Drive BC reports Highway 97 is closed due to a rcokslide near Vaseux Lake, south of Okanagan Falls this morning, Dec. 24, 2019. ADOBE STOCK

UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens following rockslide south of Okanagan Falls

South Okanagan residents making their Christmas Eve commute to work in Penticton this morning had to contend with a detour.

Drive BC reported a rock slide had closed Highway 97 between Sundial Road and Vaseux Lake Crescent, about five kilometres south of Okanagan Falls today, Dec. 24. The highway reopened around 11:30 a.m.

The route was closed for several hours after a number of rocks about half the size of a car fell on the roadway.

— This story was updated at 12:13 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, to say the highway had reopened.

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As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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