According to the Highway Hotline, travel is not being recommended south of Regina on the Trans Canada Highway. Starting around Grenfell to the Manibota border, there are currently icy or slippery sections and loose and swirling snow and poor visibility. Surrounding Highways in that region are also recommended that motorists don’t travel on.
With the holidays around the corner and many planning to hit the road in the next few days – motorists are encouraged to make safe plans, using the highway hotline. Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw announced the province would be trying to make that as easy as possible this season, adding 10 new cameras to highways […]
With Saskatchewan beginning to experience the winter season. The provincial government wants to remind us to be aware of the snowplows on the highways. The Ministry of Highways operates more than 300 snowplows across the province network of 26,000 kms and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Minister of Highways Fred […]
Environment Canada has issued a Freezing Rain Warning for the city of Regina and parts of southeastern Saskatchewan, including Weyburn and Estevan. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery throughout the day Tuesday. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. The weather office says a […]
According to Environment Canada, the worst of the potent Alberta Clipper system moving through, is over for Saskatchewan. Conditions are expected to gradually improve from west to east throughout the day Wednesday, with the strongest wind gusts and heaviest snowfall behind us. Kyle McAulay from the weather office, said conditions are already improving greatly in […]
Update – Environment Canada has now issued Blizzard Warnings for Regina, Moose Jaw and parts of west central and south western Sask. including Kindersley and Swift Current. Weather conditions are deteriorating from west to east across much of Saskatchewan on Tuesday, as a strong winter storm moves through the prairies. In the southern part […]
From one extreme to the other is something Saskatchewan residents are used to when it comes to the weather. So after daytime highs in the 30’s this week for many areas, Snowfall Warnings are now in effect for the southwest corner of the province, including Swift Current and Maple Creek. As much as 20 cm’s […]
The snow has stopped, but many highways in southeastern Saskatchewan remain in rough shape Wednesday morning. As of 8:30 a.m. the Highway Hotline is still reporting that the Trans-Canada is closed from Qu’Appelle to Sintaluta, with travel not recommended from there to Whitewood. Environment Canada has dropped all Snowfall Warnings and Blowing Snow Advisories, with […]
Update – Continued snowfall across east central and southeastern Saskatchewan, has created extremely poor driving conditions across the region. RCMP said in a news release Tuesday morning that overnight they received 24 calls for service regarding motor vehicle collisions due to weather. Additionally, they received 15 calls for assistance where vehicles were stuck in the […]
Put the lawn mower away and bring out the snow shovel one more time. Much of Saskatchewan is waking up to a blanket of wet heavy snow Monday morning. Most areas have seen five to ten centimeters, with the heaviest accumulation so far in the Wynyard region, where close to 20 cm’s has come down. […]
