SASKATOON – Many people across the province have been housebound thanks to the latest snow storm.
Even half an hour outside of Saskatoon where there are no buildings to protect homeowners from gusts up to 70 kilometres an hour, people haven’t been able to make it in to work.
Kathy Regehr and her family live in Meacham. She and her husband had to call in to work yesterday to get people to cover their shifts.
“We can’t get out, we’ve got two drifts right now that are blocking our driveway. They’re anywhere from two to four feet at their highest, and about 20 feet in length.”
She says digging out would take them hours.
“We’ve got drifts that come up as high as our kennels and our barn.”
For those in rural areas who decided to venture out onto the highways, the statistics weren’t good. RCMP fielded over 150 calls, mostly for vehicles stuck or in ditches and jackknifed semis.
Clint Janzen was trying to access a rural road close to Martensville. He said the truck ahead of him was stuck and he couldn’t go any farther.
The list of road closures and warnings put out by the highway hotline throughout the day seemed to some like it would never end.
For people like Regehr, her opinion on spring’s late arrival is clear.
“I think Mother Nature needs to wake up and come out of hibernation, because I know the rest of us would like to.”
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