Weather/Roads

Apr 3, 2017 @ 05:38 5:16 AM EDT Monday 03 April 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A significant early April rainfall on tap. A large and moisture laden Texas low is forecast to track towards the Great Lakes, crossing Lake Huron and Georgian ...

The theme this year for the Ladies Bonspiel was Night at the Movies.  

Mar 30, 2017 @ 16:33 Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Letter of Intent with MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. to acquire all of Noble’s interest in the Holdsworth property, located 25 kilometres northeast of Wawa, Ontario. MacDonald previously entered into an Option and Joint Venture agreement with Noble on December 7, 2016 to advance exploration on ...

The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) has named the Executive Directors of the region’s three Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) – Gloria Daybutch, Angela Recollet and Pam Williamson – as Healthy Change Champions for their work in advancing the system of care for Aboriginal Northerners.   Gloria Daybutch is Chair of the LHIN’s Local Aboriginal Health Committee (LAHC) and ...

Hwy144 is CLOSED from #Cartier to #Timmins – Highway closed due to poor weather and driving conditions.

At 3:10 Hwy 129 was opened.   Earlier- Chapleau: #HWY129 is closed in both directions from #HWY17 to Chapleau due to weather conditions.

Highway 101 was opened at 4:15 p.m.   ROAD CLOSURE: Hwy101 is CLOSED from #Wawa to #Chapleau – Highway closed due to poor weather and driving conditions.

Mar 25, 2017 @ 20:29 8:12 PM EDT Saturday 25 March 2017 Freezing rain 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 – North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa – West Nipissing – French River – Marathon ...

Mar 24, 2017 @ 23:02 10:12 PM EDT Friday 24 March 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Freezing rain expected Sunday. Periods of freezing rain are expected to develop Sunday morning and persist for much of the day Sunday. Temperatures will slowly rise through the day ...

Mar 21, 2017 @ 07:55 7:53 AM EDT Tuesday 21 March 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Brief, intense snowfall is expected to develop. Under the snow squall, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow. Snow squalls are expected today along a cold front. Snow squalls cause weather conditions ...

Mar 15, 2017 @ 10:15 Canadian communities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to a range of climate changes including rising temperatures and more frequent and intense storms. Recognizing that we have already begun to experience the impacts of these changes in weather patterns, climate change adaptation is necessary to moderate harm to the community. As municipalities are the level of government ...

Mar 11, 2017 @ 01:10 OPP have opened the highway as of 12:15 a.m. Mar 10, 2017 @ 19:59 At 7:46 p.m. the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure, Highway 17 from Highway 556 to Pinewood Drive in Wawa due to deteriorating weather and road conditions. The O.P.P. will distribute details and updates of the ...

Mar 10, 2017 @ 19:22 7:22 PM EST Friday 10 March 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls off Lake Superior will continue to affect portions of the region through this evening. The main impact will be occasional whiteouts due to blowing snow. The squalls are expected to shift south ...

Mar 9, 2017 @ 06:39 4:58 AM EST Thursday 09 March 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing ...

Mar 9, 2017 @ 05:11 Highway 17 from Wawa to Heyden has been reopened. It had been closed for 22 hours due to poor weather conditions.       At 7:30 p.m. Wawa-news confirmed that Hwy 17 is closed from Wawa to Heyden. With a confusing tweet from Ontario511, a short drive out to confirm the highway closure was done. ...