Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

CP Holiday Train

Oct 16, 2024 at 09:38 CPKC has released this year’s Holiday Train Schedule. The Holiday Train will be stopping in Chapleau, White River, Mobert, Marathon, Schreiber, Nipigon, before heading to Thunder Bay. There is no stop scheduled for Dubreuilville this year. This is the 26th year for the Holiday Train. Touring with the train this year through Northern Ontario is ...

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Saturday Morning News – November 30

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 12 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Heyden) OPEN

Nov 29, 2024 at 23:02 At 13:39, ON511 reported that weather conditions have improved and the highway has been opened.   Nov 28, 2024 at 23:02 At 22:47 ON511 reported that weather conditions have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to Heyden (Hwy 556 – Ranger Lake Road). There are some large streamers of snow squalls between the Soo and Montreal ...

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Closures – Algoma District

Algoma Family Services will be closing our offices today across the Algoma District. All schools will be closed in Sault Ste. Marie and Central Algoma (except for Thessalon Public School) today. Mountain View Public School will be closed today due to the Highway 17 N closure from Heyden to Wawa. Sault Ste Marie Area – including Batchawana, Goulais River, Searchmont & ...

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Friday Morning News – November 29

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Periods of light snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High -2. Wind chill -10 this morning and -5 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to ...

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The NWMO selects site for Canada’s deep geological repository

Today, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace as the host communities for the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. In July, Ignace resident voted yes to move forward in the process. Earlier this month, the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation voted voted ...

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Thursday Morning News – November 28

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Periods of light snow beginning near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -2. Wind chill near -10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -7. Wind chill -5 this evening and -10 overnight. ...

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Hwy 17 (Agawa Bay) OPEN

The Highway has been reopened. Nov 27, 2024 at 20:33 ON511 is reporting that due to weather conditions, Hwy 17 is closed at Agawa Bay. The highway was closed in both directions at the Scenic Lookout on the Agawa Bay Hill.

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) OPEN

Nov 27, 2024 at 16:19 The highway has been reopened. Nov 27, 2024 at 09:08 Highway 17 has been closed from Wawa (Pinewood Drive) to Batchawana (Hwy 563/17) due to weather conditions. The highway was closed at 8:54 a.m.  

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Wednesday Morning News – November 27

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this morning. High -2. Wind chill -13 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -7. Wind chill near -12. Thursday – Cloudy. ...

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Tuesday Morning News – November 26

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill -7 this morning. Tonight..Periods of light snow ending near midnight then cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 3 this evening and minus 10 overnight. Wednesday – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries late ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana Bay) – OPEN

At 5:30 a.m. the highway was reopened. Nov 25, 2024 at 23:45 The highway closure has been moved from the MTO Weigh Scales (Heyden) to Batchawana Bay; and is closed to Wawa. Nov 25, 2024 at 21:55 ON511 has updated the closure, and Highway 17 is closed from Pinewood Drive (Wawa) to the MTO Weigh Scales (Heyden) due to weather ...

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Monday Morning News – November 25

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Periods of light snow beginning this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -2. Wind chill near -10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind up to ...

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Winter weather travel advisory

At 6:11a.m. Environment Canada issued the following Winter Weather Travel Advisory for the regions highlighted in the graphic to the right. Weather may be affected in bordering areas. A low pressure system will bring accumulating snow to the area. Snowfall will begin in the early afternoon for Sault Ste. Marie and reach North Bay later in the evening. The heaviest ...

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Saturday Morning News – November 23rd

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy. 70% chance of flurries changing to 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. High +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -6. Wind chill near -8. Sunday – Increasing cloudiness in the morning. ...

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