Sault Ste. Marie City Council

The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is run by a city council of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.

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.

2003-2006

Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:

• Mayor - John Rowswell ^[1]
• Ward 1 — Steve Butland, James Caicco ^[2]
• Ward 2 — Terry Sheehan, Jody Curran ^[3]
• Ward 3 — Bryan Hayes, Pat Mick ^[4]
• Ward 4 — Neil DelBianco, Lou Turco ^[5]
• Ward 5 — David Celetti, Debbie Amaroso ^[6]
• Ward 6 — Jason Collins, Frank Manzo ^[7]

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:

• Mayor - John Rowswell
• Ward 1 — Steve Butland, James Caicco
• Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
• Ward 3 — Bryan Hayes, Pat Mick
• Ward 4 — Lorena Tridico, Lou Turco
• Ward 5 — David Celetti, Frank Fata
• Ward 6 — Ozzie Grandinetti, Frank Manzo

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:

• Mayor - Debbie Amaroso
• Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
• Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
• Ward 3 — Pat Mick, Brian Watkins
• Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
• Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
• Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Frank Manzo

2014–2018

Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:

• Mayor - Christian Provenzano
• Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
• Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Sandra Hollingsworth (elected in a by-election following the election of Terry Sheehan as MP, held on 1 February 2016)
• Ward 3 — Matthew Shoemaker, Judy Hupponen
• Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
• Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
• Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Ross Romano

History

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 ended in 2014, at the age of 87. Manzo is also the longest serving city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history, serving for a total of 38 years on council.^[8]

The council is most famous for a controversial language resolution, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.

References

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