‘Weather Watchers’ Information
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 22 November 2012
Snowfall warning for Marathon – Schreiber – Manitouwadge – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa – Wawa – Pukaskwa – White River – Dubreuilville issued 15 to 25 cm of snow beginning this evening. A low [Read more]
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 30 October 2012
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa – Agawa – Lake Superior Park – Kapuskasing – Hearst – Timmins – Cochrane – Chapleau – Gogama. Snow, ice pellets, and some freezing rain. An area of snow associated with [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 26 October 2012
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 at Wawa continues to be closed both north bound and south bound. The highway has been closed as a result of high levels of water has caused the road to erode away. Currently the Municipality of Wawa [Read more]
Written by admin on 18 April 2012
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, April 10th Our Lady of Lourdes School students in Junior and Senior Kindergarten with their teacher Mrs. Milks, helpers and a couple of parents went for an walk on the Ducks Unlimited Perry Lake Trail to see what signs of Spring had begun to appear. There were [Read more]
Written by admin on 13 December 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, December 9th Kiwissa Ski Club Executive members; Ed Hedderson, Linda Hedderson, Carol Barnes and Kelly Greaves-Sagle, took the stage to treat those in attendance for the Annual Snow Dance Competition, to their latest choreography. Though none of those in [Read more]
Written by Weather Network on 25 November 2011
Summary Winter storm likely to bring heavy snowfall and freezing rain. Details A low pressure system developing over the Dakotas will track over Lake Superior tonight and Saturday bringing a wintry mix of precipitation to Northern Ontario. For areas stretching from the Manitoba border northeast to [Read more]
Written by admin on 10 November 2011
From Environment Canada. STAY SAFE this winter, drive according to the road/weather conditions and be ready for delays when travelling between Northshore/Greenstone communities. [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 09 November 2011
Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay due to the deteriorating winter weather. WED.NOV.9TH 8pm(20h) Ontario Provincial Police advise of Highway 17 CLOSURE due to winter weather conditions. There is no detour suggested and the estimated length of the [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 09 November 2011
NORTHWEST REGION ROAD ADVISORY – Hwy 11 WED.NOV.9TH 10pm (22h) Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of Highway 11 CLOSURE at Picnic Point Road (Longlac) due to winter weather conditions. There is no detour suggested and the estimated length of the closure is unknown. [Read more]
Written by admin on 25 October 2011
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – One of Northern Ontario’s most famous internet personalities, Luc Levesque, a.k.a.The Groomer Guy, has posted his first trail maintenance video INCLUDING snow of the 2011-12 snowmobiling season! Subscribers of youtube.com/GroomerGuy were certainly excited [Read more]
Written by admin on 13 September 2011
MARATHON, ON– The Northshore saw some very rough weather come through yesterday; from Red Rock to Manitouwadge the storm had everyone pulling out their umbrellas – everyone but Doug Gibbons that is. Gibbons, OntarioNewsNorth.com’s favourite Northshore photographer, grabbed his [Read more]
Written by admin on 08 June 2011
Photography by Karina Hunter & Lloyd White for OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – During the early hours of this morning, Manitouwadge residents were being barraged by rain, wind (97km gale-force winds recorded at Manitouwadge Airport), thunder and lightening and as the community [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 01 January 2011
MARATHON, ON – These photos courtesy of Laura Lea Comeau, by Larry Comeau, of Downtown Marathon as weather there continues to be extreme. Snow squalls and high winds have contributed to the closure of Highway 17 from Terrace Bay to White River, Ontario. MORE INFO www.LauraComeauArt.com [Read more]
Written by admin on 01 January 2011
MARATHON, ON – Weather on the Northshore of Lake Superior has been quite varied this week, Thursday we were all under a fog, with snow melting faster than you can say ‘puddle jumping’, New Year’s Eve many communities were under severe weather warnings from Environment Canada [Read more]