Keep up to date with the articles and interviews involving Mayor Provenzano and the City, along with news releases issued by the Mayor’s Office.
March 2019
- (SooToday: Mayor, police chief attend Sault mosque to offer support, condolences)
- (Sault Star: Putting McMeeken on ice)
- (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 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 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.)
