Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

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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Quite the Damage

Damage can be seen here with the pieces of a light standard) that originally was on the island between the two lanes of Main Street. The truck and trailer drove through the empty lot (former Esso Station) and tracks can be seen where it hit the fence, then a building in the backyard and looks to have demolished the building. ...

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Don’t Forget – Power Outage Scheduled

Don’t forget – Algoma Power requires an electrical service interruption for a portion of customers in the Ganley Street and First Avenue area today between the hours of 9:00am and 12:00pm to replace a pole.   Algoma Power states “For safety reasons please do not perform any work in conjunction with this outage.  All customer work requires direct planning through ...

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Friday Morning News – November 22nd

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of drizzle or flurries changing to 40% chance of flurries overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Low zero. Saturday – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Risk of ...

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Thursday Morning News – November 21

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +4. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low +2. Friday – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late in the afternoon. ...

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Wednesday Morning News – November 20

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High +7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain mixed with drizzle. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low +3. Thursday – Periods of rain. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

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Traffic Delays (Hwy 17 at Coldwater Bridge)

Nov 20, 2024 at 06:51 ON511 has updated the information on that collision: “Collision on HWY 17 Westbound at COLDWATER R BR, ALGOMA. Lane and WEST shoulder closed.” Nov 20, 2024 at 06:37 ON511 is reporting that at 6:24 a.m. Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Katherine Cove area due to a collision.

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Tuesday Morning News – November 19

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. Tonight – Periods of rain ending after midnight then cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Amount 5 mm. Fog patches developing before morning. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 6. ...

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