Snow squalls closing roads, avoid unnecessary travel

Some area highways were closed Sunday morning amid an ongoing snow squall warning. By noon, Highway 6/10 was closed from Owen Sound to Chatsworth due to whiteouts. The OPP asks motorists to avoid the area. Highway 10 is closed from Chatsworth to Markdale. The 511 website shows Highway 21 was closed from Owen Sound Amberley. […]

Second storm ravages Chatham-Kent, knocks out power to thousands

A vicious storm battered Chatham-Kent overnight, knocking out power to thousands of residents and causing widespread damage to trees and property. Entegrus reported about 12,000 customers were without power early Friday. Power had been restored in some areas a few hours later, but pockets of the municipality remained in the dark. “We have experienced extensive […]

When predicting the weather months ahead, might as well ask Willie

Farmers who asked questions at a weather seminar on the final day of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week were hungry for news they could use. Andrew Pritchard, a senior meteorologist with global farm fertilizer, seed and crop protection product company Nutrien Ag Solutions, did his best to answer. But the weather forecaster was candid about the […]

Blizzard arrives in Grey-Bruce, prompting more warnings and closures

A predicted winter storm arrived in Grey-Bruce Friday and knocked out power and prompted more closures and schedule changes. Heavy snowfall and up to 100-kilometre-per hour wind gusts prompted Environment Canada to warn travel would be extremely difficult to impossible at times and advised against it in Grey-Bruce. At mid-afternoon Friday, more than 1,500 Hydro […]