UPDATE ** Highway 17 opened at 10:55 on Wednesday, January 8.
Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory:
Location: Highway 17 between Highway 556 and Wawa
Brief Description of Event: Road CLOSED due to reduced visibilty caused by weather conditions.
Detour (if available): N/A
Estimated duration of Road Advisory: Unknown
The O.P.P. will distribute details and updates of the road advisory as information becomes available.
Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road advisory updates or road condition information.
Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca or call 511 for Traveller's Information such as Winter Road Conditions, Construction Reports, Road Closures, Traffic Reports, Traffic Cameras and Interactive Mapping.
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The South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police has charged a South Porcupine man with Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Valid Insurance stemming from a routine traffic stop on January 4 in South Porcupine.
While en route to an assigned patrol zone, an OPP officer had occasion to stop a passenger vehicle for an alleged traffic violation.
Based on investigative steps taken by the OPP, it was determined that the vehicle was not currently covered with a valid contract of automobile insurance and that the permit for the vehicle was no longer current.
As a result, Nicholas WOODCOX, 33, of South Porcupine, has been charged with:
- Drive Motor Vehicle - No Insurance contrary to the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
- Drive Motor Vehicle - No Currently Valid Permit contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The driver was served with a Summons requiring him to attend Provincial Court in Timmins on February 27 to answer to the charges laid against him.