As of Monday night, the Saskatchewan government’s Highway Hotline still reported that several roads east of Regina, including Highway 11, between Regina and Davidson and from Balgonie to Whitewood, remained closed.
Residents of the city of Regina, returning from their participation in this weekend’s Rendez-vous fransaskois in Saskatoon, testified to road difficulties.
It is certain that the road and a good part of the trail were quite icy the whole time. Visibility was good, but the road was slippery throughout
explains Rosalie Lizee.
At the beginning of the afternoon it was not advisable to take several roads south of Chaplin, especially towards Gravelbourg.
Crews have been mobilized since the beginning of this storm, according to the City of Regina’s director of seasonal road operations, Tyler Bien.
Our snowplows and trucks have been busy on city streets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since the storm began
Tyler Bien said during a news conference on Monday.
As for school traffic, only the buses from the École Valois in Prince Albert were not on the road on Monday.
However, all schools of the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises and the school departments in Regina and Saskatoon were open.
In Saskatoon, a statement issued by the city Monday morning shows that teams have completed 95% of the snow clearing of the community’s main thoroughfares.
The forecast is for 10 to 15 cm of snow to fall by Tuesday morning.
It is also announced that parking on certain designated streets will be banned for a period of 24 hours from Tuesday.
At the time of writing this article, Regina Airport’s website said it was experiencing delays in arrivals and departures for all flights.
With information from Jérôme Ouellet and Fred Harding
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