​Blizzard descends on Kincardine area Friday night, prompting road closures

A blizzard hit the Kincardine area Friday night, causing road closures and program cancellations.

The South Bruce OPP reported that effective Friday, Feb. 6, at 5:34 p.m., Highway 21 was closed, from Amberley to Port Elgin; Highway 9 was closed, from Kincardine to Bruce County Road 1; and Bruce County Road 3 was closed, from Paisley to Port Elgin, due to poor road conditions and low-to-no visibility.

Two hours later, Bruce County Road 1, from Bruce County Road 20 to Paisley, was also closed, along with the Bruce-Saugeen Townline, from Paisley to Highway 21.

By 8:30 p.m., Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), from Lorne Beach to Bruce County Road 20, was also closed; and Highway 9 was closed, from Kincardine to Walkerton, due to poor driving conditions, nil visibility, and vehicles stuck on the roadways.

Saturday morning, Feb. 7, at 5:15 a.m., the South Bruce OPP had closed Bruce County Road 7, from Ripley to Highway 9, and the following roads remained closed: Highway 21, from Amberley to Port Elgin; and Highway 9, from Kincardine to Walkerton, along with several county roads.

By 10:15 a.m., Saturday, Highway 9 had been re-opened, and by 12:15 p.m., all the county roads had been re-opened, leaving Highway 21, from Amberley to Port Elgin, the only road still closed.

As of 10:09 p.m., Feb. 7, Highway 21, from Tiverton to Port Elgin, had been re-opened, while the section of Highway 21, from Tiverton to Amberley, remained closed.

For those who decide to travel, keep your headlights and tail-lights on and clear of snow and do not drive on a closed road.

Remember to keep your speed down. “If you see snow, go slow.”

For up-to-date road/weather information, visit: www.brucecounty.on.ca/road-conditions.php or call Bruce County Roads at 1-866–266-7569, option “2”. For Ontario highways – visit 511on.ca.”