Who to Call in the Soo
The Soo's most-needed numbers — health, the city, transit and road conditions — with tappable contacts.
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The Soo's most-needed numbers — health, the city, transit and road conditions — with tappable contacts.
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The numbers Sault Ste. Marie residents reach for most — health, the city, getting around and the roads — grouped so they're quick to find. The Soo sits on the St. Marys River at Baawitigong, the place of the rapids.
Without a family doctor? You're not alone — here's where to start
Health Connect Ontario (811)
Free 24/7 nurse advice, and where to register for Health Care Connect if you have no family doctor
Sault Area Hospital
The city's acute-care hospital and emergency department
Public Works & Engineering
Roads, snow clearing, water and sewer, garbage and recycling questions
City of Sault Ste. Marie — Civic Centre
General city services and council matters
Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services (Sault Loops)
City buses — the four Sault Loops (Hillside, Citywide, Westside, Eastside). Tap the Umo card or app, or pay the $3.50 cash fare with exact change.
Ontario 511 — road conditions
Live highway conditions and closures, including Highway 17 north toward Batchawana Bay and Wawa in lake-effect snow
Town Tools builds free, public tools for Sault Ste. Marie and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.
Group Health Centre
Primary and specialist care. After the 2024 de-rostering the centre is taking patients back on — it expects 14,000 attached to a provider by early 2027. If you have no provider, register with Health Care Connect (811) as well.
GHC Access Care Clinic
Interim care for GHC patients de-rostered on or after May 31, 2024. Call from 8 a.m. for a same-day appointment, Mon–Fri 9–4 — it isn't a walk-in.
Physician Recruitment — Welcome to SSM
The city's effort to bring in new doctors; lists new clinics and recruitment news