Road closed sign against a bright blue sky

May 15 2026

Update: Hwy 599 reopened from Ignace to Silver Dollar

Sam Goldstein News

Highway 599 has been reopened in both directions from the Highway 17 junction by Ignace to the Highway 642 junction by Silver Dollar.

The highway was closed on Friday due to a forest fire near Ignace.

This story may be updated as more information becomes available.

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Sam Goldstein

Sam Goldstein is a 2025 graduate of the Seneca Polytechnic journalism program. Sam’s great passions are for history, politics, and food. Born and raised in Toronto, he works as a multimedia journalist in Thunder Bay. You can reach him at goldsteins@radioabl.ca.