Travel

Highway 3 closed in multiple places due to vehicle incidents
One of the few highways connecting the Lower Mainland to the Interior has closed due…

The ‘essential’ travel rules on highways between southern Interior and Lower Mainland
With select provincial highways open on a limited basis, the B.C. Highway Patrol is urging…

Section of Trans-Canada near Hope reopens to essential traffic
The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened near Hope, connecting several communities. Highway 1 between Boothroyd and…

225K e-scooter rides in Kelowna triggered 211 complaints
A six-month review of Kelowna’s shared e-scooter program shows a high level of usage with…

Airlines add more flights, larger aircraft on routes between Okanagan, Kamloops and Vancouver
With landslides blocking all main highway routes between the Lower Mainland and the southern Interior,…

Coquihalla closed due to mudslide between Hope and Merritt
Highway 5 has closed between Hope and Merritt due to a mudslide. DriveB.C. is reporting…
Warning of potential flash floods on Coquihalla as up to 90 mm of rain predicted
Following a heavy snowfall warning, Environment Canada is now warning of heavy rain on Highway…

Heavy snowfall expected on Interior highways tonight
The Trans-Canada Highway, Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector, Highway 3 and Yellowhead Highway will see heavy amounts…
Kamloops man identified in deadly Highway 1 crash near Sicamous
A Kamloops man who died in a Trans-Canada Highway crash in Sicamous earlier this month…

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination now required at Thompson Okanagan airports
Today, Transport Canada is required proof of vaccination for those 12 and over for those…

8 recent Kelowna, Kamloops flights carry passengers with COVID-19
In the last two weeks, eight Kelowna and Kamloops flights have carried passengers with COVID-19.…

When Canadians wanted to move during COVID, most chose B.C.
During the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel was severely restricted in most areas…

Flair Airlines expansion means more direct flights from Vancouver, Victoria to Kelowna
New destinations are being added as Flair Airlines expands its service in Canada and U.S.…

COVID-19 provides a boom and a bust for South Okanagan snowbird market
COVID-19 restrictions are turning out to be a mixed blessing for the economy of the…

Snow expected on Okanagan Connector next week
The Interior’s highways will see a rainy weekend but heading into the week could see…