Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario the locks. An anti-aircraft training facility was established north of Sault Ste. Marie on the shores of Lake Superior. Barrage balloons were installed, and early warning radar bases were established at five locations in northern Ontario (Kapuskasing, Cochrane, Hearst, Armstrong (Thunder Bay District), and Nakina) to watch for incoming aircraft. Military personnel were established to guard sensitive parts of the transportation infrastructure. A little over one year later, in January 1943, most of these facilities and defences were deemed excessive and removed, save a reduced military base at Sault Ste. Marie. The first "Algerine"-class minesweeper in the Royal Canadian Navy
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in a 2-1 loss to the Sudbury Wolves. The 2008 OHL All-Star Classic was held at the Essar Centre during the 2007–08 season. Since the 2009-10 OHL season, all of the Greyhounds' games have been broadcast on the radio by Rock 101 in neighbouring Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, after previously airing for many years on Q104 and the defunct AM station CKCY, both out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Radio broadcasts have been called by announcer Gerry Liscumb Jr. since the 2005-06 season, with Lorne "Spanky" Robinson providing color commentary for select games. Prior to Liscumb, Gino Cavallo had called