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]
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.
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.
Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:
Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:
Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:
Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:
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:
Council elected in the 2022 municipal election:[14]
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| History | Mica Bay Incident • Robinson Huron Treaty • Shingwauk Indian Residential School • Chicora incident • 1903 Consolidated Lake Superior riot • Angelina Napolitano case • R v Sault Ste-Marie (City of) • English-only resolution | ||||||
| Geography | Neighbourhoods • Root River • St. Marys River • Whitefish Island | ||||||
| Government | Sault Ste. Marie (federal riding) • Sault Ste. Marie (provincial riding) • Sault Ste. Marie City Council • List of mayors | ||||||
| Industry | Algoma Steel • Northern Breweries • St. Mary's Paper • Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park • Tenaris AlgomaTubes | ||||||
| Institutions | 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA • Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre • Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association • Engracia de Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections • Great Lakes Forestry Centre • Ontario Forest Research Institute • Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation • Sault Area Hospital • Sault Symphony Orchestra • Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre | ||||||
| Media | Algoma Ink • CBON-FM • CBSM-FM • CFYM-AM • CHAS-FM • CHBX-TV • CHIM-FM • CJIC-AM • CJIC-TV • CJQM-FM • CJTK-FM • CKCY-AM • Films • Huron Broadcasting • The Sault Star • Sault This Week • Village Media | ||||||
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| Attractions | Agawa Canyon Tour Train • Art Gallery of Algoma • Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre • Entomica Insectarium • Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site • Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie • MSNorgoma • Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site • Sault Ste. Marie Museum • Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame • Shingwauk Hall National Historic Site • Station Mall • Voyageur Hiking Trail • Waterfront Trail • Whitefish Island National Historic Site • Windsor Park Hotel
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| Sports | GFL Memorial Gardens • Gouin Street Arena • Hosted events • Sault Memorial Gardens • Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds • Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros • Sault Thunderbirds • Soo Curlers Association • Soo Thunderbirds | ||||||
| Religion | Anglican Diocese of Algoma • Precious Blood Cathedral • Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie • St. Luke's Cathedral • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada | ||||||
| Transportation | Algoma Central Railway • MVAlgorail • Gros Cap Reefs Light • Huron Central Railway • Ontario Highway 17 • Ontario Highway 17B • Ontario Secondary Highway 550 • Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam • HMCS Sault Ste. Marie • Sault Ste. Marie Airport • Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company • Sault Ste. Marie Canal • Sault Ste. Marie Heliport • Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge • Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge • Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome • Sault Ste. Marie station • Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services • Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome | ||||||
