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Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) will be holding a one-day full withdrawal of all services for the following school boards: Rainy River District School Board, Near North District School Board, Grand Erie District School Board, Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Simcoe County District School Board, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, Trillium Lakelands District School Board, and Hastings and Prince Edward District ...

Maintenant que l’agitation de la saison des fêtes est terminée, je suis heureux de dire que je me sens rafraîchi et impatient de faire face aux nombreux problèmes qui nous touchent tous en tant que résidents du Nord de l’Ontario. Je sais que nous sommes déjà deux semaines dans la nouvelle année, mais je vous souhaite à tous et à ...

Now that the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season is over, I’m happy to say I feel refreshed and eager to tackle the many issues that affect all of us as Northern Ontarians. I know we are already two weeks into the New Year, but I want to wish everyone all the best in 2020. Over the holidays I ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 32 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight- Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning overnight. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 near midnight. Low minus 14 with temperature rising to minus 6 by morning. Wind chill minus ...

A Colorado Low tracked eastward over Lake Huron Saturday afternoon. This low pressure system brought snow to just about all of Ontario starting Friday night through Saturday. Many areas also saw blowing snow as a result of strong wind gusts. For the Algoma area that meant that snow squalls made driving difficult, and Highway 17 and 101 were closed. 1. Summary of total ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 11. Wind chill near minus 23. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 22 this evening and minus 28 overnight. Risk of frostbite. There ...

Jan 19, 2020 at 03:010 – Highway 17 has been reopened. Jan 18, 2020 at 15:28 – There is some confusion on the closure of Highway 17. OPP Communications North East Region has tweeted that the highway is closed between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie (tweeted at 2:38 p.m.). Ontario 511 says Wawa to Batchawana.     Wawa-news has tweeted OPP ...

Jan 18, 2020 at 20:37 – At 8:34 511ONNortheastern@511ONNortheast tweeted “Cleared: #Closure #Hwy101 reopened in both directions from #Foleyet to #Wawa” Jan 18, 2020 at 20:29 – At 8:27 OPPCommunicationsNER@OPP_COMM_NER tweeted “#Hwy101 between #Wawa and #Chapleau – Closure length reduced as conditions improve.” Jan 18, 2020 at 15:37 – Highway 101 has been closed from Wawa to Foleyet due to poor weather conditions. ...

  Jan 18, 2020 at 20:17 – Highway 129 from Chapleau to Thessalon has been opened. It had been closed due to poor weather and road conditions. Jan 18, 2020 at 15:40 – Highway 129 from Chapleau to Thessalon is closed due to poor weather and road conditions.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has announced that all of its members will be engaging in a one-day full withdrawal of services on Tuesday, January 21. This means teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will not be reporting to work or performing any of their duties. The previously announced administrative job action will remain ...

Weather – Snow at times heavy. Local blowing snow this morning. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northeast 20 this afternoon. High minus 8. Wind chill near minus 19. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending before morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow late this evening and ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Significant snowfall amounts expected Saturday through Sunday morning. An approaching low pressure system will bring snowfall to Northeastern and Far-Northeastern Ontario starting overnight Friday night and will continue until Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected. Strong winds gusting up to ...

  The first draw of the LDHC Foundation’s Catch the Ace raffle has been made and the lucky winner of $424 is Paul Bernath. Congratulations! Envelope #22 was opened for Paul and revealed the Jack of Diamonds. The Ace of Spades is still hiding and the Jackpot currently sits at $636.00 and growing each week! Make sure to get your ...

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Weather – Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 33 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 ...