A large stretch of Highway 17 between Mattawa and Petawawa reopened early Saturday after closing Friday because of poor visibility due to smoke from nearby brush fires. Columns of smoke forced Ontario Provincial Police to close the highway Friday as aerial operations were also being conducted to combat the conflagration.
Smoke from a brush fire reduces visibility and the OPP temporarily closes a 130-kilometre section of Ontario Highway 17 between Mattawa and Petawawa, the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the province.