It has been a busy few months and I have not put a blog post together. I thought I would do a round–up recap post outlining some of the goings on in the community because a lot of fun and positive things have been happening (I have inserted some hyperlinks if you wanted to check any of the events out). Since the beginning of June we have:
- had a joint council meeting with our friends in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (http://saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/June-2017/Sault-Ste-Marie-Ontario-and-Sault-Ste-Marie-Michig.aspx)
- went on a bike ride with the Minister of Tourism (http://www.kisssoo.com/2017/06/12/celebrating-launch-lake-superior-water-trail-expansion-great-lakes-waterfront-trail/)
- held a Why I Love Canada Contest (http://saultstemarie.ca/City-Hall/City-Departments/Community-Development-Enterprise-Services/Community-Services/Recreation-and-Culture/Canada-150/Why-do-you-LOVE-Canada.aspx)
- did some Queen Street Cruising (https://www.queenstreetcruise.com/)
- opened a disc golf course at Penhorwood Park (https://www.evensi.ca/disc-golf-course-grand-opening-penhorwood-park/214919280)
- cut the ribbon at the Finnish Resthome’s newest building, Uusi Koti (https://www.evensi.ca/juhannus-festival-amp-uusi-koti-open-house-the-ontario/204867399)
- opened a patio at Outspoken Brewery (https://www.outspokenbrewing.com/)
- walked the International Bridge (https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-international-bridge-walk-648279)
- launched and held our Canada 150 celebrations (https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/sault-ste-marie-launches-into-canada-150-celebrations-506471)
- hosted an awesome Multicultural Day (http://www.saultstar.com/2017/06/27/multicultural-day)
- gave the Key to the City to a super awesome person (https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/roberta-bondar-receives-key-to-the-city-road-named-after-her-658897)
- watched a parade of paddles (http://ssmrca.ca/events/parade-of-paddles/)
- made a great health care announcement (https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2017/07/ontario-expanding-cardiac-care-in-sault-ste-marie-1.html)
- celebrated PUC’s 100 year anniversary (http://www.ssmpuc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content&menuid=4&pageid=1003)
- had a downtown street party (https://saultonline.com/event/downtown-street-party/)
- unveiled a mosaic (https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/saulites-contribute-to-mural-mosaic-marking-canadas-150-669401)
- cut the ribbon on the largest battery storage project in the province (https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/regional-news/sault-ste-marie/energy-storage-plant-launches-in-sault-ste-marie-675546)
- participated in a great Rotaryfest (https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/rotaryfest-whats-new-and-whats-back-664541)
- hosted a movie at Bellevue Park (http://www.saultstar.com/2017/07/08/park-bandshell-gets-av-boost)
- hosted another awesome movie in a parking lot (http://www.sesqui.ca/en/events/sault-ste-marie/)…and that isn’t all of it!
As different as all of these activities are they all share a common thread: great people around your community doing great things to make our community a better place to live. It takes everyone – volunteers, employees, citizens – and as Mayor I am heartened to see so many people contributing.
