Morning News – January 12

Jan 12, 2023 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -4. Wind chill -14 this morning and -9 this afternoon.
• Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -18. Wind chill -13 this evening and -27 overnight.

News Tidbits: 

• If you are headed to Sault Ste. Marie there is a disabled vehicle in the Gargantua area, and the highway is reduced to one lane. At Dead Otter Lake, the eastbound lane and shoulder has been closed since 3:04 a.m. closed due to a disabled vehicle. Dead Otter Lake is about 2km east of Gamitagama Road.
• Did you know that the first Ontario Road Map was issued in 1923 showing about 3,000 km of provincial highways. Now mapping shows closer to 17,000 km. At that time, Highway 17 ended at Sault Ste. Marie (Link – 1923 map on Wikipedia).
• Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) has received two grants totalling $17,000 through the Thunder Bay Community Foundation to support greater accessibility to classical music and meaningful collaboration with Indigenous partners. A free public
  concert, “Noondaagotoon” will be held on May 5th at Fort William Historical Park, featuring Indigenous artists including David Wilkinson-Simard and the Thunder Mountain Singers and Elder Rita Fenton with a women’s hand drumming group. The Danny Clara Legacy Fund will support the Family concert and Education program: The Spirit Horse Returns on April 14 & 15, 2023 at the TBCA.

Provincial Announcements:

• Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade at 10 a.m. in Hannon.