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
Sault Ste. Marie City Council and across the province: Council elected in the 2006 municipal election: Council elected in the 2010 municipal election: Council elected in the 2014 municipal election: The 2018-2022 Council is the first term of the Sault Ste. Marie City Council with 10 Councillors representing five wards. The Council was elected in the 2018 municipal election: The youngest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history is Robert Gernon, who was elected in 1976 in Ward 6 at the age of 25. Gernon served two terms on council. The oldest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie's history is Frank Manzo, whose last term