Weather: Today Increasing cloudiness early this morning. 40% chance of flurries late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. High -4. Wind chill -21 this morning and -2 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. Clearing before morning. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this ...
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Marathon FD – Vehicle Fire 25km East of Marathon (One Lane)
Mar 11, 2026 at 09:33 From ON511 – HWY 17 EAST [HEMLO RD-LECOEUR TWP] ; Marathon; LANE AND EAST SHOULDER CLOSED; due to: Vehicle Fire; ENTERED: 2026-03-11 09:26 Comments: Hwy 17 Marathon Hemlo mine reduced to one lane due to a vehicle fire Mar 11, 2026 at 08:45 Update 8:45 am Marathon Fire is clear of the scene. Highway 17 remains ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – March 11
Weather: Today Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -6. Wind chill -18 this morning and -13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Periods of snow ending overnight then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low -14. Wind chill ...
Read More »Marathon FD – Responding to Collision at Hwy 17/Peninsula Road (CLEARED)
Crews are clear of the scene. ON511 is still showing that all lanes are closed. Mar 11, 2026 at 07:48 ON511 is reporting that a collision on Hwy 17 at Peninsula Road has closed all lanes (7:29). Mar 11, 2026 at 07:16 Marathon Fire is currently responding to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Peninsula Road and Highway ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning Newss – March 10
Weather: Today A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of snow this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High -3. Wind chill -18 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy after midnight. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low -10. Wind chill near -16. Roads:
Read More »Monday Morning News – March 9
Weather: Today Cloudy. 60% chance of showers this morning. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to -2 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. 30% chance of flurries before morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this ...
Read More »Hwy 11 (Hearst to Longlac) OPEN
Mar 8, 2026 at 12:15 Hwy 11 is now open (11:47). Mar 8, 2026 at 10:49 Hwy 11 is closed from Hearst to Longlac due to weather conditions (10:31). The tractor trailer that was jackknifed in the Hearst area has been cleared (10:41). Mar 8, 2026 at 10:00 Collisions 06:49 Collision on HWY 11 Southbound at ARTIC-ATLANTIC WATERSHED SIGN, Geraldton. ...
Read More »Hwy 17 – Road Conditions
Mar 8, 2026 at 10:04 The weather in Wawa is not nice. Heavy wet snow is falling, and snowing sideways in places. Commercial traffic is increasing as conditions on Hwy 11 are poor. The wind is gusting at peaks of 48km/hr, steady from 20 – 30km/hr, with the barometer dropping. Please drive according to changing road conditions and changing weather.
Read More »Hwy 17 (Nipigon to Schreiber) CLOSED
Mar 8, 2026 at 09:55 Hwy 17 – Nipigon to Schreiber is closed due to multiple stuck TTUs and poor road and weather conditions (7:43). At 8:40 am the tractor trailers that were stuck on the Jackfish Hill (south of Terrace Bay) were able to get clear of the hill. The highway had been reduced to one lane since 8:00 ...
Read More »Hwy 11 (Hearst – North Bay) OPEN
Mar 8, 2026 at 00:52 Hwy 11 from Hearst – North Bay is now open (00:36). Mar 7, 2026 at 16:15 Highway 11 is closed in two sections: Hearst to North Bay Nipigon to a point just west of Hwy 631 (Clavet Twp W Bdy). Mar 7, 2026 at 14:43 Highway 11 is now closed from Nipigon to Hearst (14:27). ...
Read More »Hwy 11 (Nipigon to Clavet Twp W Bdy) OPEN
Mar 8, 2026 at 00:39 The highway has been reopened. Mar 7, 2026 at 16:14 Highway 11 is closed in two sections: Nipigon to a point just west of Hwy 631 (Clavet Twp W Bdy). Hearst to North Bay Mar 7, 2026 at 14:43 Highway 11 is now closed from Nipigon to Hearst (14:27). Mar 7, 2026 at 05:14 Hwy ...
Read More »Hwy 631 (White River to Nagagami/Calstock) OPEN
Mar 7, 2026 at 18:26 The highway has been reopened. Mar 7, 2026 at 16:13 Hwy 631 remains closed. Mar 7, 2026 at 4:45 The highway is now closed from White River to Nagagami/Calstock at 2:28 a.m. Mar 6, 2026 at 21:45 Hwy 631 closed from Hornepayne to Nagagami due to weather at 21:30. Ontario Provincial Police – North East ...
Read More »Hwy 17 (Marathon to Terrace Bay) OPEN
Mar 7, 2026 at 13:55 The highway is now open between Marathon and Terrace Bay. Mar 7, 2026 at 12:32 Hwy 17 remains closed from Marathon to Terrace Bay. Mar 7, 2026 at 10:44 Poor weather conditions continue, Highway 17 remains closed between Marathon and the Flying J at Pass Lake. Mar 6, 2026 at 22:36 Hwy 11/17 Flying Jay ...
Read More »Hwy 651 (101 to Misssinabie) OPEN
Mar 7, 2026 at 11:36 Conditions have improvd and the highway is open (11:19). Mar 7, 2026 at 09:02 Hwy 651 from Hwy 101 to Misssinabie is closed due to poor weather conditions 8:42 a.m.
Read More »Saturday Morning News – March 7th
Weather: Today Periods of rain changing to periods of snow this morning and ending this afternoon then cloudy. Local snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High +1. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning before morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h after midnight. Low ...
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