Monday Morning News – October 16

Oct 16, 2017 @ 08:53

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers early this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 8. Tonight – mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 5.

Marine – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southwest 10 knots increasing to southwest 15 early this morning and to southwest 20 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 25 near midnight then veering to northwest 20 Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to west 15 Tuesday afternoon and to southwest 10 Tuesday evening. Chance of showers today. Risk of thunderstorms this morning. Waves one half metre building to one this morning and to one and one half metres early this evening. Waves building to 2 overnight then subsiding to one Tuesday evening.

Roads –

101	Shawmere River to Highway 651	bare and wet road with bare and dry road sections.	2017-10-16 4:25
101	Highway 651 to Wawa	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
129	Thessalon to Aubrey Falls	bare and wet road with bare and dry road sections.	2017-10-13 14:23
129	Aubrey Falls to Chapleau	bare and wet road with bare and dry road sections.	2017-10-16 4:25
17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	bare and wet road	2017-10-15 9:30
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
519	Highway 17 – Dambrossio Township to Green Lake Road – Dunphy Township	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02
631	White River to Highway 11	bare and dry road	2017-10-16 3:02

Road Closures – Terrace Bay: #HWY17 EB near Steel River Bridge, EB lane is closed due to a collision. Traffic control is in place. The OPP tweeted at 9 p.m. last night that the highway was closed because of a collision “Tractor trailer blocking both lanes. #OPP and Fire Dept on scene.”

News Tidbits – The Regional Employment Help Centre is hosting  an information session and presentation in White River this evening from 6:30 – 8:30 in the Municipal Council Chambers. The presentation will be on the Employment Standards Act and Current Regulations.

Over the next few months, there will be changes at the Big Bird Inn – Wawa-news has been told that the hotel will be rebuilt. No word on the bar, laundromat or restaurant facilities.