Weather/Roads

Area Road Conditions – January 25

Jan 25, 2023 at 06:12 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 Good No 23-1-25 5:10 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-25 5:20 AM Highway ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 24

Jan 24, 2023 at 06:12 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 Partly snow covered Partly snow packed Good Yes 23-1-24 5:32 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Partly snow covered Good Yes 23-1-24 ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 23

Jan 23, 2023 at 06:14 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 Good No 23-1-23 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-23 5:21 AM Highway 101 ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 21

Jan 21, 2023 at 06:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Note: Eastbound travellers: Hwy 17, from Desbarats to Bruce Mines, remains closed following a fatal pedestrian collision. A detour route has been established at Hwy 638. (updated at 7:00 a.m.) Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 20

Jan 20, 2023 at 07:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Please note that most of the road conditions have not yet been updated by ON511. The website is showing the last update of yesterday.     Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Montreal River – St. Joseph Island)

At 4:47 a.m. Environment Canada advised of a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. A Colorado low is expected to bring snow beginning this afternoon with total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm. The snow is expected to fall heavy at times through this evening before tapering to periods of lighter snow early Friday morning. This weather system will affect the ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 19

Jan 19, 2023 at 06:42 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 Bare and wet road, partly snow covered Good No 23-1-19 5:07 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road ...

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Hwy 631 (White River to Hwy 11) OPEN

Jan 17, 2023 at 18:48 At 17:40 the highway was opened. Jan 17, 2023 at 06:48 The highway remains closed at this time. In addiction, all school related transportation services are cancelled today for the Hornepayne area.  Schools will remain open; however, no transportation will be provided. Jan 16, 2023 at 20:47 At 8:17 p.m. Highway 631 was closed from ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 17

Jan 17, 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 Good No 23-1-17 5:10 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Snow covered Partly ice covered Good No 23-1-17 5:27 AM Highway ...

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Hornepayne School Buses – Cancelled

Jan 17, 2023 at 06:32 Due to the icy road conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services are cancelled today for the Hornepayne area.  Schools will remain open; however, no transportation will be provided.

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Freezing Rain Warning – Ended

Jan 17, 2023 at 06:31 6:19 AM EST Tuesday 17 January 2023 Freezing rain warning ended for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Agawa – Lake Superior Park Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:43 A.M. EST TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 2023. ——————————————————————— FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:       MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE       WAWA ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 16

Jan 16, 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 Good No 23-1-16 5:05 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Good No 23-1-16 5:20 AM Highway 101 ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 14

Jan 14, 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 Good No 23-1-14 5:22 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road Good No 23-1-14 ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 13

Jan 13, 2023 at 06:27 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 Partly snow covered Good Yes 23-1-13 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Partly snow packed Good Yes 23-1-13 5:24 AM ...

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NDP MPPs in Kenora fighting for faster winter road maintenance

While in town as part of the government’s 2023 pre-budget consultations, Ontario NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Economic Development critic Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), and deputy leader Sol Mamakwa ( Kiiwentinoong) held a press conference on January 9th, 2023 calling on the Ford government to implement better winter maintenance standards for Highways 11 and 17. “Northern Ontarians are ...

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