Highway 97

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I’m just sick of writing about natural disasters, floods and fires. I don’t want to…
BREAKING: Wildfire near Monte Lake at 100 hectares, dozens of properties evacuated
MONTE LAKE – Dozens of properties have now been evacuated and B.C. Wildfire crews are…

Early morning wake up call for Armstrong couple as semi careens into home
“YOU SEE A TANKER TRUCK RIGHT BESIDE YOUR WINDOW AND IT WAKES YOU UP IN…

Vernon semi truck crash sparks small grass fire
VERNON – Emergency officials were all over an early morning highway incident yesterday that ignited…

Pickup fire caught on video near Vernon
VERNON – Video sent to iNFOnew.ca shows firefighters dealing with the remnants of a vehicle…

Motorcyclist seriously injured after hitting deer in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A 26-year-old man was seriously injured after colliding with a deer on…

Mudslide reported on Highway 97 in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Details are scarce, but Drive B.C. has alerted drivers about a mudslide in…
No fire coverage means North Okanagan home left to burn
VERNON – It continues to smoulder, and in some places, there’s still open flame at…

Transportation ministry narrows route options for second crossing of Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – With the current Okanagan lake bridge expected to reach capacity by 2040, a…

Semi dodges man on Trans Canada near Chase
CHASE – A distraught man narrowly avoided serious injury last week after jumping in front…
North Okanagan highway crash claims life of West Kelowna woman
MONTE LAKE – One person is dead following a head-on collision near Monte Lake. The…

UPDATE: RCMP arrest suspect after multiple shootings on Highway 97 west of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE – RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection to a series of shootings…

UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens following collision
WESTWOLD – Highway 97 reopened at 7:03 p.m. yesterday evening after a crash closed the…

Highway 97 expansion in Kelowna will be done by the end of 2017
KELOWNA – The expansion of Highway 97 in Kelowna is on time and on budget,…

UPDATE: Single-lane traffic moving after jack-knifed semi closes West Kelowna’s Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – Crews have cleared the crash that closed Highway 97 in West Kelowna…