A STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving semis near Chamberlain on Wednesday. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)

By CKOM News Staff

Trans-Canada closed from Wolseley to Manitoba border

Nov 8, 2023 | 11:30 AM

It wasn’t snowing Wednesday morning, but the weather still was having an impact on Saskatchewan highways.

Just after 8:30 a.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Wolseley to the Manitoba border. The report said the reason for the closure was loose snow and icy or slippery sections.

A texter to the CKOM newsroom just after 8 a.m. said there was a tour bus on its side between the driving lanes of the Trans-Canada near Wolseley. There wasn’t any word on injuries in that crash.

The RCMP confirmed the crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. The Mounties said several occupants of the bus were being treated at a hospital, but the RCMP didn’t know how many people were hurt or the extent of their injuries.

At the time of this release, Highway #1 is closed from Wolseley east to the Manitoba border due to poor road conditions.

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For updates on road closures and conditions, visit the Highway Hotline. Updates on this collision will be provided when available.

There also was a multi-vehicle crash involving at least four semis on Highway 11 near Chamberlain. On social media, STARS said one of its air ambulances had been dispatched to the scene of that crash.

The Highway Hotline said visibility was an issue on some highways east of Saskatoon.

There weren’t any alerts on the Environment Canada website for Saskatchewan as of 8:45 a.m.

Much of the southern part of the province was battered by a snowstorm Tuesday. According to Environment Canada, 10 to 15 centimetres of snow fell in the Regina area, with some of it melting as soon as it hit the ground.

Still, City of Regina crews were out in full force Tuesday to address the snowfall and ice that built up on roads around the city.