Hwy 17 is now open from Batchawana Bay to Wawa. Dec 20, 2021 at 09:13 At 9:00 a.m., Highway 17 from Wawa to White River was reopened. please drive with care. Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay remains closed at this time. Dec 20, 2021 at 05:40 At 3:06 a.m. Highway 17 road conditions improved north of White River, ...
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Morning News – December 20
Dec 20, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Flurries ending near noon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 15 this afternoon. Tonight – ...
Read More »Algoma Public Health – Weekend cases
Sunday, Dec 18, 2021 Algoma Public Health reported fifteen (15) new cases of COVID-19: fourteen (14) – Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and one (i) – Central and East Algoma. There are currently 242 active cases in the Algoma District. Low-Risk Exposure: Porter Flight (PD683) from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. – ...
Read More »Road Conditions – December 20
At this time (6:00 a.m.) Highway 17 is closed from Batchawana Bay to White River/Mobert. A winter weather travel advisory is in effect (Pukaskwa Park to Searchmont). Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 14 centimetres are expected. Wind gusts up to 60km/h will create reduced visibility and poor travel conditions. Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, ...
Read More »Hwy 101 (Wawa to Chapleau) CLOSED
At 1:52 a.m. Highway 101 was closed from Wawa to Chapleau due to weather.
Read More »Morning News – December 18
Dec 18, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...
Read More »APH Reports 24 New Cases of COVID-19 & 18th death in the Algoma District
Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-four (24) new cases of COVID-19: nineteen (19) in Sault Ste. Marie & Area and five (5) in Central and East Algoma. There are now 257 cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Algoma Public Health has also reported “It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s 18th death related to ...
Read More »Crazy Weather Yesterday
The weather yesterday was crazy. At midnight there was snow on the ground, but as the temperature rose to 13C at 6 a.m. most of the snow was gone. 12 hours later the freeze was back on, it was 0C. Throughout this, the wind was blowing with a recorded gust of 79 km/h around 8 a.m. and a second high ...
Read More »Tonight is the 2021 Stationary Santa Parade!
Tonight between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Wawa’s 2021 Stationary Santa Parade will be held at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Motorists are asked to enter from Superior Avenue, proceed the length of the arena, and around to the side (curling end) where you will see Santa and then turn and exit along Chris Simon Drive.
Read More »Morning News – December 17
Dec 17, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near noon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...
Read More »APH has 19 new cases of COVID-19 & a low-risk exposure
Algoma Public Health has reported nineteen (19) new cases of COVID-19: sixteen (16) in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and three (3) in Central and East Algoma. There are currently 263 active cases. A low-risk exposure has been reported at the Station Mall on Sunday, Dec 12th between 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at La Vie en Rose, Bootlegger, As Seen ...
Read More »Area Road Conditions – Dec 17 at 06:45
If you are headed to the east a number of Sudbury school buses are cancelled, due to icy road conditions. School buses are cancelled in Timmins, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Smooth Rock Falls, Kapuskasing, and Hearst. Schools are open. All buses are running in the Wawa area. updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km ...
Read More »Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Winter Testing
To provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 and variants including Omicron, the province has launched a holiday testing blitz to offer rapid antigen tests to individuals free of charge at pop-up sites across the province, as well as at select LCBO stores across Ontario. This initiative is part of the government’s enhanced COVID-19 testing strategy to mitigate the ...
Read More »LDHCF Catch the Ace – Week 25 Winner is…
Dec 16, 2021 at 10:12 Congratulations to Christian Lapointe, winner of Week 25 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#28) that Christian selected contained the Ace of Hearts, winning $726. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $13,065! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...
Read More »Morning News – December 16
Dec 16, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Rain showers changing to snow this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Blowing snow this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming southwest 60 gusting to 90 early this morning then diminishing to 40 gusting to 70 late this afternoon. ...
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