Sault Ste. Marie City Council
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The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie
, Ontario
is run by a city council of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.
, who won the 2010 municipal election on October 25, and took office on December 1.
The city's previous mayor, John Rowswell
, was first elected in 2000 and won re-election in 2003 and 2006. Rowswell died on August 31, 2010, and the mayoral position was filled on a monthly rotating basis by city councillors until Amaroso took office. Lorena Tridico served as acting mayor
in September, Susan Myers served as acting mayor in October, and Ozzie Grandinetti served as acting mayor in November.
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, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English
was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
is run by a city council of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.
Mayor
The city's current mayor is Debbie AmarosoDebbie Amaroso
Debbie Amaroso, née Jannison is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the 2010 municipal election....
, who won the 2010 municipal election on October 25, and took office on December 1.
The city's previous mayor, John Rowswell
John Rowswell
John Rowswell was a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario from 2000 to 2010. He was first elected in the 2000 municipal election, defeating Steve Butland, and in 2006 he was re-elected for his third term with approximately 56.5% of the vote...
, was first elected in 2000 and won re-election in 2003 and 2006. Rowswell died on August 31, 2010, and the mayoral position was filled on a monthly rotating basis by city councillors until Amaroso took office. Lorena Tridico served as acting mayor
Acting Mayor
Acting mayor is a temporary office created by the charter of some municipal governments.-History:In many cities and towns, the charter or some similar fundamental document provides that in the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the mayor, another official will lead the...
in September, Susan Myers served as acting mayor in October, and Ozzie Grandinetti served as acting mayor in November.
2006-2010
Council elected in the 2006 municipal electionOntario municipal elections, 2006
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .- Date :...
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- Mayor - John RowswellJohn RowswellJohn Rowswell was a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario from 2000 to 2010. He was first elected in the 2000 municipal election, defeating Steve Butland, and in 2006 he was re-elected for his third term with approximately 56.5% of the vote...
- Ward 1 — Steve ButlandSteve ButlandSteve Butland is a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic Party. Before entering politics, Butland served as principal at St...
, James Caicco - Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
- Ward 3 — Bryan HayesBryan HayesBryan Hayes is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the 2011 election, representing the Sault Ste. Marie riding.-Background:...
, Pat Mick - Ward 4 — Lorena Tridico, Lou Turco
- Ward 5 — David Celetti, Frank Fata
- Ward 6 — Ozzie Grandinetti, Frank Manzo
2010-2014
Council elected in the 2010 municipal electionAlgoma District municipal elections, 2010
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.-Blind River:...
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- Mayor - Debbie AmarosoDebbie AmarosoDebbie Amaroso, née Jannison is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the 2010 municipal election....
- Ward 1 — Steve ButlandSteve ButlandSteve Butland is a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic Party. Before entering politics, Butland served as principal at St...
, Paul Christian - Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
- Ward 3 — Pat Mick, Brian Watkins
- Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
- Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
- Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Frank Manzo
History
The council is most famous for a controversial language resolutionSault Ste. Marie language resolution
The Sault Ste. Marie language resolution was a government motion passed on January 29, 1990 by Sault Ste. Marie City Council, the governing body of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, which resolved that English was the sole working language of city government...
, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.