Regina Beach residents still worried month after home explosion

New Year's Eve marks four weeks since a house explosion rocked Regina Beach, and people are still feeling the effects.

The blast, which happened on the afternoon of December 3, levelled one home and damaged several others.

A ruptured natural gas pipeline has been identified as a "contributing factor" to the explosion.

Clean up efforts to deal with debris left behind are still underway.

People like Judy Hebert, who lives down the street from the home that exploded, still feel a sense of worry.

"I think, 'holy smokes!' When my grandbabies are out here we go for walks everyday. And we're going everywhere. And I'm thinking, 'What if? What if? What if?'" said Hebert.

"And you hate to go on 'what if's,' but you definitely think about it." 

She owns a hairdressing salon in Regina Beach and said it took a financial hit over the holidays.
    
Hebert also had to cancel Christmas with her grandchildren this year.

"I didn't want to explain to my little people why we can't go for a walk, said Hebert. "I don't want them to have to know about that. I don't want them to have to be afraid too when they come to grandmas."

SaskEnergy crews remain on site 

Damp conditions at Regina Beach continue to make ground shifting an issue.

SaskEnergy told CBC News crews are expected to be on site until the end of February or longer.  

"Traditionally as the frost comes out of the ground is when there will be — if there is going to be — ground shifting. That's when there would be more of it," said Dave Burdeniuk, a spokesperson for SaskEnergy.

"And our leak survey work would continue right through the spring." 

Despite ongoing concerns about safety, residents like Hebert have said they're grateful SaskEnergy is doing all it can to ensure something like this doesn't happen in the future.