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Flooding response continues across Weyburn following Monday’s significant rainfall.
City crews and emergency services have been working throughout the day to respond to urgent needs and assess impacts across the community.
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Mayor Jeff Richards shared the following message as the City’s response continues:
“Today has been an incredibly difficult day for many people in Weyburn. We know families and businesses are dealing with damage to their properties. I want to sincerely thank our city crews, emergency services, volunteers and community members who have worked throughout the day to keep people safe and respond where they are needed.
“The way people stepped up for this community today matters, and that same commitment to one another will be important in the days ahead. There is still a lot of work ahead, and we will continue doing what we can to support our community as we assess the damage and move into recovery.”
Residents are asked to continue avoiding unnecessary travel, stay away from flooded areas and give crews space to work.
The skies in Weyburn had cleared up somewhat by Monday afternoon but the cleanup was just beginning.
(Marna McManus/ DiscoverWeyburn.com)
Regina sinkhole swallows part of street
A sinkhole that opened up in Regina’s northwest has left a gaping hole along the street.
The hole was surrounded by fencing at the Rochdale Park entrance at Cunningham Drive and Stephens Bay on Tuesday morning.
This sinkhole is huge.
— Abby Zieverink (@ZieverinkAbby) September 8, 2026
Some city workers walked up and said “wow, that’s crazy” as soon as they saw it.
This is at one of the entrances of Rochdale Park in NW Regina. #YQR @CJMENews pic.twitter.com/eWvmJlEben
The sinkhole consumed part of a residential road and a portion of a resident’s yard. 980 CME reporter, Abby Zieverink, described the sinkhole as “huge.”
A few people walking near along the road commented “wow, that’s crazy” when they saw the cavity.
One city worker at the scene estimated the sinkhole is around 20 feet deep, with drainage pipes, cracked cement, parts of the asphalt from the collapsed road and tree roots all visible inside the hole.
Blue fencing around the hole is meant to keep people away and water was being pumped into the small lake at Rochdale Park.
Water being pumped into a little lake at Rochdale Park on Sept. 8, 2026. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Early Tuesday morning, the City of Regina’s notifynow system advised residents to “avoid flooded areas and do not enter the water” and to “follow signage and detours.”
Residents were also advised to avoid the underpasses at Albert Street and Broad Street, as well as the Victoria Avenue East service road just before 5 a.m. on Sept. 8.
–with files from 980 CJME’s Abby Zieverink
