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Highway 97
Highway 97 closed in Okanagan Falls due to rollover
Highway 97 is closed in both directions this afternoon after a truck hauling lumber rolled…
Province looking for input on Highway 97 improvement plans through Peachland
Peachland residents have been waiting, and arguing, for years over various options to improve Highway…
Median, roadside barricades to be installed on stretches of Hwy 97, 97A
This fall, barricades will be installed along several stretches of Highway 97 and Highway 97A…
Kamloops man puts recent First Aid training to use on motorcycle accident scene
Richard Buff and his family were driving home from a child’s birthday party in Monte…
RCMP investigators put out call for witnesses to crash on Highway 97 north of Kelowna airport
Kelowna RCMP are looking for witnesses to a crash involving a pickup truck and a sedan…
Citizen uses pickup to block dangerous driver on Highway 97 near Vernon
RCMP got some help from a citizen who used their pickup to box in a…
Dicey driving: One section of Highway 97 has always been challenging
It’s a section of highway that has been the bane of motorists and highways engineers…
Support grows for petition advocating concrete barrier on Highway 97 north of Summerland
The petition launched after last week’s fatal crash along a four-lane stretch of Highway 97…
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…
Calls for median on Highway 97A in North Okanagan after another fatal crash
A fatal car crash that took place south of Armstrong yesterday is a sad reminder…
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopened north of Penticton
PENTICTON – Highway 97 has reopened north of Penticton following a motor vehicle incident earlier…
Safety improvements to Highway 97 in Lake Country focus of upcoming workshop
LAKE COUNTRY – The province is looking for your input into a transportation study recently…
Kelowna couple scared off by late night mop-wielding man
KELOWNA – It's possible a mop might look like a hatchet late at night. Someone…
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens after being blocked for over a month
SUMMERLAND — Highway 97 north of Summerland has been reopened in both directions following weeks…
Highway 97 detour opening Monday, ministry
SUMMERLAND – Officials say a detour to avoid the Highway 97 rockslide will be open…
UPDATE: Crash near UBCO claims the life of Kelowna teenager
KELOWNA – A crash between a vehicle and a semi trailer unit has claimed the…
UPDATE: Stretch of Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland remains closed today
SUMMERLAND – Okanagan commuters will not see Highway 97 re-opening to traffic today. Attempts to…
Safety before convenience: Highway 97 closure in South Okanagan means long detours
SUMMERLAND – It's all about safety with respect to re-routing traffic around the section of…
Detours around Okanagan rock slide long but safe
KELOWNA – If you're looking for a quick route between Kelowna and Penticton, you might…
Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland won’t be opening any time soon
SUMMERLAND – Continued instability of the slope above Highway 97 north of Summerland means the…