Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 60 early this morning. High -4. Wind chill -19 this morning and -2 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Periods of snow and local blowing snow ending overnight then cloudy with 30% chance of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast ...
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Bus Cancellations – Batchawana Eastwards
Due to the impending inclement weather, and visibility concerns forecasted for today, all school related transportation will be cancelled in the following areas: Sault Ste Marie – including Batchawana, Goulais River, Searchmont Central Algoma – including Echo Bay, Bruce Mines, Desbarats, St. Joe Island, Thessalon North Shore – including Iron Bridge, Blind River, Spanish Schools will remain open; however, no transportation will be provided. Note ...
Read More »WFD Responds to Fire on Broadway Avenue UPDATED
Feb 17, 2026 at 10:30 It appears that the fire at the Wawa EarlyON building is finally out. A stubborn fire, with lots of fuel… firefighters attended several times to ensure that it didn’t grow. The ground floor windows are boarded up, and once all the investigation into the cause, start, and damage from the fire is complete – the ...
Read More »New Store Welcomed by Shoppers
Wawaites have been watching through the windows as the interior of the former Sam’s Foodline/storage warehouse has been transforming. Walls painted, shelves, then stuff on those shelves, advertisements looking for staff and store manager. The building has served as a grocery store since the 1940’s: Victor White’s Groceries, Loeb’s, and last, Sam’s Foodline. Sam’s Foodline opened in October of ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – February 17th
Weather: Today A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill near -9. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Clear. Becoming partly cloudy late this evening. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low -11. Wind chill -9 this evening and -21 overnight. Roads: News ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – February 16
Weather: Today Periods of snow ending this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries late this morning then 30% chance of rain showers or flurries early this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle late this morning. Temperature steady near +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -11. Wind chill -13 overnight. Roads: ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – February 13
Feb 13, 2026 at 07:58 Weather: Today Snow ending near noon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High zero. Wind chill -12 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening with risk of freezing drizzle. ...
Read More »Hwy 11 & 631 remains closed
Feb 13, 2026 at 06:58 Hwy 11 (Nipigon to Hearst) & 631 (Hornepayne to Jct 631/11) remains closed at this time due to a fatal multi-vehicle collision that occurred late yesterday afternoon. One person has died, ant two have been taken to hospital.
Read More »Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana Bay) OPEN
Feb 11, 2026 at 02:21 At 1:37 a.m. the highway was reopened. Feb 10, 2026 at 23:45 The closure has been extended from Wawa to Batchawana Bay. Feb 10, 2026 at 20:57 On511 is alerting that Hwy 17 (Old Woman Bay) all lanes are closed due to a collision.
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – February 10
Weather: Today Periods of snow. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -2. Wind chill near -7. Tonight Light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10. Wind chill -7 this evening and -15 overnight. Roads: News Tidbits: Confederation College is relocating its Greenstone Campus from Longlac to Geraldton. The Geraldton ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – February 9
Weather: Today Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -4. Wind chill -19 this morning and -10 this afternoon. Tonight Flurries with risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Low -6. Wind chill -13 this evening. Roads:
Read More »Saturday Morning News – February 7
Weather: Today Partly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Otherwise sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -15. Wind chill -34 this morning and -19 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -28. Wind chill -24 this evening and -33 overnight. Risk of frostbite. Roads: News ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – February 6
Weather: Today Periods of snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to -18 this afternoon. Wind chill -10 this morning and -30 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light before morning. Low -23. Wind chill near ...
Read More »Hwy 17 (Schreiber to Pass Lake) CLOSED – 7:42
Feb 5, 2026 at 08:45 Highway 17 has been closed from Schreiber to Pass Lake (Thunder Bay) due to weather conditions.
Read More »Hwy 11 (Nipigon to Beardmore) CLOSED – 7:24
Feb 5, 2026 at 08:45 Hwy 11 (Nipigon to Beardmore) is closed due to poor road and weather conditions.
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