Wednesday Morning News – March 1

Mar 1, 2017 @ 04:14

Weather – Today Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and cloud, clearing in the late afternoon. Temperatures should be a high of -12. If you are out and about this morning, bundle up, the wind is expected to be -29.

With the gusty winds overnight there may be drifting, especially in your driveway. However, the waves on Lake Superior should be pretty if you are driving along Hwy 17 to the Soo. Environment Canada is forcasting waves 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 near noon and to one metre by Thursday morning.

 

Roads

17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	bare and wet road with snow covered sections.	17-03-01 5:37
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	partly snow packed with bare and wet road sections.	17-03-01 5:40
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	snow packed	17-03-01 5:39
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	partly snow packed with snow packed sections.	17-03-01 5:40
101	Jct 101/651 to Wawa	snow packed	17-03-01 5:39
519	Jct 17/519 to Dubreuilville	snow packed	17-03-01 5:39
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	snow packed	17-03-01 5:39
631	White River to Hornepayne, and to Highway 11	partly snow packed with snow packed sections.	17-03-01 5:40
651	Jct 101/651 to Missinabie	snow covered	17-03-01 5:41

(Road conditions were updated at 6:15 a.m.)

Local – Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Boardroom (downstairs) Sandi Lowe will be presenting a slideshow about her latest book, “The Ley of the Land”.

Sir James Dunn School is also holding a Public Information Meeting about the amalgamation of Sir James Dunn Public School into Michipicoten High School, creating a JK – 12 school. The meeting begins at 6:30 in the Library upstairs.