Updated Nov. 26 at 3:54 p.m.: Highway 144 has reopened at the Watershed.
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TIMMINS — Several area highways are closed as a winter storm moves through Timmins and area.
With up to 60 centimetres of snow expected in the next few days, police are urging drivers to avoid travel unless it's absolutely necessary.
Here are the closures as of noon today (Nov. 26):
- Highway 144 is closed between Highway 560 (the Watershed) and Highway 101 in Timmins.
- Highway 655 is closed in both directions between Kidd Creek Mine Road and Highway 11. OPP says it's due to severe weather and poor visibility.
- Highway 11 is closed between Western Avenue in Cochrane and Riverside Drive in Kapuskasing due to severe weather and poor visibility.
- Highway 631 is closed in both directions between Highway 17 in White River and Highway 11.
All school buses are cancelled from Hearst to Kirkland Lake.
The City of Timmins has declared a significant weather event, and is expecting delays in plowing some streets and sidewalks.
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Cancellations
- All evening classes are cancelled at Northern Diamonds Academy of Dance (NDAD).
- Matheson's senior advisory committee tonight is cancelled.
- The Kin Christmas Dinner and Auction for Cystic Fibrosis is cancelled.
- Community Employment Services, 130 Spruce St. S., is closed today. It will reopen when conditions improve.
- Northern College's Timmins and Kirkland Lake campuses have limited openings with reduced on-campus activities and access. It means that the only students and staff required to be on-site are those designated as essential to campus safety. Classes will still go ahead online. The East End Family Health Team and daycare services are open. The Haileybury and Moosonee campuses are also open.
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