Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker travelled to ports on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie on Oct. 22 as part of the city’s vision to build a new Port of Algoma.
Accompanied by a delegation, the mayor met with officials of the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and visited HOPA facilities in Hamilton and Port Colborne.
'This partnership gives us a real path forward to come up with the right plan for a port project,' said Matthew Shoemaker
The Sault has entered a development proposal with HOPA aimed at building a multimodal marine facility as part of a “nation-building north-south trade corridor.”
The delegation included Tom Vair, the Sault’s chief administrative officer; Brent Lamming, deputy CAO for community development and enterprise services; and Rick Van Staveren, director of economic development.
Author's summary: Mayor travels to Hamilton for port project discussions.