REGINA - With temperatures plunging today, there have been some impacts to the accessible transportation for students in Regina Public School Division.
Regina Public Schools is reporting that due to extreme windchill of -43 C, student accessible transportation requiring a lift is cancelled.
However, they report all other student transportation is operating today, and all schools are open.
Students are urged to bundle up, and to call the school with any absences; affected school families will be contacted, says the school division.
According to their policy on their website, Regina Public Schools will cancel transportation either because of dangerous road conditions, or at minus 45 wind chill at 6 a.m. as determined by Environment Canada. Specialized transport with wheelchair lifts may be cancelled when wind chills are -40 Celsius.
According to Environment Canada, Regina is under an Extreme Cold Warning with a multi-day episode of very cold wind chills expected. The temperatures on Monday morning in Regina were minus 30 with a wind chill now hitting minus 45.
