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about Sault Ste Marie

Sault Ste. Marie ("Sault" pronounced "soo;" nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo"; 2001 population 74,566) is a city on the St. Mary's River in Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario. It is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves and to the west by Prince Township. To the south, across the river, is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The city has made a name for itself in steel-making, and Algoma Steel is still the largest employer. Forestry is also a major local industry. The newest major industry involves business process outsourcing, with three call centres located within city limits. The city is the site of the Sault locks which let ships travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.

Famous natives of Sault Ste. Marie include hockey great Phil Esposito and astronaut Roberta Bondar. The NHL's Billy Coutu also made Sault Ste. Marie his home.

The city is home to Sault College, a college of applied arts and technology, and to Algoma University College, a federated school of Laurentian University in Sudbury.

The city's crest contains the words "Ojibwa Kitche Gumeeng Odena" which means "Ojibway town beside large body of water" in the Ojibwe language.

Sault Ste Marie history

This area was originally called Bawating meaning "rapid water" by the Ojibwa. After the visit of Étienne Brûlé in 1623, the French called it "Sault de Gaston" in honour of the brother of King Louis XIII of France. In 1669, French Jesuit missionaries renamed it to Sault Sainte Marie, which is French for "St. Mary's Rapids". Sault Ste. Marie was incorporated as a town in 1887 and a city in 1912.

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