Highway 17 Closed Between Ignace And Thunder Bay

Highway 17 is closed between Ignace and Thunder Bay.
The Lakehead region is getting walloped by snow.
Provincial Police are urging motorists to stay in Dryden and not venture east.
Highway 102 is also closed.
Thunder Bay is facing whiteout conditions with continuous blowing snow.
Several minor vehicle collisions have been reported.
Another 5 to 10-centimetres of snow is expected today bringing total amounts of 15-centimetres or more.
Wind gusts have been reported at 50-kilometres an hour.
There is no word on when the Trans-Canada will reopen but OPP expect the highway to be closed for most of the day.
A winter storm warning has been issued for Thunder Bay, Schreiber, Longlac, Shabaqua and Atikokan.
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