Monday Morning News – December 18

Dec 18, 2017 @ 07:45

Weather – Flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High zero. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h before morning. Temperature steady near zero.

Roads –

	2017-12-18 – early morning report
101	Timmins to Highway 144	bare and dry road with bare and wet road, snow packed sections.	2017-12-18 3:34
101	Highway 144 to Shawmere River	partly snow packed with bare and wet road sections.	2017-12-18 3:35
101	Shawmere River to Highway 651	partly snow packed with partly snow covered, snow packed sections.	2017-12-18 5:23
101	Highway 651 to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-12-18 5:25
129	Thessalon to Aubrey Falls	partly snow packed with partly snow covered sections.	2017-12-18 5:30
129	Aubrey Falls to Chapleau	partly snow packed with snow covered sections.	2017-12-18 5:23
17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	snow packed with partly snow packed sections.	2017-12-18 5:27
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-12-18 5:25
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	bare and wet road	2017-12-18 5:25
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	bare and wet road	2017-12-18 5:24
519	Highway 17 – Dambrossio Township to Green Lake Road – Dunphy Township	bare and wet road with partly snow packed sections.	2017-12-18 5:25
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	bare and wet road	2017-12-18 5:25
631	White River to Highway 11	partly snow packed with partly snow covered, snow packed sections.	2017-12-18 5:24
651	Highway 101 to Missinabi	snow packed	2017-12-18 5:23

 

News Tidbits – NextBridge Infrastructure and Valard signed a contracting agreement for the Ontario East-West Tie Line Project on Dec. 12th, 2017. Six communities — Fort William, Red Rock Indian Band, Pays Plat, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, Pic Mobert and Michipicoten First Nation have developed two partnerships, Bamkushwada Limited Partnership and SuperCom Industries, to benefit from the East-West Tie Line.

The East-West Tie Line is a 450km, double-circuit 230 kV transmission line will generally parallel the existing 230 kV transmission line connecting the Wawa Transformer Station to the Lakehead Transformer Station near Thunder Bay to ensure a reliable, long-term electricity supply in northwestern Ontario. It is expected to be completed in 2010.

Did you know? Benjamin and Olivia are the most popular names for boys and girls born in Ontario. Liam slipped to second place after holding the top spot for boys’ names for five years running, while Olivia remains the most popular baby girls’ name in Ontario since 2008.

Top girls names are:	Top boys names are:
Olivia Emma Charlotte Ava Sophia	Benjamin Liam Noah Ethan Lucas