Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario the largest to have passed such a resolution and the first to do so despite its sizable Franco-Ontarian population. Sault Ste. Marie has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification "Dfb") with cold, snowy winters and warm summers that are moderated to some extent by Lake Superior. Winters are cold but are milder than some inland places. Temperatures drop below 24 days per year. Summers are warm with a July high of and temperatures above occur 4 days per year. The average annual precipitation is , which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year; February is the driest month, and
HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J334) a training ship. She was assigned to until the end of 1954. In mid-December 1955, she returned to the East Coast, joining the Eleventh Canadian Escort Squadron at Halifax. The minesweeper was used as a training vessel during the summers from 1956 to 1958 on the Great Lakes. On 1 October 1958 "Sault Ste. Marie" was paid off. She was taken to Sorel where the ship was broken up in 1960. The 4-inch gun of "Sault Ste. Marie" can be found outside the Royal Canadian Legion in Sault Ste. Marie. HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J334) HMCS "Sault Ste. Marie" was