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Tariffs slash bridge traffic 30% as Sault economy suffers

9/9/2026

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Mayor Matthew Shoemaker says 50% U.S. steel tariffs are crippling Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario’s economy.
Bridge traffic has fallen 30% since the tariffs began, reducing cross-border retail spending.
Residents are canceling vacations and avoiding summer golf trips to Michigan, “voting with their wallets.”
Negotiations to reduce sectoral tariffs collapsed, leaving retaliatory tariffs as the only remaining option.

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Mayor Matthew Shoemaker says 50% U.S. steel tariffs are crippling Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario’s economy.
Bridge traffic has fallen 30% since the tariffs began, reducing cross-border retail spending.
Residents are canceling vacations and avoiding summer golf trips to Michigan, “voting with their wallets.”
Negotiations to reduce sectoral tariffs collapsed, leaving retaliatory tariffs as the only remaining option.