The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Yesterday the wind and clouds were wicked.

 The cloud cover is amazing. The storm was 1000km across. Whipping the winds counter-clockwise, the radar is very interesting.
While the US is in a terrible mess, there is much US-based coverage. Wawa was devasted by the Pre-Sandy storm. We cannot forget them.
Northern Ontario has had snow, too.
Wawa Now | News & Updates
The highway through Wawa is a major transportation route, home to many.

We had big winds and big rain in S.E. Ontario, but nothing like the rest of the continent. On Wednesday, Hallowe'en day,  we drove into the city. These are photos taken between Ottawa and Carleton Place.

Little strips of cloud

Today, Wed. Oct. 31st

   

Wawa, Ontario - floods and damage

Don't forget Wawa, in the precursor of Hurricane Sandy.

A beautiful town, they have had floods and terrible damage a few days before Hurricane Sandy.

Smack in the middle of the western boundary of Ontario, it is truly a tragedy for all.
Visit here for the photos:
Wawa Now | State of Emergency – News, Photos, Updates

Read more about Wawa on Wiki

They have created a webpage that shows the terrible damage on the highways, from bird's eye views. A major highway, cross Canada highway. Many of us have used it to go from the south to the west of Ontario.
Wawa, Ont., damage from rain may exceed $10M CBC.ca‎ - 19 hours ago
The destruction that heavy rain caused in the northern Ontario town of Wawa is worse than feared, the community's mayor says, after the freak...

The Municipality of Wawa made a Declaration of Emergency late Thursday evening (Oct. 25th) due to heavy rainfall in the area. The Ontario Provincial Police notified the Municipality and travelers on Highway 17 that the highway was closed in both directions near Catfish Creek while Highway 101 east of Wawa had also been closed due to flooding. The Municipality of Wawa determined that Tremblay Flats Road had sustained severe damage and it was closed to all traffic at about 11:00 p.m. last night while Infrastructure Services crews attempted to address the issue. 

 All I can offer up, beyond my sympathies, are photos I took on our visit to this most beautiful part of Ontario on June 23rd, 2009.

First Female Miners in Ontario

1st Female Miner in Ontario
-there was a marvellous tribute
to a grandmother who helped forge the town.