Sault businesses feel the squeeze as tariff uncertainty grows

The latest round of U.S. tariffs will no doubt have impact on local businesses, says the head of the city’s economic development department.Rick Van Staveren said while it is still too early to determine how the latest rounds of tariffs, and Canada’s retaliatory measures factor into Sault Ste. Marie and the region’s economic picture “we know there will be impacts on local businesses and industries.” Van Staveren said steel, forestry and forest products have been, a