Many highways near the US border remained closed Monday afternoon after winter returned to southern Manitoba.
As of 11 am Monday, Environment Canada said Winnipeg had received 15-20 cm of snow. Minnedosa, Erickson and Stonewall had seen at least 30 cm.
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- Highway Update
The following highways are now reopened:
Highway 3, from Morden to Highway 34
Highway 23, from Highway 5 to Highway 3
Highway 31, from Highway 3 to the US Border
Highway 34, from Highway 23 to the US Border
Highway 242, from US Border to Somerset
Highway 244, Manitou to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Highway 245, from Carman to Highway 244
The following highways remain closed due to winter driving conditions:
Highway 83, from Swan River, MB to Russell, MB
Highway 16, from SK border to Shoal Lake, MB
Highway 45, from Russell, MB to Sandy Lake, MB
Highway 41, from Highway 16 to McNutt, MB
Highway 5, from SK border to Grandview, MB
City driving still difficult
Winnipeg’s major streets were plowed overnight, then again during the day Monday after a messy morning commute.
Winnipeg Transit buses had been stuck more than 130 times on city streets as of 4 pm Monday.
Acting Manager of Streets and Maintenance for the City of Winnipeg Cheryl Anderson tells 680 CJOB the plowing operation will switch gears Monday evening.
“We have our truck plows continuing today on our main routes, bus routes and collectors. Tonight we’ll be switching our operation to a grader plow. That will carry on over the next day or so.”
The city will then being a residential snow plow Wednesday evening at 7 pm.
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A declared snow route parking ban will remain in place until Wednesday morning – you can’t park on a snow route between midnight at 7 am.
The city says that garbage and recycling collection is not expect to be completed Monday. If your bins aren’t picked up, leave your carts out until 10:00 p.m. tonight.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has four extra ambulances placed in service to help improve response times.
The weather conditions are also having an effect on Community Health Services, especially Home Care Services. They may be delayed or cancelled Monday. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says clients who need urgent care will be prioritized
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