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Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 22. Wind chill minus 40 in the morning and minus 33 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 29. Wind chill near minus 40. Risk ...

Today, Algoma District School Board (ADSB) launches School Cash Online at all its schools.School Cash Online is an easy to use, safe and convenient way for parents and guardians to pay online for school activities, such as field trips, lunches, fundraisers, milk programs and yearbooks. “We have been in conversation with our families for the past year or so and ...

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Weather – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 25. Wind chill minus 53 in the morning and minus 35 in the afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. UV index 1 or low. Tonight will be cloudy. Periods of snow beginning late this evening. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus ...

Please note that secondary exams scheduled for today will be rescheduled. Please confirm date with your school. SOURCE – Supervisor of Transportation Services ALGOMA & HURON SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

5:17 AM EST Monday 28 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay …and the rest of Northern Ontario A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chill ...

Sault Ste Marie Area Due to the extreme cold temperatures and the in the interest of safety, School Transportation is canceled for all Boards. Schools remain open. Parents are reminded to ensure students are dressed for the weather. Central Algoma Area Due to the extreme cold temperatures and the in the interest of safety, School Transportation is canceled for all ...

4:51 AM EST Sunday 27 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville And most of Northern Ontario as shown in red in the graphic at the right. A multi-day episode of ...

At 2:16 a.m. OPP tweeted that Hwy 17 From Wawa to Batchawana is now open.

Jan 26, 2019 @ 23:47 Highway 101 from Wawa to the Junction of 101/129 by Chapleau has be reopened.

  Jan 26, 2019 @ 21:01 Snow squall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snow squalls are expected to continue this evening. Lake effect snow squalls east of Lake Superior are expected to slowly start moving south this evening. Total snowfall accumulations of 15 to 25 cm are possible ...

Jan 26, 2019 @ 20:50 At 8:22 p.m. Highway 17 from Wawa to White River was reopened.  

Jan 26, 2019 @ 17:06 Hwy 101 has been closed from Wawa to the Jct 101/129, Chapleau due to poor weather. There are no cameras on Highway 101 to share images of what the highway looks like. The radar image from Montreal River shows the snow squall centered on Wawa. The snow is now lightly falling in Wawa, and there ...

Jan 26, 2019 @ 15:32 Highway 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather conditions. It is snowing heavy in Wawa at this time, and snow is accumulating. Highway 631 remains open at this time.   There was no word if the Dubreuilville Highway (Hwy 519) is closed, but Wawa-news would not advise travel at this ...

  The Wawa Fire Department was called to a fire at a residence on Ontario Street, across from the Fire Hall late Friday afternoon. Firefighters worked quickly to attach a hose to the fire hydrant on the corner of Broadway and Ontario Street, and then laid hose from the back of the fire truck to the residence. OPP were called ...