The city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada contains
a significant number of named residential neighbourhoods, including Bayview,
Broadview Gardens, Brookfield, Buckley, Carpin Beach, Cedar Heights, East
Korah, Eastside, Fort Creek, Grandview Gardens, Korah, Manitou Park, McQueen,
Meadow Park, Nokomis Beach, Odena, The P Patch, Pointe aux Pins, Pointe des
Chênes, Pointe Louise and Steelton.
Bayview
The area which is included in Bayview is the square of city
blocks made by Wallace Terrace, Goetz
Street, Bonney
Street, and Glasgow Avenue.
Broadview Gardens
Broadview Gardens is a residential
neighbourhood bounded by Chippewa
St. to the north, Second Line W. to the south, Goulais Ave. to the
east and Allen's Side Road to the west.
Cedar Heights
Cedar Heights is bounded by Third
Line East to the north, Second Line East to the south, Black Rd. to the east and Great Northern Rd
to the west. The area contains Bianchi Estates, a middle class subdivision,
which continues to expand with new home construction.
Eastside
Eastside is bounded by Trunk Rd. to the north, Chambers Ave. to the south, Boundary Rd. to the
west, and Dacey Rd.
to the east. The neighbourhood, like other lower eastern neighbourhoods, below
the hill, was developed in the 1950s.
Catholic elementary schools in the area include
(from west to east) St. Marks, St. Patrick,St. Mary's French Immersion, Sister
Mary Claire, and St. Hubert. There are many
public elementary schools in the area including Eastview, Grandview,
Pinewood, and Parkland. Both Catholic High
Schools in the city are located centrally in the city and students are bused
from east and west. Public High Schools in the east end are Superior Heights
C&VS, formerly known as Sir James Dunn, and White Pines C&VS.
Fort Creek
Fort Creek is an established residential neighbourhood in the
north end of the city. Approximate boundaries are Westridge Rd to the north, Second Line
East to the south, Sackville Rd.
to the east and Fort Creek to the west. The area contains homes built in the
1960s and 1970s as well as modest expansions in the 2000s. The Fort Creek
neighbourhood is surrounded by generous greenspace appreciated by local
residents.
Grand
Grand area is a collection of streets beginning with
"Grand" or starting with the letter G all connected to Grand Boulevard. It
is a middle-class neighbourhood bordered by St Georges Avenue East and Northern Avenue East.
The streets in this area include Grand, Grandview,
Grandriver, Granite, Grandy, Grangemill, Grandhaven and Grandmont. St. Basil's
Secondary School is located directly across from the end of Grand Boulevard on St. Georges Avenue East and Northern Heights Elementary School
is located on Grand Boulevard.
Grandview Gardens
Grandview Gardens is a residential
neighbourhood located at the eastern end of the city. The approximate
boundaries are Chambers Ave.
to the north, Queen St. east
to the south, Dacey Rd.
to the east and Boundary Rd.
to the west.
Meadow
Park
The approximate boundaries of Meadow Park
are Trunk Rd.
to the north, St. Mary's River to the south, Boundary Rd. to the east and Pine St. to the
west.
Much of the area was established in the 1950s
with some newer homes located south of Wellington St E. The area contains The
Sault Ste Marie Country Club, evident by street names such as Caddy Ave. and Country Club Place which surround the course. The area
surrounding the golf course and near St. Mary's River contains larger executive
homes.
The P Patch
The approximate boundaries of this neighbourhood
are Northern Ave.
to the north, McNabb Street
to the south, Pine St.
to the west and Black Road
to the east. The area includes forested greenspace and tobogganing hills.
Once officially named Cambrian Heights, it attained its more representative
title as the neighbourhood grew and local residents noticed a peculiar
phenomenon - all of the streets began with the letter P. The P Patch's west end contains
established homes from the 60s and 70s, some of which are rented by students
attending the nearby Sault College. The east end is primarily
composed of newer single-detached houses.
Street names in the neighbourhood include
Princess, Paladin, Pentagon, Plummer, Pleasant, Pageant, Primrose, Panoramic,
Plaintree, Partridge, Paradise, Promenade, Peacock, Pinemore, Princeton,
Palace, Placid, Parkview, Pelican, Peach, and Pawating (although it is a
private lane, bears no street sign and appears only on maps). Today, just one
street deviates from the suburban naming rule: Lake Street, which expanded into the
neighbourhood from the south.
Pointes des Chenes
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
Steelton was originally its own community developed about 100
years ago for local steel workers and remains a working-class neighbourhood.
Its close proximity to Essar Steel Algoma and the downtown core, as well
as a desire for suburban living and the ease of modern transportation has
prevented its redevelopment.
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