Keep up to date with the articles and interviews involving Mayor Provenzano and the City of Sault Ste. Marie, along with news releases issued by the Mayor’s Office.
March 2020
- SooToday: Statement from Mayor Provenzano on the region’s first confirmed case of COVID-19
- SooToday: Sault, Algoma Public Health officials address media as first COVID-19 case confirmed
- SooToday: Civic Centre to be re-named after former mayor
- Sault Star: Civic Centre to commemorate Ron Irwin
- Northern Ontario Business: Sault grocer doing good in the community
- Sault Star: Grocer 4 Good feeds residents, trains workers
- SooToday: City stands with Indigenous people to denounce racism
- Sault Star: Workshop held to set City’s strategic direction
- SooToday: Could region become ‘the mountain biking capital of Ontario?’
February 2020
- SooToday: New bike-commuter routes to be built this summer
- SooToday: Check out the new video scoreboard at GFL Memorial Gardens!
- SooToday: Open house planned as part of greenhouse gas emissions inventory report
January 2020
- Sault Star: Sault one of three communities to launch Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
- CTV Northern Ontario: CTV Northern Ontario’s Tony Ryma talks to Sault Ste. Marie Christian Provenzano about the city’s challenges and opportunities
- Sault Star: Time for Algoma U and Sault College to develop spectacular community project
- National Post: LBMX Opens Software Development Office in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Irwin commemoration committee holds first meeting
- Sault Star: Mayor wants council to back plan to fund post-secondary institution, community initiatives
- Sault Star: Sault is top friendly Canadian city
- Sault Star: ‘Stable’ OMPF funding eases the financial burden for Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: MacDonald Avenue development receives nod from council
December 2019
- News Release: New Year’s message from Mayor Provenzano
- SooToday: City names Lt.-Col. Knox this year’s Medal of Merit recipient
- Sault Star: Reserve unit’s ‘tremendous champion’ honoured
- News Release: Council approves 2020 Budget
- Sault Star: City waits for smelter study: MAYOR
- SooToday: Sault’s new Indian grocery store aims to bridge the gap
- Sault Star: Council approves new wayfinding plan
November 2019
- Sault Star: New plan unveiled for Sault’s EDC, tourism division
- SooToday: Mayor, councillors start countdown to Giving Tuesday
- ONNtv: Moonlight Magic lights up downtown
- SooToday: Moonlight Magic kicks off holiday season in the Sault
- Sault Star: Council to move ahead with Downtown Civic Plaza contract
- Sault Online: City’s Mayor of the Day Joins Council Meeting
- Sault Star: Pilot project immigration pilot officially kicked off for Sault Ste. Marie
- SooToday: Library set to turn the page with new location
- Sault Star: Council gets first look at 2020 budget
- SooToday: Mayor Provenzano unlocks love at Group Health Centre
- Sault Star: Parking app for downtown spaces launches
- SooToday: Remembrance Day ceremonies at GFL Memorial Gardens
- Sault Star: On Demand Sunday night transit pilot gaining steam
- SooToday: Métis community honours legacy of Louis Riel
October 2019
- Sault Star: Labour market boost is top job: Provenzano
- SooToday: Ridesharing gets smooth ride through City Council
- CTV Northern Ontario: 5th annual National Building Reconciliation
- Sault Star: For the people, for the pizza, Bubinas is Mayor for a Day
- News Release: Statement from Mayor Provenzano on Federal Election results
- SooToday: Helena Bubinas happy to have pizza with the mayor
- SooToday: Mayor homilizes about bacon. And bunch of other stuff
- Sault Star ‘Momentum going’ for reconciliation
- Sault Star: Council embarks upon process to ‘tweak’ strategic plan
- SooToday: Public weighs in on potential Jamestown improvements
September 2019
- SooToday: Sault’s credit rating boosted, analyst applauds efforts to lure immigrants
- Sault Star: Bawating Urban Indigenous Hub and housing proposed for Gateway site
- SooToday: Urban indigenous hub, housing development planned for Gateway site
- CTV Northern Ontario: Plans for vacant land in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Report concludes Sault successful retaining immigrants
- ONNPoint: Community leaders
- CBC News: Sault Ste. Marie seeking laid-off Thunder Bay Bombardier workers
- Sault Star: Website indicates high interest in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Mayor, police chief are new university governors
- ONNtv: NOBA’s back in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Noront inks land, engineering agreements
- SooToday: Ferrochrome production site selected, with 99-year lease on the table
- Sault Star: Thousands of breakfasts served up to children
- SooToday: 6,300 meals distributed through Every Breakfast Counts
- SooToday: Northern Ontario Business Awards return to the Sault
- Sault Star: Council provides one-time funding to Entomica
- SooToday: Sault sets stage for greenhouse gas emissions inventory, reduction targets
- Sault Star: Cancer cruelest ‘when it affects our children’
August 2019
- SooToday: Ontario Human Rights Commissioner lauds local efforts at reconciliation
- Sault Star: Sault spearheads reconciliation
- Sault Star: Council backs downtown plaza
- SooToday: Provenzano raises the bar for this year’s state-of-the-city address
- SooToday: City unveils proposal for $6.6 million downtown plaza
- CTV Northern Ontario: Sault Downtown plaza project
- Sault Online: Council to Move Ahead with Plaza Plans
- SooToday: City wants more downtown patios
- Sault Online: Northern Think Hub opens in the Sault
- SooToday: Reduced services…or higher taxes? One of these two things could happen, mayor says
- Sault Star: Transit set to launch Sunday night On Demand service
- Sault Star: White sees bright future for Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Science North expands to Sault
July 2019
- Sault Star: Private investment indicates strong downtown
- SooToday: Young, passionate Saultites wanted for mayor’s youth council
- Sault Star: City urges province to open up recreation infrastructure funding stream
- SooToday: City appoints new Chief Administrative Officer
- Sault Star: Tenaris makes investment into Sault mill; SIF provides $16 M
- SooToday: Raising the Pride flag, remembering Kristy
- CTV Northern Ontario: Many were out in Sault Ste. Marie to kick off the city’s Pridefest
- Sault Star: ‘More we can do’ with murals downtown
- Sault Online: Rotaryfest Kicks Off!
- SooToday: Poutine Feast may be a keeper
- SooToday: Neighbourhood Resource Centre throws street party for fifth anniversary
- Sault Star: ‘Helpful resource’ downtown marks five years
- Sault Star: ‘It’s all about the kids’
- Sault Star: ‘One of the largest crowds I’ve seen’
- Sault This Week: City, DTA work on their cruise ship welcome
- SooToday: Facility tour helps assess city’s infrastructure needs
- Sault Star: Province needs to open infrastructure application process, feds say
June 2019
- SooToday: National Anishinaabe Day celebrated at Whitefish Island
- ONNtv: Every Breakfast Counts launch
- CTV Northern Ontario: City of Sault Ste. Marie launches an effort to help newcomers feel welcome and learn about the community
- SooToday: Every Breakfast Counts bringing nutritious meals to kids this summer
- Sault Star: Children’s breakfast program launches July 2
- Sault Star: Council’s out-of-the-box ideas refreshing
- SooToday: New Algoma Steel boss details $300 million in capital improvements
- SooToday: City appoints new chief administrative officer
- Sault Star: Long-time city employee named new CAO
- Sault Star: Sault selected for immigration pilot project
- SooToday: City pushes to keep Algoma Docks project alive
- Sault Star: Green Team focuses on plastics
- Sault Star: Task force to target remote workers
- SooToday: Sault ready to welcome skilled workers under new pilot announced today, says Immigration minister
- Sault Star: ‘Engaged’ residents discuss variety of transportation issues
- SooToday: Jurassic Park SSM erupts for historic Raptors win (10 photos)
- Sault Star Soo-rassic Park’s a win for fans
- Sault Star: Transit riders give thumbs up to Northern Transfer Station
- Sault Star: Where you belong
- Sault Online: VIDEO: Sault Gets Electric for Raptors Historic Win
- SaultOnline: Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council wants to know what you want to watch
- Sault Star: Sault Ste. Marie Jurassic Park is back for Game 6
- Sault Star: Water flows at splash pad
- Sault Online: Bellevue Splash Pad Officially Opens!
- Sault Star: Street art ‘really good’ for Sault’s downtown
- Sault Star: Pianos are ‘cool’ addition to downtown
- SooToday: VIDEO: Meet the man behind the city’s new mural
- Sault Star: PUC acquisition expands N. Ont. reach
- SooToday: PUC announces acquisition of Red Lake waterworks
- Sault Star: Revised Bay Street project to move ahead
- SooToday: Two to be inducted in Sault Ste. Marie Sports Hall of Fame this month
May 2019
- Sault Star: New city logo boasts ‘modern, progressive community’
- CTV Northern Ontario: U.S. lifts Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs
- Sault Star: ‘Now we’re back to where we need to be’
- Sault Star: You’re invited to ParticipACTION
- SooToday: Finnish ferrochrome plant inspired Noront, Finland’s ambassador says
- SooToday: Canoes for Conservation offers locals, visitors a unique experience
- CTV Northern Ontario: New tourist attraction in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Mayor gets acknowledgement letter from premier, hopes to hear from MOH soon
- News Release: Sault Ste. Marie chosen by Noront Resources as host location for FPF
- SooToday: ‘The community earned this,’ mayor says of ferrochrome facility
- SooToday: Sault Ste. Marie lands ferrochrome processing facility
- CTV Northern Ontario: Ring of Fire smelter to be built in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: Noront chooses Sault Ste. Marie
- Northern Ontario Business: Sault anticipating economic boost with smelter build
- TVO: Ontario Hubs: Announcements in the Northeast
- Sault Star: Momentum builds with Noront’s ferrochrome facility; community introduction to be made shortly
- CBC: Noront plans to build ferrochrome smelter in Sault Ste. Marie
- CBC Up North: Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Christian Provenzano talks about the road ahead now that Noront Resources’ Ferrochrome Production Facility will be built there
- Sault Star: City should embrace ferrochrome plant and allow the process to unfold
- Sault Online: Sault Ste. Marie chosen by Noront Resources as host location for FPF
- SooToday: Lots of work still remains on ferrochrome processing plant
- SooToday: Sault ferrochrome processing facility announcement from City Hall (VIDEO)
- ONNtv: Noront announcement
- Sault Star: City nets $4.8 M in extra gas tax funding; allocations made to roads, downtown projects
April 2019
- Sault Star: City’s on-the-road job fair creates interest from job seekers
- Sault Star: FutureSSM moves forward with revised budget
- SooToday: Developer turning old school site into apartments cites strong demand from ageing population
- Sault Star: Council pushes to examine established neighbourhoods for future growth
- Sault Star: Hospital applauds support from city hall, community
- Sault Star: Council approves 2019 road reconstruction, resurfacing projects
- SooToday: Sault’s unemployment rate lowest in 20 years: FutureSSM
- ONNtv: Mayor reacts to budget
- Sault Star: Push continues for help to reduce opioid crisis in Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Star: A few proclamations were signed at council Monday
- Sault Star: Immigration application focuses on urgency to increase workforce
- Sault Star: City moves to pilot ‘on demand’ Sunday evening transit service
- CTV Northern Ontario: Attracting more entertainment to Sault Ste. Marie
- SooToday: City green-lights municipal autism strategy
- CTV Northern Ontario: On demand transit service in Sault Ste. Marie
March 2019
- Sault This Week: Planned bike trail to have wide benefit
- Sault Star: Loss of provincial dollars won’t stop FutureSSM: Mayor
- SooToday: Mayor, police chief attend Sault mosque to offer support, condolences
- Sault Star: City’s construction employer designation could be lifted shortly
- SooToday: Taxes will continue to be a challenge, mayor says at Chamber luncheon
- Sault This Week: City seeks to lead environmentally
- Sault Star: Majority of homeowners will see tax bill increases under $100
- SooToday: City tweaks tax ratios to give apartment landlords a break
- Sault Star: Council looks to improve transparency in rezoning application process
- Sault Star: Putting McMeeken on ice
- SooToday: City to try new construction process on $25 million McMeeken replacement
- Sault Star: City looks at ‘greening’ laneway idea to create neighbourhood pride
- Sault Star: Mayor ‘disappointed’ in North East LHIN’s decision-making process
- Sault Star: Ontario should reconsider and invest in Sault Ste. Marie’s future
- SooToday: Emotional hellos and goodbyes at the Sault Armoury
- Sault Online: Mayor “Confident” Steel Tariffs Forefront of Government’s Mind
- Sault Online: ONNtv MYAC Youth Art Gala
- Sault Star: Favourite work found at gala
February 2019
- Sault Star: Ontario should reconsider and invest in Sault Ste. Marie’s future
- Sault This Week: Showcase focuses on youth
- Sault Star: Council dedicates $500,000 to growth projects
- Sault Star: Moves made to ready city for immigration support
- Sault Star: Early indicators suggest a good year for development
- SooToday: Sault awarded $125,000 to take action on climate change
- Sault Star: Sault taking job show on the road to GTA
- Sault Star: Provenzano takes issue with NPI’s CEO approach to immigration pilot
- SooToday: ‘Our women need to be protected,’ Chief says)
- Sault Star: Sault first to offer Start-up Visa program for entrepreneurs
- Sault Star: Municipal leaders pleased OMPF grant stays stable at 2018 level
- Sault Star: Feds provide PUC with $11.8 million for first-of-its-kind Smart Grid project
- CBC: Federal government spends $11.8M for smart grid technology in Sault Ste. Marie
January 2019
- Sault Star: Expert predicts population growth of almost 10K by 2036
- SooToday: Mayor, city officials huddle with Noront Resources brass in Toronto
- SooToday: Flag raising ceremony kicks off #BellLetsTalk campaign
- SooToday: Robert MacLachlan officially sworn in as deputy police chief
- News Release: Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council seeking submissions for MYAC Youth Art Gala
- Sault Online: New Deputy Police Chief Named
- CBC: Federal, Ontario governments invest $150M in Algoma Steel
- Sault Star: Mayor concerned about province’s plan to reduce OMPF grant
- SooToday: Mayor optimistic about Sault’s prospects for attracting immigrants
- SooToday: What we heard last night on Albert Street East
- Sault Star: St. Vincent Place counts on walk to fund supports
- Sault Star: Algoma ponders public port: Mayor
- Sault Star: Launch aims to build fundraiser awareness
- CBC: Steve Butland receives Medal of Merit in Sault Ste. Marie
December 2018
- SooToday: Clergue Park Skating Trail opens
- SooToday: We’re getting a poutine festival! Mayor helps make it happen!
- Sault Online: Welcome to the Sault, Booster Juice!
- SooToday: Bawating Urban Indigenous Committee backs mayor funding requests to address opioid crisis
- Sault Online: Provenzano Talks with Lou Anne Young
- SooToday: Skating trail under construction, waiting on weather
- Sault Star: New parking app coming to Sault Ste. Marie
- SooToday: City to help fund major step forward for local film industry
- SooToday: Brand-new cruise ships coming here
- Sault Star: Keep downtown traffic flow with one-way system, consultant recommends
- Sault This Week: Shape the Sault — is it for you?
- Sault Star: ‘A significant ask’
- Sault This Week: Mayor seeks help with opioid services
- Sault Online: They’re in! City Council Inauguration
- Sault Star: Mayor believes positive attitude will bring about good change
November 2018
- CBC As It Happens: CUSMA (Canada/U.S./Mexico Agreement): mayor
- Sault Star: Mayor calls it ‘a good day’ but says the Sault cannot find itself in same position again
- SooToday: Mayor Provenzano’s message on Algoma Steel proceedings
- CBC: Algoma Steel no longer in creditor protection
- Sault Star: PUC gets new tech system to improve water treatment operations
- SooToday: Street renamed to mark Rotary’s 100th anniversary
- CBC: Indigenous place names poised to return to the map of northern Ontario
- Sault Star: Rotary celebrates century of service
- News Release: Celebrate the season with the annual Community Tree Lighting Celebration
- Sault Star: ‘I did my duty’
- SooToday: Searchmont sold to Pine Knob owner for $2 million
- SooToday: Port receivership just ‘one of the steps’ to concluding steel mill sale, mayor says
- SooToday: Provenzano and Butland: a tale of two mayors
- SooToday: 144 important words spoken tonight by Mayor Christian Provenzano
- Sault Star: Synagogue victims remembered
- News Release: How would you spend your tax dollars?
October 2018
- Sault Star: Provenzano excited to work with new council
- News Release: Mayor Provenzano statement on Municipal Election results
- SooToday: Royal Canadian Legion launches annual poppy campaign
- Sault Star: Provenzano talks tariffs in Sterling Heights, Mich at Trade Tariff Forum
September 2018
- SooToday: Mayor raises banner in fight against childhood cancer
- Sault Star: Mayor for a Day promotes public-private partnerships
- News Release: Mayor Provenzano statement on Municipal Election results
- Sault Star: Provenzano talks tariffs
- SooToday: Every Breakfast Counts surpasses fundraising target
- Sault Star: New group for vets helps poppy campaign
- Canadian Business Gaming: PLATO establishes Gaming Center of Expertise in Sault Ste. Marie
- CBC News Network: USMCA steel town blues
- Sault This Week: Success of breakfast program a tribute to city’s generosity
- Sault Star: Garrison Way celebrates military presence
- SooToday: City prepares to give bike sharing a spin
- Northern Ontario Business: Clock ticking to save Huron Central Railway
- SooToday: City sizing up potential Jamestown resurgence
August 2018
- SooToday: Algoma property taxes: how the deal was done
- News release: City of Sault Ste. Marie supports efforts to strengthen steel industry
- Sault Online: PUC Smart Grid: Approved
- Sault Online: A Stark Reality: ‘Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall’
- SooToday: City Council approves $33 million leap into electrical smart grid
- SooToday: PUC proposes spending $33 million without hiking your electricity bill
- Sault Star: City reveals details of tax agreement with Algoma
- PV Magazine: Fluence to partner with PUC for peak-load shaving in Ontario
- CTV Northern Ontario: New ownership deal reached for Sault steel plant
- News Release: Applicants sought for Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council
- Sault Star: Noront continues research into Sault, Timmins
July 2018
- SooToday: Provenzano proud of his role in Pride as festival gets underway
- Northern Ontario Business: Noront shortlists Sault and Timmins as potential sites for ferrochrome smelter
- News Release: Sault Ste. Marie’s submission chosen by Noront for next stage of process
- CBC: Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Christian Provenzano on the news his city has been shortlisted for a ferrochrome smelter
- SooToday: Mayor sets up indigenous advisory circle
- SooToday: City Council approves $33 million leap into electrical smart grid
June 2018
- Sault Star: Summer breakfast program for kids starts
- Sault Online: ‘Commitment, Citizenship, and Service:’ James L. McIntyre Honoured
- News Release: City of Sault Ste. Marie celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
- News Release: Mayor Provenzano statement on Ontario General Election results
- News Release: Mayor Eisenberger and Mayor Provenzano reach out to US counterparts
- News Release: Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board names new chief
May 2018
- News Release: Mayor Provenzano condemns tariff on Canadian steel
- CTV Northern Ontario: The Soo hires its first Integrity Commissioner
- CBC: ‘Senseless’ tariffs will impact Canadian steel operations, Sault Ste. Marie mayor says
- CBC: Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Christian Provenzano on those ‘illogical’ U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
April 2018
- Northern Ontario Business: Northern mayors calling for immigration plan
- News Release: Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors urge governments to address immigration imbalance
March 2018
- SooToday: Our mayor’s artful tactic for getting the inside track on a ferrochrome smelter
- News Release: Mayor Provenzano calls for action to prevent dumped steel from entering Canada
- News Release: Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council donates $10,000 to Splash Pad
- SooToday: Sault Dream Team mobilizes to frustrate Trumpian steel tariffs
- SooToday: Hoping to generate business, Sault heads to international mining expo
- CBC: Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Christian Provenzano talks about Justin Trudeau’s visit in wake of steel tariff threats from the U.S.