Snow snarls traffic north of Sault

While the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was dealing with 15 fender-benders yesterday, the OPP had major weather problems on its hands north of the City.

The following is an OPP news release:

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Pancake Bay, Ont. - Heavy localized snowfall north of Sault Ste. Marie caused traffic tie-ups for hours over the weekend.

The area from Pancake Bay north past the Montreal River area saw steady heavy snow fall Saturday and into Sunday.

OPP from Sault Ste Marie and Wawa Detachment had to deal with numerous transports and other vehicles either stuck on the hills in that area or right off the highway into the ditches.

Sault Ste. Marie OPP were dispatched to nine smaller cars and trucks in that area that went off the roadway and into the ditches.

There were no reports of any injuries but in most cases tow trucks were needed to get the vehicles out of the ditches.

As of this morning all highways in the Sault Ste. Marie OPP detachment area are open.

If you need information on highway conditions please call the MTO at 945-5924 or 1-800-268-4686

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