The area of Sports/Events Development provides leadership and professional recreation services to sport, athletic and fitness groups and users of outdoor sports facilities and parks.

Sporting organizations for youth and adult and sport facilities include:

• Soccer
• Baseball
• Slo-pitch
• T-Ball
• Football
• Track and Field

We currently work with 38 individual sporting groups whose volunteer efforts generate over 400,000 participation hours each year.  To make contact with sporting groups and other leisure organizations in Sault Ste Marie and area, check out our Leisure Services Information Directory.

Services include the provision of support services for organized sport groups including registration, volunteer training, liaison with provincial and national sport organizations and allocation and scheduling of outdoor sport facilities such as ball diamonds, soccer/football fields, tennis courts, and outdoor ice rinks.

Canadian Tire JumpStart Program
Canadian Tire has partnered with the Sault Sports Council and the City of Sault Ste. Marie Recreation and Culture Division to form a local chapter of the JumpStart Program. Applications are now being accepted for this program which assists children in need, ages 5 to 18 years to participate in organized physical activities.   We look forward to helping the children and youth in our community in making physical activity a priority, and in providing them with the opportunity to participate in recreation and sports so they can develop healthier lifestyles.  Please ensure that you read the Application Guidelines to determine eligibility. Download the JumpStart Introduction or application form here.



Margaret Hazelton
Supervisor Recreation

Level II - Civic Centre
99 Foster Drive, P.O. Box 580
Sault Ste. Marie, ON  P6A 5N1

Telephone:  (705) 759-5313
Fax:  (705) 759-6605
E-mail:  m.hazelton@cityssm.on.ca