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Winter Storm Warning – (Pukaskwa Park – Wawa) ENDED

  Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 5:21 a.m. 5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. ...

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Winter Storm Warning – (Agawa – Lake Superior Park) ENDED

Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 3:31 a.m.   5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. Locally higher amounts ...

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Winter Storm Warning – (Missinaibi Lake – Foleyet) ENDED

  Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 5:21 a.m. 5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. Locally ...

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SSM OPP – Reminds Drivers to Renew Plates

The North East Region (NER) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now installed and activated the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) and In-Car-Camera (ICC) systems in all patrol vehicles. This initiative supports the OPP’s commitment to increasing transparency and accountability in the policing of our communities, and to leverage technologies that will enhance community and officer safety. These technologies ...

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Morning News – March 17

Mar 17, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Storm Warning Today – Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -4. Wind chill near -14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Blowing snow this evening. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind north 30 km/h ...

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Hwy 17 (West of Rossport) Travel Delays

On511 is warning that Hwy 17, west of Rossport, that lanes may be blocked due to disabled transports. Traffic control in place. Please use caution in the area. Schreiber Fire also warned at 4 a.m. today that at KM 726 ‘Rossport Hill’, several TTUs stuck in WB lane. Hwy 17, From Dryden to Shabaqua is closed due to a collision. ...

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Morning News – March 16

Mar 16, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Storm Warning Today – Flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20km/h this afternoon. High -1. Wind chill -7 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Blowing snow overnight. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind ...

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Area Road Conditions – March 16

Mar 16, 2023 at 06:26 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-3-16 5:07 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-3-16 5:22 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and wet road Good No ...

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Hwy 631 (Hornepayne to Hwy 11 Junction) OPEN

Mar 16, 2023 at 04:54 The highway was opened at 12:30 a.m. Mar 18, 2023 at 17:15 Highway 631 from White River to Hornepayne was opened at 4:46 p.m. The highway remains closed from Hornepayne to the Highway 11 Junction. Mar 18, 2023 at 07:06 Edit Hwy 631 remains closed from White River to Nagagami due to poor weather conditions. ...

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Province Supports protection of boreal caribou with $29 million Investment

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The Ontario government is supporting the protection of boreal caribou and their habitat through a $29 million investment over four years. The funding – the largest single investment dedicated to caribou in Ontario’s history – will support on-the-ground habitat restoration, protection and other conservation activities, including monitoring, science and research. “Today’s historic investment demonstrates our government’s continued action towards protecting ...

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Between the Covers – March 15

New books on the 7-Day Shelf are: “Don’t Open the Door” by Allison Brennan, “Love, Clancy” by W. Bruce Cameron, “Exiles” by Jane Harper and “Walk the Blue Line” by James Patterson. New Movies this week are “The Crown -Season 3” starring John Lithgow, “Where the Crawdad Sings” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, “Violent Night”  starring David Harbour and “Puss in Boots” ...

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VORLICEK, Antonin (Tony)

Tony passed peacefully in his 94th year, with his family by his side on Saturday, March 11, 2023. He leaves behind his beloved wife Mary, loving children Rudy (Lise) and Susan Johnson (Rob); grandsons Matt Vorlicek (Erin), Nick Vorlicek (Lauren) and Jesse Johnson; and great-grandchildren Lucas, Elena, Brooke, Brianna and Bailey. Tony arrived in Canada as a refugee from Czechoslovakia ...

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Morning News – March 15

Mar 15, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High zero. Wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries overnight. Snow beginning before morning. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to ...

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Winter Storm expected to begin Thursday

At 5:32 a.m. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the following regions: City Of Thunder Bay Superior West Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls Greater Sudbury And Vicinity Chapleau – Gogama Kirkland Lake – Temiskaming Shores – Temagami Elliot Lake ...

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SE OPP Wawa – Arrest made after altercation

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A physical altercation has resulted in a criminal charge for a Wawa resident. On March 11, 2023, at approximately 9:31 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault that occurred on Hillcrest Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, David CARROLL, 33 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged ...

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