Carlyle RCMP say they will release further details on an accident which occurred last night around 8 p.m. on Highway 9 about two-and-a-half kilometres north of the Bear Claw Casino and Hotel. Both lanes of Highway 9 were shut down and the entrance to Kenosee Lake was closed for several hours. Traffic was rerouted and there is no word on injuries or vehicles involved.

Meanwhile, Parkland RCMP responded to three motor vehicle accidents on the weekend. There was an accident shortly before 10:30 on Saturday morning on Highway #3 south of P.A., fortunately no one was injured. And on Sunday at 1:17 a.m., a 41 year old man was taken to hospital after an accident five kilometres west of Northside. There were no injures in the other accident in the city on Saturday afternoon.