David Helwig

1 week ago | timminstoday.com | David Helwig

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. - Meeting at a time of unprecedented cross-border strains, municipal representatives from the Twin Saults on Monday reconfirmed the decades-old friendship between their cities. "We have and we will continue to advocate for fair federal trade practices between our countries with... our elected representatives," said Mayor Don Gerrie from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., speaking at a joint meeting of local leaders across the river at the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. City Hall.

1 week ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

Meeting at a time of unprecedented cross-border strains, municipal representatives from the Twin Saults tonight reconfirmed the decades-old friendship between their cities. "We have and we will continue to advocate for fair federal trade practices between our countries with those that do -- our elected representatives," said Mayor Don Gerrie from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., speaking at a joint meeting of local leaders across the river at the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. City Hall.

1 week ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

Ward 3 Coun. Angela Caputo is boycotting tonight's joint meeting of Sault Ste. Marie city council and the Michigan Soo's city commission. As SooToday reported last week, the special meeting will take place tonight at 225 E. Portage Ave. across the river.

1 week ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

The city's accessibility advisory committee is recommending that standardized street numbers be placed on all downtown Queen Street addresses, to enable those with low vision to find their way. The idea was suggested by Carol Magnan, the outspoken blind activist who convinced the public works department last month to fix long-neglected accessible pedestrian traffic signals at 27 unsafe intersections.

1 week ago | villagereport.ca | David Helwig

SAULT STE. MARIE - The City of Sault Ste. Marie is promising to redress dangerous inadequacies at more than two dozen local intersections equipped with accessible pedestrian signals (APS). "In each intersection we're going to commit to performing inspections twice yearly," said Dan Perri, the city's director of public works, referring to the APS technology used by the city since 2008 to notify blind and low-vision individuals whether they can safely cross the street.