Meet your Mayor

Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Matthew shares a story in common with many Saultites.
The son of an immigrant, Matthew’s mother, Franca Coccimiglio, moved to Canada from Italy in the late 1960s. His dad, Greg, grew up in southern Ontario and came to Sault Ste. Marie to study at Sault College. Greg worked at St. Mary’s Paper and Algoma Steel over a 40 year career. Franca and Greg raised Matthew, and his siblings, Steven and Nadia, in Sault Ste. Marie’s west end.

Matthew attended Notre-Dame-des-Écoles elementary school, St. Mary’s College high school, then completed his undergraduate degree at Algoma University. At Algoma U, Matthew was elected to the Student Union and proudly participated in Algoma’s pursuit of independence from Laurentian University. After his undergraduate studies, Matthew attended the University of Ottawa where he obtained his law degree. Upon graduating in 2012, Matthew began working at the Wishart Law Firm, where he has continued to work since that time. In 2019, Matthew completed his Master of Laws through Osgoode Hall Law School.

Always passionate about his hometown, Matthew was elected to City Council in 2014, and 2018, and was elected Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie in 2022. His time on City Council was focused on aggressively pursuing new ideas at City Hall.

He and his wife, Jenna, were married in 2015. In 2018 they welcomed their first son, Hudson, and in 2021, their second son, Maxwell. They all live in Sault Ste. Marie, at the top of Pine Street hill, with their dog, Maple.
Matthew is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Stay updated on the Mayor’s Office

Throughout my time in elected office, I have strived to be an open and transparent leader. As your Mayor, I am committed to ensuring the community knows what is going on in the Mayor’s Office.

Council meetings span hours and cover a wide variety of topics so it can be difficult to stay informed about what is going on. I also know there is a lot going on at the City and in everyone’s lives, and with the constant news cycle it can be easy to miss what we are working on.

On my website, you will find my weekly schedule (posted on Mondays), a list of resolutions for Council meetings that I have drafted, update reports released bi-annually about what I’m working on, news coverage about the City/City Council and details about my salary and expenses.

With the support of City Council and the community, I want to build the city I know we can be. I encourage residents to check out the content referenced above to learn more and I’m always available to speak more about the municipal initiatives and important local developments.

Connect with Mayor Shoemaker

◊ Phone: 705-971-6631
◊ E-mail: mayor.shoemaker@cityssm.on.ca
◊ Twitter: @SooShoe
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