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The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public that Highway 17 from Thessalon to Sault Ste Marie is now closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions.
The highway was closed at 11:26 a.m.
The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public that Highway 17 from Thessalon to Sault Ste Marie is now closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions.
The highway was closed at 11:26 a.m.
OPP are asking the motoring public to stay off the highway as they are dealing with multiple motor vehicle collisions.
Updates will be provided as they become available.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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