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    ​City of Sault Ste. Marie

All About Sault Ste Marie

Sault Ste. Marie is a city in Ontario, located on the St. Mary's River, north of the USA border.   It is the third-largest city in Northern Ontario after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.  To the southwest, across the river, is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name.    The two cities are joined by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. 


The population of Sault Ste. Marie is 72,051 (2021 census population). 


Transportation

Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services provides a reliable and comfortable public transport service. We continually monitor the needs of our passengers, and review our service delivery on a regular basis to create a positive experience for our riders.


Plan your trip using: saultstemarie.tmix.se/anyride.

Government

The City is governed by a Mayor (elected at large) and 10 Councillors; two from each of the five wards in the municipality. Council is elected for a four-year term. For more information, please visit:  Sault Ste. Marie City Council.  


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Emergency Services

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Health Link 811

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  Healthlink 811 is a free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse 24 hours a day 7 days per week. This is a qualified health professional, who can assess your symptoms and help you decide your best first step. They can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room.     You can also speak to a health care professional through their online chat.  

City of Sault Ste. Marie

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Things to See
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City Council​

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Sault Area Hospital

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Sault Ste. Marie Transit

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Education

Elementary & Secondary Overview

Publicly funded elementary and secondary schools are administered by district school boards. Working within the framework of the Education Act and its regulations, district school boards adapt provincial education policy to local situations. Trustees, as elected members of the board, represent the local community, providing a link between electors and the education system.

     

In all regions of Ontario, the Ministry of Education governs both the Public-School Board and the Separate (Catholic) School Board, which are run as separate entities.

     

In Ontario, all permanent residents between the ages of 6 and 16 must attend school. Most students continue to attend after the required period, to receive a graduation diploma in their twelfth year of school.

     

Elementary schools provide Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs (for children aged 4 and 5) and programs for grades 1 through 8. Secondary schools currently offer programs from Grade 9 through to Grade 12. The high school program is based on a credit system. Students must earn a total of 30 credits (one for every 110-hour course successfully completed) to obtain a high school diploma. Eighteen of the credits are compulsory, earned in a specified number of courses from a list of subjects that every student must take. The remaining 12 credits are optional, earned in courses that the student may select from the full range of courses offered by the school. In Grade 9, most students will take a total of eight courses for eight credits. Students must also complete 40 hours of community involvement activities and must pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, which is taken in Grade 10.

Curriculum

In Ontario, all publicly funded schools follow The Ontario Curriculum. It describes what students are expected to know and be able to do in each subject area by the end of each grade. 

     

Due to the amount of detailed information on the Curriculum in Ontario schools, we were unable to provide all of it for you in this report. Detailed information can be obtained by visiting: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum

     

School Boards in Sault Ste. Marie

There are four school boards that operate within Sault Ste. Marie which are all publicly funded:  

Lifestyle

Recreation

For information on the programs and facilities in Sault Ste. Marie, please visit:  Recreation.     


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