Port of Sault Ste. Marie project charts a course through mayoral campaign

The has been pegged as the city’s priority project, one designed to diversify the economy and replace jobs lost to Algoma Steel’s transition to electric arc furnaces.City council has allocated for the estimated $250-million project and funding application rests with the federal government.Mayoral candidates don’t all agree that a port should be a priority project for Sault Ste. Marie.There are five certified mayoral candidates for the Oct. 26 election. Incumbent Matthew Shoema