A winter storm is prompting closures and adjusted hours for numerous businesses and organizations in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, from Sunday through Monday evening.
Business and Organization Closures
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 is closed Monday. St. Paddy’s stew tickets will be honored on Tuesday, March 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. The paramedics health clinic has been rescheduled.
Superior Family Health Team will be closed on Monday.
Soo Yellow Cab is closed Sunday and Monday.
Great Lakes Outfitters will be closed on Monday, March 16.
The Indigenous Friendship Centre in Sault Ste. Marie will be closed on Monday.
Superior Business Solutions and AK Graphix will be closed Monday, March 16, and will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m.
The John Howard Society main office at 27 King Street will be closed on Monday, March 16. Staff will contact clients to reschedule appointments.
Eye Care Algoma will be closed Monday, March 16, and will contact affected patients to reschedule.
Liberty Tax locations in Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River will be closed Monday. Appointments will be rescheduled.
Absolute Hearing Care is closed Monday, March 16, and patients with appointments will be contacted to reschedule.
FYidoctors Great Northern location is closed on Monday.
Fusion Financial Bookkeeping, Tax Preparation and Business Advisory Services will be closed on Monday, March 16.
Waterfront Child Development Centre has closed all programs Monday, March 16, due to heavy snow and poor road conditions.
The Sault Ste Marie Métis Centre will be closed on Monday, reopening Tuesday, weather permitting.
Raker on Peoples Road will be closed Monday.
Community Living Algoma offices in Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa and Elliot Lake will be closed Monday.
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library will be closed on Monday.
Vision Optical and Boutique by Heather, with optometrist Dr. Brian Matthews, Sarah Rohe and Brittany Belleau, will be closed on Monday and reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. All scheduled appointments will be cancelled and rescheduled.
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig will be closed on Monday.
Algoma University is closed on Monday due to weather. In-person classes are cancelled, but online classes will continue as planned. Normal operations are expected to resume Tuesday, March 17.
HART Hub – The Sault Ste. Marie HART Hub and men’s overnight shelter will be open for essential services only on Monday. All other services are expected to resume on Tuesday, weather permitting. Counselling, case management, housing outreach, Clubhouse, Beehive, Iris Place, and Downtown Ambassadors functions at all CMHA Algoma locations are closed. The Central Access and Information service at 386 Queen St. is also closed Monday.
Sault Community Career Centre is closed Monday, March 16, due to severe winter weather.
District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) – All offices, including Downtown Hub, Second Line West and Chapple Avenue Hubs, and DSSAB-operated child care programs, are closed Monday, March 16. Offices are expected to reopen Tuesday, March 17, at 8:30 a.m., weather permitting.
Harvest Algoma is closed Monday, March 16, and will resume regular hours Tuesday.
United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District’s office is closed Monday, March 16, and will reopen Tuesday, March 17, at 9 a.m.
Canadian Red Cross (Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa offices) is closed Monday, March 16. General inquiries: 705-759-4547.
Kumon Math and Reading Centre is closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather.
Group Health Centre (GHC) has cancelled all in-person appointments Monday, March 16. Patients will be contacted to reschedule.
Algoma Business Computers is closed Monday, March 16, due to weather.
Belisle Law is closed Monday, March 16, due to inclement weather.
Sault Ste. Marie Gymnastics Club is closed Monday, March 16, including the March Break Day Camp and all programming. Regular operations will resume Tuesday, March 17.
Riverside Christian Children’s Centre is closed Monday, March 16, due to inclement weather and expects to resume normal operations Tuesday, March 17.
Algoma District School Board (ADSB) — All facilities will be closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather. Employees are not expected to report to work. Operations are expected to resume Tuesday, March 17.
Huron Superior Catholic District School Board – All schools and board facilities are closed Monday, March 16, due to ongoing severe weather. Employees scheduled to work are asked to remain home.
Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services – All clinics, including the Indigenous Friendship Centre Clinic in Sault Ste. Marie, as well as locations at Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Thessalon, Mississauga First Nation, Serpent River First Nation, Sagamok Anishinawbek, Atikameksheng Anishinawbek, Wawa, Chapleau Cree First Nation, and Brunswick House First Nation will be closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather.
YMCA Sault Ste. Marie — All YMCA locations, including offsite childcare centres, will be closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather.
Station Tower Optometry – Office closed Monday, March 16.
Dental Office of Dr. Glibota and Dr. Brescacin – Closed Monday, March 16 due to severe weather.
Suraci & Olszewski LLP – Office closed Monday, March 16 due to inclement weather.
Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) – Social services offices in Wawa, Thessalon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, and the head office in Little Rapids will be closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather.
Our Driving School — The class scheduled for Monday, March 16, has been cancelled due to weather and will be made up Wednesday, March 18. The first class will now begin Tuesday, March 17.
Child Care Algoma programs and services (Sault Ste. Marie and district) – All programs closed Monday, March 16, due to heavy snow and poor road conditions. Programs are expected to resume normal operations Tuesday, March 17, barring further weather issues.
CI Assante Wealth Management – Office closed Monday due to weather.
Feifel Gualazzi Personal Injury Law Firm – The office will be closed Monday, March 16, due to the weather.
Waabinong Head Start Family Services – Closed Monday; scheduled to reopen Tuesday.
Sault Community Health Centre — The centre will be closed all day. Staff will contact anyone with scheduled appointments.
Quality Cleaners and Parkway Cleaners — Both locations will be closed for the day.
Country Style — The restaurant will be closed Monday due to the weather.
Municipal Office of Huron Shores — The office will be closed to in-person services Monday, March 16, due to ongoing weather conditions. Municipal staff will continue to monitor emails and respond as soon as possible. Residents are encouraged to monitor local weather and travel advisories.
Tomlinson Law — The office will be closed due to inclement weather. All appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled once staff return.
Children’s Aid Society of Algoma — All offices are closed. Emergency services remain available by calling the after-hours phone line.
Dr. Joanna Lamberts and Dr. Hayden Murray Dentistry — Offices will be closed Monday due to inclement weather.
THRIVE Child Development Centre — All services at the Sault Ste. Marie locations on Johnson Avenue and Queen Street, as well as the H.S. McLellan Preschool, are cancelled. District offices in Elliot Lake, Blind River, Wawa, and Hornepayne are also closed.
Algoma Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic — The clinic will be closed Monday, March 16, due to inclement weather.
Pim Street Dental — The office will be closed Monday due to severe weather.
Esquire Club closed today at 7 p.m. and will be closed on Monday.
Canpar Express — The courier company will be closed Monday due to severe weather and will not be delivering or picking up parcels.
IDA Pharmacy store hours adjusted due to winter storm:
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Closing at 4 p.m.: Wellington Square, Urban Square, Market Mall
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Open until 5 p.m.: Queenstown
The public will be updated via the store’s social media pages.
Shooters Downstairs Lounge will be closing early at 5 p.m. today due to the winter storm.
City of Sault Ste. Marie — Garbage and recycling collection scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2026, has been cancelled due to weather. Collection will be postponed to next Monday. Residents affected by the delay may place additional bags out for collection next week. Bins should be removed from the curb to assist snow-clearing operations.
Rankin Arena — Closed this evening due to severe weather. Officials will reassess tomorrow for any additional closures.
Transit is still running.
SK Group on Queen Street will be closed tomorrow.
Alzheimer Society Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District — The office will be closed Monday, March 16, due to severe weather.
Algoma Public Health — All offices are closed to the public on Monday, March 16, 2026, due to significant weather. All clinics, classes, and events scheduled for the day will be rescheduled.
Municipality of Huron Shores — Municipal snowplow operations have been temporarily suspended due to extremely poor visibility and unsafe conditions. Crews will return to the roads Monday morning once conditions allow. All municipal waste disposal sites will also be closed Monday, March 16. Residents are strongly encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel.
Sault College — The campus is closed and all in-person classes and activities are cancelled effective immediately through Monday, March 16, 2026, due to inclement weather and hazardous travel. More information is available at https://www.saultcollege.ca/school-closure.
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