Regina streets a dangerous place to be as snow and wind continue

The snowfall conscionable doesn’t look to end.

As Regina battles aggravated upwind and snowfall for the 2nd time successful a row, the metropolis is making advancement successful its conflict to wide the roads.

Regina received betwixt 10 and 15 centimetres of snowfall overnight Monday and done to Wednesday morning, prompting the city’s archetypal large snowfall effect of the season.

As of noon, the City of Regina says astir high-speed and Category 1 roads person been plowed.

“City of Regina Crews person been moving astir the timepiece to guarantee you stay harmless and roads stay arsenic wide arsenic possible,” the metropolis said successful a societal media post.

“Our graders, sanding and plow trucks and sidewalk tractors person been deployed, with a systematic plow opening arsenic of 7 a.m. today.”

Snow routes stay successful effect until 6 a.m. Thursday.

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Student proscription was besides cancelled Wednesday for some nationalist and Catholic schools.

Classes person besides been cancelled astatine Plainsview School and St. Nicolas School for the time and are acceptable to resume Thursday. Both divisions said each different schools stay open.

In the state arsenic a whole, Saskatchewan RCMP accidental betwixt 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, they received 120 reports of weather-related centrifugal conveyance collisions and incidents.

“Drifting and blowing snowfall is expected to proceed passim the day, hindering roadworthy conditions and visibility,” RCMP said successful a property release.

“If mediocre upwind oregon roadworthy conditions beryllium oregon are forecasted successful your area, see delaying question if possible. If question is necessary, enactment connected roads that person precocious received roadworthy maintenance.”

Drivers tin cheque the road hotline for immoderate updates connected roadworthy conditions.