Staff

A $100,000 legacy gift from Dr. Andre Marais has lifted the Saskatchewan Critical Care on the Air Radiothon for STARS to new heights.

About $350,000 of the $400,000 goal has been raised, as of late Wednesday morning.

The two-day radiothon is playing on 39 stations across Saskatchewan, including on all of Golden West Radio's, as the province supports STARS' bases in Regina and Saskatoon.

For most areas that were under Winter Storm Warnings Tuesday, light snow started to fall late in the day Tuesday and it hasn't stopped since. In Portage, the snowfall has been pretty light so far and although the wind hasn't picked up to the degree it may, it is still quite blustery. In many areas to the East and South, the snowfall intensity has picked up and has remained high.

For those areas that were under Winter Storm Warnings Tuesday, light snow started to fall late in the afternoon and it hasn't stopped since. In fact, in most of those areas, the snowfall intensity has picked up and remained high.

Day 1 of the Saskatchewan Critical Care on the Air Radiothon for STARS is in the flight logs, with $185,000 raised for the organization responsible for over 50,000 missions in western Canada since its 1985 inception.

Day 2 of 2 runs Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. across 39 stations in Saskatchewan, including all of Golden West's.

STARS flew 1,075 missions in Saskatchewan during their last fiscal year. But their care goes beyond that.

We are into a very important two days for emergency care in the province.

The Saskatchewan Critical Care on the Air Radiothon for STARS runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday across many radio stations in Saskatchewan, including Golden West's.

You can tune in to hear stories from people impacted by the air-rescue service, perspectives from staff, and messages from supporters.

STARS flew over 1,000 missions from their Saskatoon and Regina bases during the 2021-22 fiscal year. You can find the breakdown of locations here:

Winter Storm Warnings continue Tuesday across the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba ahead of the arrival of a significant late season Colorado Low that will bring 15 to 25 cm of heavy snow, strong winds and blowing snow to the region.

Four people who are alive thanks largely to STARS are sharing their stories so others will also have access to that same level of emergency care, if it's needed.

The Saskatchewan Critical Care on the Air Radiothon for STARS runs Tuesday and Wednesday, with Golden West Radio stations across the province taking part.

It was a slippery start to the Monday morning commute with only some students and staff returning from Spring break.

The Trans-Canada highway was closed from Austin to Saskatchewan and a small piece of Highway 2 in Western Manitoba was also shut down. Both roads have since reopened. Despite the fact traffic is moving again in those areas, many schools decided to extend spring break by a day and closed up shop for the safety of staff and students. Pine Creek, Prairie Rose, and Beautiful Plains divisions closed all schools for the day.

Updated Monday, April 3rd at 4:45 p.m. - Environment Canada has upgraded the severe weather alert for much of Southern Manitoba to a Winter Storm Warning. Late Monday afternoon the upgraded alert was issued for the Red River Valley and all of Southeastern Manitoba including the Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona, Emerson, Morris, Vita and Sprague regions.

A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for the Killarney, Pilot Mound and Manitou areas.

Updated at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, April 2nd - Stormy, and feeling very much like winter weather, is on the forecast agenda for the next three of four days.