Major Employers: Essar Steel Algoma, St Mary's Paper, Tenaris Algoma Tubes, OLG Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation, Ministry of Natural Resources, Sault College, various call centres)
Sault Ste Marie Innovation Centre SSMIC: Catylist for IT jobs in the region. [www.ssmic.com], [www.itssm.com]
Algoma University
Sault College
Bon Soo -- (http://www.bonsoo.on.ca/)
Skiing - Searchmont Resort, Buttermilk Alpine, Heyden Searchmont XC - Hiawatha
Searchmont
XC - Hiawatha
Snowshoeing
Golf - Crimson Ridge, Root River, Maplewood, Superior View, Queensgate Greens
Snowmobiling
Hunting/Fishing
Kayaking
Mountain biking
Hiking -- Voyageur Trail -- (http://www3.sympatico.ca/...)
Swim -- beaches at Point Des Chenes, Harmony, others...
Essar Centre - New sports and entertainment complex downtown - concerts & events.
Horseback Riding
gambling
Casino Sault Ste. Marie is a charity casino located downtown near the Station Mall and close to the International Bridge that is operated by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission and Northern Ontario's first full-time casino. It features a 35,000 sq. ft. 3,252 sq. metre gaming floor with 450 slot machines and 21 gaming tables along with a 100-seat restaurant and bar. By law, you must be 19 years of age or older to enter. This casino attracts many visitors from USA due to the lower drinking age 19 as opposed to 21 and that the Canadian government does not tax gambling winnings.
Train tours
Snow Train
Experience the winter wonderland of algoma country from the warmth and comfort of a picture window coach. train travels to agawa canyon park at mile 114 and takes a 20-minute stopover to prepare for the return trip back to the sault. passengers may not disembark from the train due to the deep snow and cold weather. dining car service is available. runs saturdays from end of january to beginning of march.
Canyon Combo
Check your luggage at the train station the day before you leave, which will be loaded into the baggage car of the regular passenger train. you will first board the agawa canyon tour train and you have two hours at agawa canyon park before you board the northbound train to hearst.
Tour of the Line
Travel to the end of the steel 296 miles north at hearst and see more of the rugged country past the agawa canyon. unlike the agawa canyon tour train, this tour is on the regular passenger train. passengers must provide their own food for the journey and there is a microwave and mini-fridge on the train. also, passengers can bring coolers on board. alcohol consumption is prohibited and the train is smoke-free. restaurants in the sault and hearst also provide box lunches for the journey. this tour has a specially-priced return ticket that requires an overnight stay in hearst and return to the sault the next morning. hearst accommodations are the customer's responsibility and they must be booked prior to the purchase of train tickets.
Agawa Canyon Tour Train
One of the most popular and scenic one-day rail excursions that takes visitors on a fully narrated tour non-stop to agawa canyon park, located 114 railway miles north of the sault. there is a three-hour stopover at the canyon where there are hiking trails, a canteen, railway museum, and children's play area. this tour runs from mid-june to mid-october. most popular times are in september and october when the fall colours are at their peak. train has dining cars and dome cars in addition to regular coach cars. in 2011, the train cars have been upgraded to include: bigger windows, more comfortable seating, flat screen monitors with front of locomotive camera, and gps-guided narration in five languages english, french, german, japanese, and mandarin.