Local & Area News

Jan 31, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local blowing snow. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 early this morning. High -8. Wind chill -27 this morning and -15 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 20 ...

Jan 31, 2023 at 06:47 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Partly snow covered Good No 23-1-31 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road ...

Jan 31, 2023 at 06:40 At 5:21 this morning, Environment Canada issued a Snow Squall Warning for Pukaskwa Park to Wawa. Snow squalls are expected with local snowfall accumulations of 15 to 25 cm/12 hrs this morning and throughout the day and early evening. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined ...

Jan 31, 2023 at 06:40 At 5:21 this morning, Environment Canada issued a Snow Squall Watch for White River to Dubreuilville. Snow squalls are expected to develop with local snowfall accumulations of 15 to 25 cm. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.

Jan 31, 2023 at 06:35 Wind chill values near -40 are expected this morning, and will likely return Thursday into Friday. Some areas further north may experience colder temperatures, Environment Canada is forecasting -45 temperatures, with wind chill values near -50 possibly appearing later in the week.   Jan 30, 2023 at 12:24 The Extreme Cold Warning has been extended ...

Due to driver shortages, Route N01 servicing Hornepayne Public, Holy Name of Jesus, and Ecole Saint Nom de Jesus will be cancelled today, Tuesday, January 31st.

Jan 31, 2023 at 04:17 At 3:09 the highway was opened. Jan 30, 2023 at 22:17 HWY 17 has been closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to poor weather and road conditions. The highway was closed at 22:08.

On January 28, 2023, at approximately 10:27 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Terrace Bay Fire Services, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, west of the Steel River Bridge. The collision involved a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). A 64-year-old individual ...

At 8:22 Environment Canada issued a snow squall watch for Lake Superior Provincial Park to Searchmont. Snow squalls are expected to move back into the region later in the day and may last through Tuesday morning. Snowfall accumulations of 15 to 25 cm are expected. Environment Canada warns “Travel may be hazardous due to sudden changes in the weather. Visibility ...

Jan 30, 2023 at 08:56 At 8:25 a.m. Environment Canada ended this Winter Weather Travel Advisory. Jan 30, 2023 at 07:13 At 5:23 a.m. Environment Canada continued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for a region from Montreal River Harbour to Searchmont. Lake effect snow is expected to continue early this morning with additional snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 cm ...

Readers may have to search their childhood memories to recall this movie quotation. It is a line from the 1939 classic children’s movie The Wizard of Oz. The line comes from the scene where Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man have an audience with the powerful-looking, giant floating head. The foursome felt dwarfed and overwhelmed speaking to the all-wise and ...

Les lecteurs se souviennent peut-être d’enfance avec cette citation du film classique de 1939 Le Magicien d’Oz. La ligne vient de la scène où Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow et Tin Man ont un commun avec la tête flottante géante d’apparence puissante. Le groupe s’est senti éclipsé et dépassé en parlant au sorcier tout sage et puissant. Ils étaient si craintifs et ...

On January 26, 2023, shortly after 6:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a possible impaired driver that drove their motor vehicle in a ditch on Highway 17 west of Cutler Avenue in the Town of Spanish. Police arrived on scene short time later and observed a silver mini van in ...

Jan 30, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of flurries early this morning. A few flurries beginning this afternoon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -17. Wind chill -34 this morning and -21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount ...

Jan 30, 2023 at 06:43 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 23-1-30 5:13 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow covered Partly snow packed Good No ...