Roof collapse prompts brewery demolition

Demolition of the former Northern Breweries is expected following a partial roof collapse at the Bay Street site late Wednesday morning. Property owner Riversedge Developments has contacted an engineer and contractor and plans to tear down the more than 100-year-old structure “as soon as possible,” said City of Sault Ste. Marie communications officer Tessa Vecchio. Spring Street, from Bay Street to Foster Drive, and a south sidewalk on Foster Drive are closed for safety reasons. A de