Pull Factors Likely to Help Attract People to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Ontario is the richest province of Canada, with a revamp system of transport. Over 13 436 km of railway mainline track has been constructed here and it also boasts of more than 21 000 km of well-paved roads. Furthermore, it has vast water transport systems, encompassing the Welland Canal and the great St. Lawrence Seaway (Bothwell, & Hillmer, 2012). Sault Ste. Marie’s population has been on the decline since the late 1990s, with inhabitants moving to the Northern part of Ontario, which has better climate and offers superb markets for goods. The region has other discouraging attributes like extreme temperatures (Bothwell, & Hillmer, 2012). Pull factors are thus required in a bid to attract people to inhabit this region. This paper proceeds to discuss some of the pull factors which can be employed to boost the population base of Sault Ste. Marie in the next 10 years.
Pull factors attract people to a given area, while push factors drive them away. In Sault Ste. Marie, there are various attractants, which people find pleasant. Bodies of water adjoining the entire area are major sources of immigrants flocking in the city; the quality of education as compared to the schools in the North; tourist attraction sites; and the presence of a well-maintained, operational municipal airport are some of the pull-factors that can encourage people to settle in the Southern part of Ontario (Pollett, 2003).
The city is intertwined between vast water bodies like the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, Lakes Superior and Great Lakes, which offer exiting boat-tour sites. The water bodies also provide excellent avenues for fishermen, and helps make the environment beautiful. The water locked Whitefish Island is a superb venue for site-seeing, which helps attract tourists as well as permanent settlers in the city (Bothwell, & Hillmer, 2012). In addition, the quality of education in the Southern part of the province of Ontario is better than its Northern counterpart. It has relatively more schools and tertiary institutions than the North, thus it would be a great place to bring up a child as well as develop one’s career.
The city boasts of several tourist attraction sites, including the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center, The Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site, the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, the Art Gallery of Algoma, Casino Sault Ste. Marie, Whitefish Island, and Agawa Canyon Tour Train among others. These sites can provide a solid reason for one to want to permanently settle in the Southern Ontario from other parts of Canada and the world at large (Pollett, 2003).
The existence of an operational, well-maintained municipal airport is a major boost to the city. Air travels are made a lot easier than in other parts of Canada, which can possible act as an attractant. Moreover, pilots and other crews, including experts are encouraged by the presence of an effective air transport system (Bothwell, & Hillmer, 2012).
From the arguments advanced herein, it suffices to conclude that elaborate and heated promotion of the pull factors of the city of Sault Ste. Marie is an ultimate way of attracting new settlers, who will help attain the required population of the region in the next ten years. Strengthening of such strongholds will only bring better results.
References
Bothwell, R. & Hillmer, N. (2012). The Canadian Encyclopedia: Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/ontario.
Pollett, F. C. (2003). Ontario II: Sault Ste. Marie to Midland: highway guide. Ottawa: Canadian Geographic Enterprises, 109.
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