The highway has been reopened. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:48 Wawa-news has been advised that the highway is open to one lane. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:28 ON511 is advising that a collision on Hwy 17 at Ranwick Uranium Mine Road has all lanes closed. (Ranwick Uranium Mine is at the top of the Montreal River Hill on the east ...
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Dark Sky Week – Lake Superior Provincial Park
Did you know that the skies above Lake Superior Provincial Park are among the darkest in North America. In 2016, Jeffrey Deans, Outreach Coordinator of the Algoma Astronomers, initiated an application to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) to have Lake Provincial Park designated as a Dark Sky Preserve. Letters of support for the application were received from the ...
Read More »Discover Lake Superior Provincial Park (Saturday, Sunday & Monday Events)
Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Saturday, ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – July 27
Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 16. Northeast Forest Fire Update: There are eight (8) active fires in the Northwest ...
Read More »Discover Lake Superior Provincial Park (Friday, Saturday & Sunday Events)
Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Friday, ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – July 26
Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Night – Clear. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h before morning. Low 16. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, all of which are being observed in the far north, except for Wawa 9, 0.1 ...
Read More »Discover Lake Superior Provincial Park (Thursday & Friday Events)
Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Thursday, ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – July 25
Weather: Today – Sunny. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 fires in the NE Region (14 being observed), 2 were confirmed last night: Cochrane 24 (COC024) is a 10 hectare fire and is being observed. It is located 107 kilometeres west of Attawapiskat, and 15 kilometres ...
Read More »Don’t Forget – Scheduled Algoma Power Outage (Dubreuilville, Goudreau, Lochalsh, and Missanabie)
Algoma Power requires an electrical service interruption for all customers in the communities of Dubreuilville, Goudreau, Lochalsh, and Missanabie on Thursday July 25th between the hours of 08:00am and 4:00pm with no alternate date. Please note the Alamos Gold Mine site will be affected by this interruption. This interruption is required for pole replacements. For safety reasons ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – July 24
Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers early this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Clearing near midnight. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There is 1 active fire in the Sault Ste. Marie ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – July 23
Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Low 13. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There is 1 active fire in the Sault Ste. Marie district; it is being held. There are ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – July 22nd
Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 14. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: there are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There is 1 active fire (Sault Ste. Marie 7 (SAU007), a 0.2 ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – July 20
Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers this morning and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing near noon. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 10. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There were two new ...
Read More »Discover Lake Superior Provincial Park (Friday, Saturday & Sunday Events)
Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Friday, ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – July 19
Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60% chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 13. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Cochrane fire management sector has 13 fires; all ...
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