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Hope-Princeton Highway
The Hope Slide was 55 years ago this week: Could a similar event happen again?
The power of nature was unveiled in a deadly way to four motorists travelling the…
Snowfall warning issued for Highway 3, Hope to Princeton
Environment Canada says up to 25 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on the…
70 years ago, the Hope-Princeton Highway opened, forever changing the Okanagan
It was a Penticton dream for decades, but on Nov. 2, 70 years ago, the…
Highway 3 construction completed on time, below budget
PENTICTON – A major shared-cost highway improvement project has been completed, the B.C. and federal…
Hope-Princeton Highway improvements on schedule, budget
PENTICTON – Highway reconstruction continues to move forward in the Sunday Summit to Sunday Creek…
Over $12-million in improvements to Hope-Princeton highway
PENTICTON - Those travelling from the South Okanagan and Similkameen to Vancouver on Highway 3 will soon see construction activity on one of the route’s most notorious stretches west of Princeton. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Transport Canada have announced work is scheduled to begin next month on a $12.53-million highway realignment project...
More snow falling on Coq and Hope-Princeton
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A dump of snow on the Coquihalla and the Hope-Princeton highways overnight is being following with another heavy snowfall today. A vigorous cold front passed through the Southwest Interior overnight dropping 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on the Coquihalla Summit and the Allison Pass, according to a Special Weather Statement from Environment...
More heavy snow expected for mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada as the forecast calls for heavy snow in the mountain passes heading to the Lower Mainland this weekend. Meteorologists say the heavy snow overnight Saturday turned to a few flurries as the front moved eastward, but more snow is on the way. A...