Saskatoon digs out following major winter storm

The City of Saskatoon and its residents are in cleanup mode Monday following a major winter storm over the weekend that halted traffic, flights and services.

The City of Saskatoon and its residents are in cleanup mode Monday following a major winter storm over the weekend that halted traffic, flights and services.

The city has activated its Emergency Response Plan Monday as work begins to clean up.

As of Monday morning Saskatoon police, fire and EMS were all prepared to continue operations with contingency plans, director of emergency management and organization with the City of Saskatoon Pamela Goulden-McLeod says all are prepared to continue responding to emergency incidents on Monday.

“There might just be some minor delays with those today, so a big thank you to all those emergency services staff for all their planning and the work they’ve been doing yesterday and today,” Goulden-McLeod said.

Goulden-McLeod said transit services are being maintained as roadways are cleared and made accessible to the operators.

“Detours and delays are expected,” she added.

Goulden-McLeod said outlying neighbourhoods that have been impacted the most by snow accumulation will have limited transit access for the time being.