Neighbourhoods in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario only on maps). Today, just one street deviates from the suburban naming rule: Lake Street, which expanded into the neighbourhood from the south. Pointe des Chênes (French for "Point of the Oaks" or "Oak Point") is a waterfront area in the western end of the city, near the Sault Ste. Marie Airport. Named for the beach of the same name that opens onto Lake Superior, Pointe des Chênes contains waterfront homes on country roads and much undeveloped space. A recent development proposal would see a significant wetland on Lake Superior's shore be removed. Steelton was originally its own community developed
Sault Ste. Marie City Council Sault Ste. Marie City Council The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is run by a city council of 10 Councillors, representing five wards, and a mayor. Prior to the 2018 municipal elections, the Council was made up of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor. The city's current mayor is Christian Provenzano, who was sworn in on December 1, 2014 after defeating incumbent mayor Debbie Amaroso in the 2014 municipal election on October 27, 2014. He was subsequently re-elected on October 22, 2018. Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie