Highway 17 Closed from Wawa to Batchawana, 101 from Wawa to Chapleau

The ongoing winter storm has closed a couple local highways.

Ontario's Ministry of Transportation says Highway 17 remains closed south of Wawa to Batchewana - it hasn't reopened since closing due to weather around 11 o'clock Monday morning - while Highway 101 is also closed from Wawa to Chapleau - both closures are "due to weather", so there's no estimated time for reopening.

Environment Canada is forecasting snow squalls or flurries with blowing snow for Wawa - expecting 15 to 25 centimetres this afternoon, another 15 tonight, and 2 to 4 before it drops to a low chance of flurries around noon tomorrow - with 20 to 40 centimetres expected for Montreal River Harbour through tomorrow, while Chapleau's only expecting up to 10 centimetres today and tonight, mainly over northern sections of the area.