City of Sault Ste Marie News Bulletins

Physician Recruitment

We’ve got a prescription for the lifestyle you desire. The Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee would like to welcome you to a community where life is at a relaxed pace, you have immediate access to outdoor activities and attractions and where you can enjoy life to the fullest at a cost of living that is well within your means.

It's all right here.....in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario!

Visit www.saultmed.com for more information.

Play Structures Closed for Winter

The staff of the City’s Parks Division wish to thank all families who visited City parks over the past season. City play structures will be closed until spring. Please help to keep our kids safe by ensuring that children do not play on the structures during the winter months. See you again in the spring!

Planning Application - March 8

The Council of The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie will be considering the following planning applications on March 8th, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. or thereafter in the Council Chambers, Civic Centre. City Council will receive written and verbal submissions concerning the application; however, only written submissions will form part of the official record. Any such written submissions must be addressed to D.P. Irving, City Clerk, P.O. Box 580, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5N1, or e-mailed to cityclerk@cityssm.on.ca with your name, address and application file number.

If a person or public body filing a Notice of Appeal of the decision of the City of Sault Ste. Marie in respect of the proposed Official Plan amendment or the proposed Zoning By-law does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Sault Ste. Marie before the proposed Official Plan amendment or the Zoning By-law is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the application you must make a written request to the City Clerk at the address noted above.

The application is on file and may be reviewed in the Planning Division, Level 5, Civic Centre, 99 Foster Drive. The Report of the Planning Division will be available for review after March 4th, 2010 during regular office hours. Telephone inquiries should be directed to (705) 759-5368. Please refer to the application file number.

For a complete review of all planning applications, please click here.

2010 Budget Input

The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie invites citizens to provide input into the 2010 Municipal Operating Budget.

Comments can be directed to budgetinput2010@cityssm.on.ca or by regular mail to:

    Budget Input 2010
    c/o Finance Department
    P.O. Box 580, 99 Foster Drive
    Sault Ste. Marie, ON
    P6A 5X6

Insurance Proposal Call

The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie is seeking responses to a proposal call for liability and property insurance along with other forms of liability insurance as set out in the proposal call document (but not group benefit insurance) for the City (including the Sault Ste. Marie Library Board and the Police Services Board) for the period June 1, 2010 to June 1, 2011. The insurance program also includes a risk management portion. Responses to the request for proposals are due no later than 12:00 noon on April 1, 2010. A copy of the Request for Proposal call document can be obtained by contacting Lorie Bottos, City Solicitor at (705) 759-5403 or l.bottos@cityssm.on.ca, 99 Foster Drive, Level 4, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5N1.

Walk of Fame Award

Nominations for the 2010 Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame Award are now being accepted by the Walk of Fame Selection Committee. The Walk of Fame Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to our community, nation, or global landscape in athletics, arts and entertainment, academics, humanitarianism, medicine, science and technology, business and industry, or other outstanding contribution to the community.

Nominees must have been born in Sault Ste. Marie or have lived in the city or surrounding area during their lifetime.

Walk of Fame Awards are granite maple leaves embedded in the Queen Street sidewalk in the vicinity of the Essar Centre.

Deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 1, 2010.

Download a nomination form. Forms are also available from the City Clerk’s Department or the Downtown Association office at 496 Queen Street East.

Nomination forms and supporting documents should be submitted to the City Clerk’s Department, Level 4, Civic Centre, 99 Foster Drive, fax 759-2310, e-mail cityclerk@cityssm.on.ca

Summer Student Employment

The City of Sault Ste. Marie offers many opportunities for students to gain valuable experience and skills. The deadline for summer student employment applications is March 31.

Who is Eligible?
Students who have been in full-time attendance (September to April) at a university or college, and who will be returning to full time studies in the fall of the year.

Returning Summer Students
Students who are eligible for re-hire (students who worked for the City of Sault Ste. Marie the previous summer and are returning to full time studies in the fall) are also required to submit an application prior to the deadline. These students should notify their department of their availability for summer employment.

Positions Available
Applications will be reviewed by hiring managers who require summer students.

Download an application. Applications are also available at the Human Resources Department, Level 4, Civic Centre.

Summer student hiring is reserved for those students who have completed their first year of university or college and who will be returning to full time studies in the fall of the year.

Applications received later than March 31 will NOT be considered.

Advanced Water Safety Courses

National Lifeguarding Services (NLS) Course - Cost: $200.00

April 1 (6-8 pm); April 2 (8:30 am - 8 pm); April 3 (8:30 am - 6 pm)
April 16 (5:30 pm - 9 pm); April 17 (8:30 am - 9:30 pm)

**You must attend ALL 5 dates

Prerequisites: Bronze Cross, be 16 years old, and have Standard First Aid with CPR “C” certification from Red Cross, St. John’s or Lifesaving Society.

**Bring in your current First Aid Certificate on the first night!

Assistant Water Safety Instructor - Cost: $200.00

Wednesdays 5:30 to 7:30pm
One class a week for 9 weeks from March 31 to May 26

** You must attend ALL dates

Prerequisites: must be 15 years of age, and have your Bronze Cross.

** Registration for these two Advanced Courses begins March 3, 2010 **

Free March Event "The Footsteps of Fatherhood"

Sault Ste Marie Best for Kids Municipal Committee
and The Algoma Parenting Coordination Committee

proudly present the following workshops:

Please click on the the links below to view posters

Footsteps of Fatherhood.pdf
Free seminar for fathers and father figures

Fathers Matter.pdf
Workshop for professionals

Committee of Adjustment Hearing

A Committee of Adjustment hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 commencing at 2 p.m. A complete list of applications to be considered are identified below.

Complete Application Package

Reduced Load Restrictions

Take notice that pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act and By-Law 77-200, reduced loading (5 tonnes per axle), will be in effect on streets within the City of Sault Ste. Marie commencing 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2010.

Download a list of exempted streets.

Community Recognition Award

Nominations for the 2010 Community Recognition Award are now being accepted by the Cultural Advisory Board. This award recognizes individuals, groups or community organizations for particularly outstanding or innovative cultural activities or long-term commitment to the field of culture as defined by the City’s Cultural Policy.

An individual, group or community organization may submit one nomination each year. Deadline for nominations is Monday, May 31, 2010. The Cultural Policy and nomination forms are available from the Recreation and Culture Division or on the City’s website www.cityssm.on.ca. Nomination forms and supporting documents should be submitted to the Cultural Advisory Board, c/o Joe Cain, Manager of Recreation and Culture, Level 2, Civic Centre, 99 Foster Drive.

Time Change

Residents of Sault Ste. Marie are reminded that Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Clocks should be turned ahead one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14.