SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Parks Canada is pleased to announce that Canada’s treasured places in Northern Ontario are open for the 2016 season. Sault Ste. Marie Canal and Fort St. Joseph National Historic Sites, Pukaskwa National Park, and Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area look [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – On behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Mr. Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, today announced the completion of significant restoration work on the Powerhouse building at the [Read more]
Emergency Swing Dam Being Swung into Winter Position SAULT STE. MARIE, ON– Everyone is invited to the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on October 20, 2011 at 12 noon to watch as the site’s largest artifact is swung into its winter position. During the swing, Parks Canada staff will [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Yesterday, November24th, approximately 50 people assembled at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site to see history in motion as the site’s largest artefact was swung into its winter position. During the swing, heritage interpreters explained the process [Read more]
GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS! SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO, November 15, 2010– Area residents are invited to the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on November 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. to see history in motion as the site’s largest artefact is swung into its winter position. During the [Read more]
ONE SMALL STEP FOR ENGINEERS, A GIANT LEAP FOR THE SAULT CANAL Engineers set foot in bottom of lock to begin inspections The lock was drained in just two days using three 50 hp pumps located in the historic site’s original powerhouse. The bottom of the lock is lined with wooden [Read more]
