Saskatchewan prepares for a weekend of heavy snow

Saskatchewan whitethorn person gotten its archetypal existent sensation of wintertime this week, but radical tin expect a batch much snowfall this weekend.

Environment Canada said astir places successful Saskatchewan tin expect up to 20 centimetres of snow, with immoderate areas forecast to get up to 40 centimetres.

“The bulk of that snowfall volition autumn successful the North Battleford, Kindersley and Saskatoon area,” Anielle Desjardins, a meteorologist with Environment Canada said.

“Luckily, with this strategy determination is not a batch of wind. It volition beryllium a small spot gusty erstwhile the snowfall has fallen. But it’s conscionable going to beryllium immoderate truly heavy, fluffy snow.”

With much snowfall incoming, the state is getting acceptable for mediocre road conditions.

In the past 24 hours, CAA Saskatchewan has seen adjacent to 200 calls for services, with 79 successful Regina.

CAA said hold times for tows and roadside assistance scope betwixt 30 to 60 minutes, but with snowfall connected the mode those times are expected to increase.

“Things that you tin bash to hole yourself and your conveyance for wintertime would beryllium to person wintertime tires installed,” Lona Gervais, a elder communications specializer with CAA said. “That is conscionable truthful important. It allows for amended traction and power connected these icy, snowy surfaces.”

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Drivers are besides being reminded to springiness abstraction to exigency vehicles and snowfall plows.

“Slow down and springiness them space,” said Tom Lees, the adjunct lawman curate of the cognition attraction division.

“That’s for our employee’s information arsenic good arsenic the motorist’s safety. (When we plow) it benignant of creates what we telephone a mini snowfall blizzard wherever visibility is precise poor. So dilatory down and walk erstwhile it’s harmless to bash so.

“If it’s not safe, our operators propulsion implicit each 10 to 15 kilometres to marque definite the motorists tin walk them safely arsenic well. So person patience retired determination this winter.”

Residents tin cheque the Highway Hotline for updates connected roadworthy conditions crossed the province.