a municipal bylaw prevents stores from opening on December 26, the day after Christmas, which is a Commonwealth holiday known as Boxing Day . Retail stores in Sault Ste. Marie begin their post-Christmas Boxing Day sales on December 27. A municipal referendum to determine whether voters favour allowing stores to open on Boxing Day was held concurrently with

1292-525: Is over terrain where there were few observers and the long winter nights could hide activity. A joint Canadian and US committee called the "Permanent Joint Board on Defence" drove the installation of anti-aircraft defence and associated units of the United States Army Air Forces and Royal Canadian Air Force to defend the locks. An anti-aircraft training facility was established 100 km (62 mi) north of Sault Ste. Marie on

1360-641: Is part of the Algoma Central Railway network, which runs north from the city to the small town of Hearst . In 2006 the city's Member of Parliament , Tony Martin , called for passenger rail service to be reinstated between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. In 2018, Ontario Northland announced a major service expansion west of Sudbury, which includes multiple stops in Sault Ste. Marie. Passengers may board buses headed toward Hearst , Sudbury , or Manitoulin Island . ONTC currently has three stops in

1428-650: Is pronounced [so] in French, and / s uː / in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites . Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River reserves , and to the west by Prince Township . To the north, the city is bordered by an unincorporated portion of Algoma District , which includes the local services boards of Aweres , Batchawana Bay , Goulais and District , Peace Tree and Searchmont . The city's census agglomeration , including

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1496-670: Is the largest single employer, with 3,500 employees at the main plant and approximately 553 (440 unionized and 113 non-unionized) at an adjacent tube mill operated by Tenaris . During the 1940s, the steel and chromium operations were of substantial importance to the war effort in Canada and the United States. Algoma Steel and the Chromium Mining and Smelting Corporation were key producers for transportation and military machines. The Huron Central Railway has been important into

1564-412: The 2010 municipal election . Voter turnout was not high enough to make the referendum legally binding, but 60.77 per cent of voters opposed allowing stores to open on the holiday. The Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park (68 MW), co-generation plant (Brookfield Power), F. H. Clergue Hydroelectric Generating Station, nearby Prince Township Wind Farm (189 MW) and several nearby hydroelectric dams, form part of

1632-758: The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre , Entomica Insectarium , the Sault Ste. Marie Museum , the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site, boat tours of the Sault locks (which connect Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes ), Whitefish Island , the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site , Casino Sault Ste. Marie , the Art Gallery of Algoma and the Algoma Central Railway 's popular Agawa Canyon Tour Train. The MS Norgoma ,

1700-641: The Midwest , benefiting Hill's St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad . Simultaneously, there were political considerations around the railway as a nation-building project coupled with fears of American expansionism. During the Red River Rebellion , the Wolseley expedition had left Toronto in May 1870 and only arrived at Fort Garry , Manitoba by August. American control of the Sault Ste. Marie locks

1768-453: The St. Lawrence Seaway . The city operates its own small-scale lock which is used by small boats and other pleasure craft in the summer. Also recently opened is a multi-modal terminal designed to take advantage of the Sault as a rail, road, and water transportation hub. Cruise ships often dock at Roberta Bondar Park , which includes a large pavilion, small farmers market, a BeaverTails outlet,

1836-436: The 21st century to the steel operation, despite extensive railway restructuring elsewhere. Genesee & Wyoming , owner of the railway, announced its intention to discontinue operations. It continued to operate under an agreement which terminated on August 15, 2010. Sault Ste. Marie prospered during the 1960s and '70s, but as imported steel began to compete with domestic production, the local industry began to contract. Since

1904-626: The American side of the border via Sault Ste. Marie's transport route, which runs from the International Bridge, travels along Carmen's Way to Second Line East, and then meets with Great Northern Road (Highway 17), where transports can either turn left to go north, towards Thunder Bay , or continue straight to go east, towards Sudbury . The section from Second Line East to Great Northern Road is also known as Ontario Highway 550 , which runs from Great Northern Road and Second Line East to

1972-595: The CPR Algoma Branch), which had lain dormant until 1888, was finally reactivated and completed through to Sault Ste. Marie, joining with the St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad via the joint Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge . Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was incorporated as a town in 1888, but its economy stagnated toward the end of the 19th century with the decline of the fur trade. The town gained brief international notoriety in 1911 in

2040-539: The Canadians constructed the Sault Ste. Marie Canal , which was completed in 1895. Although Sault Ste. Marie had been a planned destination for railway expansion since the early 1880s, there was considerable disagreement within the business consortium assembled to build the Canadian Pacific Railway as to whether or not to route its transcontinental line through it. The symbolic "first spike" of

2108-619: The City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In 1995 the St. Mary's Paper Mill was planning development that would jeopardize the location and structure of the blockhouse. The following year the City of Sault Ste. Marie purchased the building and relocated it from the St. Mary's Paper Mill to the Ermatinger Old Stone House site, forming a complex of historic buildings. [REDACTED] Media related to Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario The Ojibwe ,

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2176-586: The Ermatinger Old Stone House and the Ermatinger family. Her work would ultimately result in the publication of a book titled , The Ermatinger Family of Sault Ste. Marie , which was published posthumously by McNeice's daughter. The Clergue blockhouse was originally a powder magazine at a North West Company trading post before the merger of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company . When

2244-560: The Green Glade), daughter of a chief, and their multi-racial children were prominent among all societies here in the late eighteenth century. They frequently hosted prominent travelers from both the US and Canada. The children were taught English, Ojibwe and French. Their daughter, Jane Johnston married Henry Rowe Schoolcraft , a US Indian agent and early ethnographer, and they had children. Jane Johnston Schoolcraft has been recognized as

2312-753: The Hiawatha area of the city. The Algoma Trail Network plans to add more trails to the existing 30–40 km (19–25 mi) network, with initial work being completed by September 2021. In August 2021, Sail Superior ran tours of their Zodiac Hurricane boat with tours departing from the Roberta Bondar marina. One of the major draws to the area from the months of June to October is the Agawa Canyon Tour Train . This one-day wilderness excursion travels 114 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, alongside pristine northern lakes and rivers and through

2380-650: The Lake Superior coastline. Their total amount of land in reserves is 2,241 hectares (5538 acres). The other reserves include Whitefish Island in the St. Marys River , Obadjiwan 15E at Batchawana Bay, and at Goulais Bay 15A . None of these areas are reserves under the 1850 Robinson Treaty by which they ceded their land to the Crown. The band signed the Pennefather Treaty in 1859 relinquishing all title to Reserve 15 (except for Whitefish Island, which

2448-472: The US prohibited British traders from operating in its territory any longer, causing major losses. The areas separated by the river began to develop as two communities, both named Sault Ste. Marie. Anishinaabe " Time immemorial "–1671 Kingdom of France 1671–1763 British Empire 1763–1867 Canada 1867–present After the visit of Étienne Brûlé in 1623, the French called this area of rapids as Sault de Gaston in honour of Gaston, Duke of Orléans ,

2516-845: The awesome granite rock formations and vast mixed forests of the Canadian Shield, eventually ending at the Agawa Canyon. The train departs at 8am and returns to Sault Ste. Marie by 6pm. In August 2021 a new train station was opened for the tour train, the Canal district of the city. Rankin Location 15D, Ontario Rankin Location 15D is one of four reserves of the Batchewana First Nation in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario , Canada . It

2584-401: The beautiful and convenient circle tour around town. The Voyageur Hiking Trail , a long-distance trail that will eventually span from Sudbury to Thunder Bay , originated in Sault Ste. Marie in 1973. The Roberta Bondar Park and Pavilion, most famous for its unique tent design, was created to commemorate the first Canadian female astronaut to go into space and regularly hosts community events;

2652-481: The brother of King Louis XIII of France . In 1668, French Jesuit missionaries renamed it as Sault Sainte-Marie , and established a mission settlement (present-day Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ) on the river's south bank. Later, a fur trading post was established and the settlement expanded to include both sides of the river. Sault Ste. Marie is one of the oldest French settlements in North America. It

2720-529: The city's push to develop alternative forms of energy and gain the title of 'Alternative Energy Capital of North America'. Two other wind farms are proposed for the area: the Goulais wind farm (25 MW) and the Bow Lake wind farm (58 MW), in partnership with the Batchewana First Nation to be built near Montreal River Harbour . Elementa Group has built a pilot waste-to-energy plant in Sault Ste. Marie, and

2788-553: The city, which together employed about 1,500 people. The largest, Sutherland Global Services , closed in 2019 and Agero closed in April 2020. Nucomm previously had a call centre here as well. The call centre industry became a major source of jobs and had contributed to the economic turnaround of the city in the late 1990s. Another large employer in the community is the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). The OLG has

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2856-426: The city, with the main stop being along Trunk Road in the east end, and the other stops being at Sault College and the hospital. Sault Ste. Marie does not have Lyft or Uber, but has three ridesharing companies that focus on small communities called URide, EZ Ride and Driverseat. The city has taxi services offered by Hollywood Airport Shuttle & Limousines, Soo Yellow Cab, and UCab. Local area attractions include

2924-713: The east; the northern and eastern entrances to the city via Highway 17 are monitored by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service with new cameras, scanning license plates upon entry/exit of the city—however as of April 2022, they are not yet fully operational. The International Bridge connects downtown Sault Ste. Marie to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan , becoming Interstate 75 on the American side. Interstate 75 continues south to Saginaw , Flint , and Detroit before crossing into Ohio , eventually terminating in Hialeah, Florida , near Miami , and becoming toll roads SR 924 and SR 826 . The International Bridge also directs traffic from

2992-685: The first Native American poet and writer in the United States. This fluid environment changed during and after the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States. Trade dropped during the war and on July 20, 1814, an American force destroyed the North West Company depot on the north shore of the St. Marys River. Since the Americans were unable to capture Fort Mackinac , the British forces retained control of Sault Ste. Marie. As noted, after

3060-399: The indigenous Anishinaabe people of the area, call this area Baawitigong , meaning "place of the rapids". They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary's Rapids (the anglicized form of this name, Bawating, is used in institutional and geographic names in the area). French settlers referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste-Marie (

3128-403: The last remaining factor at the post resigned in 1867, the site fell into disuse, until only the powder magazine's foundation building remained. American industrialist F.H. Clergue purchased the property and began the process of transforming it from powder magazine to living space. He lived in the blockhouse from 1894 to 1902. In 1979 the blockhouse was designated as a local historical site by

3196-411: The late 1980s, Algoma has declared bankruptcy twice and laid off large numbers of workers, adversely affecting the regional economy. Algoma was bailed out by the Ontario government with interest-free loans. The company had a swift turnaround in 2004 from its earlier financial troubles of the 1990s. China's increased demand for steel of the past decade has increased the price of steel. Denis Turcotte , CEO,

3264-413: The local Public Utilities Commission (PUC) collects methane gas from the city's landfill. The city's street lights fully utilize LED technology and as recently as 2021, there has been progress made as the city has begun to budget for the purchase of electric vehicles, starting in 2022, to replace their fleet of gasoline powered vehicles. Sault Ste. Marie is also the location of the headquarters of Heliene ,

3332-682: The parking lot has spaces for farmers market vendors and the pavilion also has a BeaverTails , a canteen, and overlooks the St. Mary's River . The park is often most active in the spring and summer and is located in between Montana's and Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront , with the Roberta Bondar Place directly to the North, which consists of the OLG headquarters and other provincial government offices. Sault Ste. Marie has an extensive mountain biking network and has invested in new trails in

3400-585: The power supply. It will also allow for efficient additions to the power grid in the future. The SSG was officially launched in November 2023, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance. Sault Ste. Marie is served by Highway 17 , designated as a segment of the Trans-Canada Highway in the region. The highway connects the city to Thunder Bay to the northwest and Sudbury to

3468-474: The railway had been driven at Bonfield, Ontario in Nipissing District in 1881, and construction had been proceeding westward. The American railway magnate James J. Hill , nicknamed the "Empire Builder", supported a route through Sault Ste. Marie, which would allow for both a "water bridge" to the head of Lake Superior at Thunder Bay and an all-rail connection to the west via American railways in

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3536-450: The rapids of St. Marie ) and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 6 m (20 ft) from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to 'Saint Mary's Rapids' or 'Saint Mary's Falls'. The word sault

3604-403: The rise of William Cornelius Van Horne , who would later become the company's president. Both Hill and Worthington resigned from the company, and Hill became a bitter opponent of it. A new transcontinental mainline through Northern Ontario, passing directly through the interior and bypassing the lakeshore settlements along Lake Huron (including Sault Ste. Marie), was laid out and constructed from

3672-550: The shores of Lake Superior. Barrage balloons were installed, and early warning radar bases were established at five locations in northern Ontario ( Kapuskasing , Cochrane , Hearst , Armstrong (Thunder Bay District) , and Nakina ) to watch for incoming aircraft. Military personnel were established to guard sensitive parts of the transportation infrastructure. A little over one year later, in January 1943, most of these facilities and defences were deemed excessive and removed, save

3740-534: The townships of Laird , Prince and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and the First Nations reserves of Garden River and Rankin , had a total population of 79,800 in 2011. Native American settlements, mostly of Ojibwe -speaking peoples, existed here for more than 500 years. In the late 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries established a mission at the First Nations village. This

3808-402: The trial of Angelina Napolitano , the first person in Canada to use the battered woman defence for murder. It was incorporated as a city the following year in 1912. During World War II , and particularly after the US was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor in 1941, government concern turned to protection of the locks and shipping channel at Sault Ste. Marie. A substantial military presence

3876-432: The war and defining a new border, the US closed its territory to British Canadian traders, shutting off much interaction. In 1870, the United States refused to give the steamer Chicora , carrying Colonel Garnet Wolseley , permission to pass through the locks at Sault Ste Marie, which were otherwise available to both US and Canadian ships. They had built the first locks in 1855. In order to control their own water passage,

3944-625: The words chutes or rapides are more usual. Sault survives almost exclusively in geographic names dating from the 17th century. (See also Long Sault, Ontario , Sault St. Louis, Quebec , and Grand Falls/Grand-Sault, New Brunswick , three other place names where "sault" also carries this meaning.) Traders regularly interacted with tribes from around the Great Lakes. After the English took over former French areas of Canada, their traders became more prominent. Scots-British fur trader John Johnston , his Ojibwe wife, Ozhaguscodaywayquay (Woman of

4012-400: Was at the crossroads of the 5,000 km (3,000 mi) fur trade route , which stretched from Montreal to Sault Ste. Marie and to the North country above Lake Superior . A cosmopolitan, mixed population of Europeans, First Nations peoples, and Métis lived at the village spanning the river. The city name originates from Saults de Sainte-Marie , archaic French for "Saint Mary's Falls",

4080-490: Was completed in 2014; this space was designed to provide additional interpretive and programming space for the historic site. The site is managed by the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Ermatinger Old Stone House is the original building on the site, and was constructed between 1814 and 1823. It is considered one of the oldest surviving houses in Northern Ontario . It was built by Charles Oakes Ermatinger,

4148-402: Was constructed. After the Ermatinger family left, the stone house was used by succeeding occupants as a mission, hotel, tavern, courthouse, post office, dance hall, tea room and apartment building. The house was bought by the City of Sault Ste. Marie in 1965 and was restored before opening to the public as a house museum. In 1956 Sault Ste. Marie historian McNeice began researching the history of

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4216-427: Was established to protect the locks from a possible attack by Nazi German aircraft from the north. The recent development of long-range bombers increased fears of a sudden air raid. Military strategists studied polar projection maps, which indicated that the air distance from occupied Norway to the town was about the same as the distance from Norway to New York. That direct route of about 5,000 km (3,000 mi)

4284-741: Was expropriated by the Crown in 1902). The Nation purchased the Rankin property in 1939, trying to regain some of its historic territory. It was added into the reserve system in 1952 by government approval. The Nation has also maintained historic hunting and fishing rights under the Treaty. This was affirmed in the Gargantua Harbour Trial, with a ruling in 2015 in favor of the Batchawana Band First Nation being allowed to continue commercial fishing and have access to

4352-419: Was followed by development of a fur trading post and larger settlement, as traders, trappers and Native Americans were attracted to the community. As the community had developed on both sides of the river, it was considered unified and part of Canada. After the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States, the border between Canada and the US was finally settled at the St. Mary's River. At that time,

4420-585: Was named "Canadian CEO of the year" in 2006 for his efforts. An offer to purchase ASI by the Essar Group (India) had been recommended by the ASI Board of Directors and was approved. The company was officially sold to the Essar Group in June 2007 for $ 1.6 billion. Forestry is also a major local industry. St. Mary's Paper has been closed and decommissioned, although it was reopened in June 2007 and operated for

4488-704: Was seen to be a continued potential impediment to future military transportation within Canada. An all-Canadian rail route would bypass this. A CPR line was surveyed and gradually constructed along the north shore of Lake Huron, cutting through the La Cloche Mountains , while the Central Ontario -based Midland Railway of Canada also surveyed its own line, but became insolvent and collapsed shortly after. The Northern Railway of Canada , which had pushed northward from Toronto to Lake Simcoe , sought to push further to North Bay and then cut west under

4556-637: Was the largest to have passed such a resolution. It was the first to do so despite its sizable Franco-Ontarian population. Many political figures, including Brian Mulroney , Jean Chrétien and Ontario premier David Peterson , who had strongly condemned Premier Bourassa's use of the 'notwithstanding clause', also expressed their opposition to the Sault Ste. Marie resolution. Peterson and his successor as premier, Bob Rae , refused to meet with Mayor Fratesi on several subsequent occasions, even to discuss unrelated matters. The city had previously established French as an official language for government services, due to

4624-405: Was underway to eventually connect the Second Line East and Black Road intersection to the new four-lane section of Highway 17, which opened east of the city in 2007—however as of 2022, there has been no environmental impact assessment initiated by the Ministry of Transportation . The city plays an inherited role in marine transportation , with the locks in Michigan being an integral component of

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