Weather/Roads

May 26, 2018 @ 18:45 Highway 631 has been reopened.   May 25, 2018 @ 11:30 Highway 631 remains closed from White River to Hornepayne.   May 25, 2018 @ 06:53 Highway 631 remains closed. There has been no information from OPP or ON511 as to when it may open. Michael Mantha’s editorial stated, “My team has been in contact ...

May 25, 2018 @ 11:24 11:02 AM EDT Friday 25 May 2018 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Thunderstorms are expected to affect portions of northern Ontario today. Some of these thunderstorms will have the potential to produce large hail and damaging wind gusts. Locally significant rainfall is also possible in areas ...

May 20, 2018 @ 10:57 It’s hard not to buy plants in the spring and make our gardens look beautiful. Canadian Tire and ValuMart both offer a variety of plants, but one has to remember the saying not to plant until after the first full moon in June. If you do plant, you may wish to consider covering them up ...

May 11, 2018 @ 21:12 The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public that highway 17 will be closed from Wawa, Ontario to Batchawana due to a culvert failure, causing both lanes of travel to be closed. The OPP are requesting that the public remain away from this area. This will allow crews to work ...

Apr 17, 2018 @ 14:11 Members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to four separate motor vehicle collisions that occurred on Highway 17 in a little over a four hour period. April 16, 2018 at 09:23pm officers attended a single motor vehicle collision (MVC) near the Prairie River Bridge on highway 17. The vehicle left ...

Apr 16, 2018 @ 06:59 Wawa-news has been advised that all transportation is canceled today for Wawa, White River and Chapleau due to the adverse weather and poor road conditions.  All schools are open. Please note that transportation is running in Hornepayne, Ontario.   CSNO explained it in more detail: “Cancellation of transport services – north shore, Elliot Lake, Sault ...

Apr 16, 2018 @ 05:07   Today’s Morning News is very early (5:07 a.m.) Road conditions on the MTO Website have not been updated since 9:31 p.m. yesterday. But I know a lot of Wawa-news readers travel for work.   Anecdotal reports are that the Dubreuilville Hwy (519) is snow-covered, low visibility but drivable (5:36 a.m.).   Weather – Environment ...

Apr 15, 2018 @ 21:10 Hwy 556 has been closed from the Junction of Hwy 556 and Hwy 129 to the Junction of Hwy 556 and Hwy 532 due to poor weather conditions/glare ice.   OPPCommunicationsNER tweeted “ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy556 is CLOSED between Garden Lake Rd and #Hwy129 #BruceMines due to glare ice and deteriorating weather conditions. Reopening time unknown.” ...

Apr 15, 2018 @ 12:38   For the past several days, Environment Canada has been warning of a winter storm. Last night, severe freezing rain was falling around Birch Run, Michigan; and this morning, the Mackinac Bridge was closed to all high profile vehicles at 7: 30 a. m. due to winds blowing across the bridge surface in excess of 50 ...

Apr 13, 2018 @ 09:20 Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement regarding a potential winter storm expected Sunday into Monday. “Snow at times heavy will spread into Northeastern Ontario Sunday morning. Significant snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are possible by Monday night. In addition, strong northeasterly winds will produce areas of blowing snow, leading to reduced visibilities. Southeastern ...

Apr 5, 2018 @ 09:01 On April 4, 2018, members of the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the assistance of OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) are investigating a fatality as a result of a head-on motor vehicle collision. The collision occurred north of Still River, on Highway 69 in Henvey Township, Ontario. The ...

Apr 2, 2018 @ 10:57 OPP Communications NER has tweeted that Highway 101 from Wawa to Chapleau is now open.   Apr 2, 2018 @ 10:22 Hwy 101 from Wawa to Chapleau was closed earlier this morning due to poor weather conditions. There was no media release, only tweeted.  

4:57 AM EDT Saturday 31 March 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowfall, with total amounts of about 15 cm is expected. A period of significant snow is forecast today. It will likely fall heavily at times. Close to 15 cm of snow will fall ...

Mar 29, 2018 @ 17:07 3:40 PM EDT Thursday 29 March 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Significant snowfall on tap for Saturday. A low pressure system will develop over the United States on Friday and will track across northeastern Ontario on Saturday. The system is expected to bring significant snowfall ...

Mar 26, 2018 @ 08:13 Environment Canada has updated their special weather statement for Nipigon through to Wawa. An estimated 10 – 15 cm of snow is possible tonight and overnight. The snow will change to rain tomorrow afternoon as temperatures rise. Environment Canada warns “The snowfall may have a significant impact on transportation. Motorists are urged to exercise caution.”