Weather/Roads

Road conditions – January 5

Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa snow covered good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert snow covered snow packed fair 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow covered poor 144km Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) to the Shawmere River snow covered snow packed fair Hwy 17 ...

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Road Conditions – January 4

ON511 has not updated road conditions as of 9:22 p.m. January 3rd. From the ON511 road cameras Montreal River Hill – bare and wet Red Rock –  bare and wet Jct Hwy 17 & 519 – no image Jct Hwy 17 & 556 – bare and wet   Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisories

6:39 AM EST Tuesday 04 January 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended Jan 5, 3:50 p.m.) White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Blind River – Thessalon Espanola – Killarney Manitoulin Island Winter weather travel advisory in effect. A developing low pressure system is expected to bring a rapidly accumulating snowfall with amounts ...

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Algoma Public Health – Reports 122 cases

On January 1st, Algoma Public Health reported 77 new cases of COVID-19: 56 – Sault Ste. Marie & Area 7 – Central & East Algoma 4 – Elliot Lake & Area 10 – North Algoma (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River) and 45 new cases of COVID-19 on January 2nd: 11 – Sault Ste. ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park)

Winter Weather Travel Advisory is in effect tonight for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Lake-enhanced snow off Lake Superior is expected to become heavy at times late this evening and continue overnight. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 centimetres per hour, along with very poor visibility, are likely at times with this snow. Local snowfall accumulations of 10 cm are ...

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Road Conditions – December 30

Dec 30, 2021 at 06:21 Road conditions vary throughout the area – drive with care. updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...

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Road Conditions – December 25

Dec 25, 2021 at 06:21 Road conditions vary throughout the area – drive with care. Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet partly snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet fair 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) closed 144km Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) ...

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Road Conditions – December 24

Dec 24, 2021 at 07:08 updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) bare and dry bare and ...

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Road Conditions – December 23

Dec 23, 2021 at 06:36 updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa snow covered snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert snow packed bare and dry good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow covered snow packed good 144km Hwy ...

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Winter weather travel (Montreal River Harbour – St. Joseph Island)

At 3:53 p.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are possible by Thursday morning. Lake effect snow from earlier today has weakened slightly, but is expected to redevelop this evening and continue until after midnight. ...

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Road Conditions – December 22

Dec 22, 2021 at 06:29   updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa snow packed bare and dry good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert partly snow covered partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow packed bare and ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisory

Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for a large swath of Northern Ontario. In the Wawa-news reading area: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Winter weather travel advisory ...

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Road Conditions – December 21

A winter weather travel advisory is in for a large swath of Northern Ontario as shown in the graphic to the right. Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres are expected, but will vary depending on your location. A low-pressure system will track across the Great Lakes today and tonight creating reduced visibility and poor travel conditions. Check Environment Canada ...

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Hwy 17 (Batchawana Bay to Wawa) OPEN

Hwy 17 is now open from Batchawana Bay to Wawa. Dec 20, 2021 at 09:13 At 9:00 a.m., Highway 17 from Wawa to White River was reopened. please drive with care. Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay remains closed at this time. Dec 20, 2021 at 05:40 At 3:06 a.m. Highway 17 road conditions improved north of White River, ...

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