Photos from the scene show two pickup trucks off the road near the Highway 5 junction with Highway 97D, south of Kamloops. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes. Traffic is still getting by in one ... Read More

One person was issued a Motor Vehicle Act violation ticket after a four-vehicle collision on Aug. 30 on the Alaska Highway. Read More

Motorists on Highway 97A south of Sicamous are being warned to expect minor delays as a tree has fallen onto the roadway. Read More

A 27-year-old woman died Tuesday in the aftermath of a crash on Highway 97, in Lake Country. It was 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 1, when the crash was reported on Highway 97 at Lodge Road was reported to ... Read More

Around 8:30 p.m., two vehicles collided on Highway 97 at Lodge Road. According to Lake Country RCMP Cpl. Ryder Birtwistle, a northbound Toyota Tacoma was attempting to turn left into a pullout ... Read More

A crash is slowing Highway 97 in Lake Country at Oceola Road. Motorists say a three-vehicle collision in the intersection is causing significant delays to southbound traffic. Emergency crews are at ... Read More

According to the Fort St. John RCMP, at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, the police were called to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 north of Wonowon. Frontline RCMP members ... Read More

Shocking video footage of a car swerving across Highway 97 in broad daylight and then crashing is circulating on social media this week, but the incident is the culmination of a series of events ... Read More

Highway 97 is closed four to five kilometres south of Fort St. John due to a vehicle incident. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Highway 97 has been closed near Fort St. John due to a vehicle accident. Read More

Highway 97 is closed four to five kilometres south of Fort St. John due to a vehicle incident. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Highway 97 has been closed near Fort St. John due to a vehicle accident. Read More

On Aug. 13, just after 12:45 p.m., a black Chevrolet Trax was stopped on Highway 97 south of Taylor, after a B.C. Highway Patrol officer clocked a speed of 142 km / h in a 70 zone. Read More

Due to excessive speeding on Highway 97 on Aug. 13, an Alberta woman had her car impounded and was issued a ticket. Read More

A vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 97 and Dilworth Drive is causing traffic delays Wednesday morning. The crash happened in the intersection heading toward the Kelowna International ... Read More

The Bald Range wildfire closed Highway 97 between Kelowna and the South Okanagan for five days last week, renewing calls for a permanent secondary route. Read More

A UNBC PhD candidate is studying how drivers respond during simulated wildfire evacuations on Highway 97 north of Prince George. The research will help build a traffic model that could help emergency ... Read More

A crash that was slowing northbound traffic on Highway 97 between Lake Country and Vernon has been cleared. The debris that was blocking part of the lanes near Crystal Waters appears to have been ... Read More

Highway 97 between Penticton and Peachland has now reopened to all traffic and is not subject to overnight closures. However, no exiting is allowed into areas under evacuation order, and drivers need ... Read More

Traffic is moving slowly at Highway 97 and Highway 33 Sunday afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash. The crash occurred just after 1 p.m.at the intersection of the two highways, and involved a ... Read More

Highway 97 is moving again through one of British Columbia's most heavily disrupted wildfire zones, but the reopening is far from a return to normal. The main north-south route through Summerland has ... Read More

Highway 97 has reopened on a limited basis through the Bald Range wildfire area, with travel permitted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily. The route is currently open to through traffic only. Drivers are ... Read More

3:40 p.m. Hillsides and forest scarred black can be seen north of Summerland, B.C., along with the wreckage of an inn that provided an idyllic wedding location beside Okanagan Lake before the deadly ... Read More

Highway 97, which has been closed due to the wildfire between Peachland and the Pyramid Picnic Area in Kickininee Provincial Park, has reopened with limited hours, according to DriveBC on Thursday . Read More

Highway 97 remains closed in both directions due to the Summerland wildfire. The closure runs from 500 metres north of Hardy Street in Peachland to the Pyramid Picnic Area at Kickininee Provincial ... Read More

At this time, the fire has closed Highway 97 between Penticton and Peachland, through Summerland. A detour route has been created by way of Forest Service Road 201 (Okanagan Falls Road) and Highway 33 ... Read More

: 10:40 a.m. Emergency officials say there is still no timeline for opening Highway 97 between Penticton and Peachland, through Summerland. Read More

Highway 97 in the central Okanagan remains closed due to the Bald Range wildfire. Drivers attempting to head south from the Kelowna area are being instructed to take a detour. Kevin Pontious has the ... Read More

A motorist captured flames burning along Highway 97 just after midnight on Saturday (August 8) as wildfires ravaged swathes of British Columbia, prompting authorities to declare a State of Emergency ... Read More

There are no timelines available as to when Highway 97 may open between Summerland and Peachland. Hugh Murdoch, incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, was asked Monday evening about the ... Read More

Highway 97 continues to remain closed between Summerland and Peachland Sunday morning due to the Bald Range wildfire. Read More

Highway 97 continues to remain closed between Summerland and Peachland Sunday morning due to the Bald Range wildfire. Read More

Highway 97 remains closed between Summerland and Peachland due to wildfire activity. DriveBC does not have an estimated time of reopening at this time. Highway 97 has now been closed between ... Read More

Highway 97 remains open between Summerland and Peachland. DriveBC has not reported any closures due to the massive Bald Range wildfire, burning to the west of Summerland. Evacuation orders are in ... Read More

A crash is slowing Highway 97 at Banks Road. Southbound traffic has been reduced to just one lane, reports DriveBC, causing major delays. Traffic appears to be getting by in other directions. Drivers ... Read More

A crash is slowing Highway 97 at Banks Road. Southbound traffic has been reduced to just one lane, reports DriveBC, causing major delays. Traffic appears to be getting by in other directions. Drivers ... Read More

A proposed link between Glenmore Road and Highway 97 has been rejected by the Agricultural Land Commission, which ruled the Lake Country project would cause too much damage to protected farmland. Read More

One of the main routes connecting Kamloops to the Okanagan Valley has reopened.In an update ... Read More

1:10 p.m. Highway 97 has reopened at the north end of Okanagan Lake after the Bradley Creek wildfire forced its closure days earlier. Read More

Highway 97 remains closed at the north end of Okanagan Lake due to the Bradley Creek wildfire. The closure, which is one of many across the province, spans the distance between Salmon River Road and ... Read More

Highway 97 near the Bradley Creek wildfire north of Vernon has now been reopened. The highway had been closed for a fe. Read More

Early this afternoon newly evacuated residents were escorted in a convoy out of the area of the out-of-control and growin. Read More

The District of Taylor is looking to rework the railway crossing over Highway 97 to allow for a whistle cessation in the community. Read More

Highway 97 remains closed at the north end of Okanagan Lake through due to the Bradley Creek wildfire. The highway is closed between Salmon River Road and the junction with Highway 97A. Read More

Highway 97 is expected to remain closed at the north end of Okanagan Lake through Sunday night due to the Bradley Creek wildfire. The highway is closed between Salmon River Road and the junction with ... Read More

VERNON - The rapidly growing Bradley Creek wildfire has crossed Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon, prompting a road closure. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said the fire, believed to have been ... Read More

Highway 97 remains closed north of Vernon Sunday morning after the Bradley Creek wildfire jumped the highway Saturday evening. Read More

11:20 p.m. The City of Vernon is urging wildfire evacuees to try to stay with friends of family amid long lineups at the Emergency Support Services reception centre at Kal Tire Place. Read More

The Bradley Creek wildfire remained active overnight after crossing Highway 97 and forcing the evacuation of the entire Okanagan Indian Band reserve at the north end of Okanagan Lake. Read More

A busy southwest Missouri highway is closing beginning Monday. Read More

The public call comes as Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile remains closed due to the nearby Pear Lake wildfire, forcing drivers to take a detour via Highway 1 from Cache Creek to Kamloops, Highway 5 ... Read More

BC Highway Patrol is increasing enforcement along Highway 24 as wildfire-related closures of Highway 97 continue to divert large volumes of traffic through the Cariboo region. Police say the rural ... Read More

The fire prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District to issue an evacuation alert for about seven addressed properties along Tunkwa Lake Road, while the District of Logan Lake has also issued an ... Read More

A wildfire near Logan Lake has forced the closure of Highway 97C in both directions as firefighters continue to respond to the growing blaze.According to Castanet, the highway is closed ... Read More

Highway 97C is closed in both directions near Ashcroft due to a vehicle incident Wednesday evening. According to DriveBC, the highway is closed between Kirkland Ranch Road and Empter Frontage Road. Read More

The concept would add two transit-only lanes to the existing six lanes between the William R. Bennett Bridge and UBC Okanagan - a project staff say could be 20 years away. Read More

Widening Highway 97 could be in the works. A proposal to add a lane in each direction was approved by Kelowna City Council on Monday night, but as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, it could take another ... Read More

The historic town of Shaniko was of particular interest as I passed through. In its prime, it was a thriving hub for sheep farming and wool production, but the new railroad bypassed the town, hurling ... Read More

Two new bus-only lanes could be added to Highway 97 through Kelowna in the coming decades but many uncertainties surround the timing, cost, and impact of the ambitious widening proposal. Councillors ... Read More

The City of Kelowna and the Ministry of Transportation and Transit are working together on a long-range plan to widen Highway 97 through the city to help alleviate congestion. Read More

Two new bus-only lanes could be added to Highway 97 through Kelowna in the coming decades but many uncertainties surround the timing, cost, and impact of the ambitious widening proposal. Councillors ... Read More

A Vancouver man's overnight test drive of a Toyota sedan came to an abrupt end near Merritt after he was clocked going 172 km / h in a 110 zone. BC Highway Patrol stopped the grey Toyota on Highway 97C ... Read More

The fires merging have impacted Highway 97, which is now shut down between Loon Lake Road and Chasm Road. Read More

Highway 97 is now closed in both directions near Clinton as BC Wildfire crews carry out an evacuation because of wildfire activity. The closure extends for about 8.9 kilometres between Clinton ... Read More

More evacuation orders - including another affecting Highway 97, which is closed to all traffic around Clinton - have been issued in connection with the Big Bar complex north and ['] ... Read More

An evacuation order has been issued for the Village of Clinton and part of Highway 97 has been closed. The order, issued through the Village of Clinton Emergency Operations Centre on Friday, July 24, ... Read More

Evacuation orders have been issued for just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and for properties north and south of Clinton along Highway 97 due to the Pear ['] ... Read More

A vehicle incident on the Alaska Highway is causing major delays. According to a DriveBC update, the vehicle incident between Fireside Maintenance Camp and A ... Read More

A spot-sized wildfire spotted between Grindrod and Mara on the east side of Highway 97A is already considered under control by BC Wildfire Services. Read More

Southbound traffic was blocked on Highway 97 at the intersection of Highway 16 after a logging truck crashed on Friday, July 17. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to Prince George's ... Read More

The incident has been cleared and traffic at the intersection has returned to normal, highway contractor Yellowhead Road and Bridge said in a Facebook post. ORIGINAL STORY: Southbound traffic was ... Read More

Motorists travelling through Prince George are being advised to expect delays after a logging truck became stranded on the median near the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 97. The incident ... Read More

A vehicle incident is slowing traffic on Highway 97 north of Cache Creek. First responders were called to the scene of a crash just after 4 p.m. DriveBC said it received a report of a vehicle that had ... Read More

A rollover crash involving a single vehicle has been reported off Highway 97, just southwest of the Penticton Regional Airport. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Traffic is backed ['] ... Read More

The grass fire along Highway 97 and Sneena Road in West Kelowna has been extinguished. According to West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund, crews from West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to the ... Read More

Police in West Kelowna are trying to identify a dangerous motorcycle rider after an incident on Highway 97. RCMP say officers were travelling southbound on Highway 97 near Grizzly Road on July 2 just ... Read More

One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries on Thursday night after a vehicle going the wrong way on Highway 97 collided with a commercial transport truck. In an email to Castanet News, RCMP ... Read More

The grass fire burning near Highway 97 this afternoon is now out. A Castanet reporter in the area said the fire is no longer burning, firefighters have left the scene and it's raining heavily in the ... Read More

Quesnel RCMP are investigating a collision between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 26 on Saturday, June 27 at approximately 1:14 p.m. Police report ... Read More

RCMP are investigating a serious collision that left one person with life-threatening injuries and forced the closure of Highway 97 for several hours on Saturday afternoon. According to Quesnel RCMP, ... Read More

ORIGINAL 4:49 p.m. Highway 97 is closed at Road 4 in Oliver due to a vehicle crash as of Sunday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., the Oliver Fire Department notified drivers of the incide ... Read More

'?Traffic is slow in both directions along the highway after what witnesses said was a collision between a motorcycle and a truck near Trout Creek south of Summerland. '?Emergency crews were at the ... Read More

Traffic is backed up on Highway 97 near Kelowna International Airport following a crash, with delays reported in the area. Read More

Traffic is backed up on Highway 97 near Kelowna International Airport following a crash, with delays reported in the area. Read More

A vehicle incident is causing major delays on Highway 97 between Suicide Hill Pullout and Prophet River Subdivision Road. Read More

Highway 97 remains closed the morning after a massive fire at an under construciton long-term care facility in Penticton late on May 27. The fire erupted at the Green Avenue West construction site ... Read More

The northbound lanes of Highway 97 remain closed following a destructive blaze at a construction site in Penticton on Wednesday night. A detour is in effect. However, the road is open to single-lane ... Read More

Help out a group of technology-loving South Okanagan students by attending a special fundraising event next week at Highway 97 Brewery. Penticton Robotics is inviting the public to come support their ... Read More

One man is dead after a severe collision involving a logging truck at Boucherie Road and Highway 97 in West Kelowna on Monday morning. RCMP say a motorcycle and a pickup truck collided at the ... Read More

Argo Road Maintenance has begun annual work on the South Taylor Hill which is expected to cause delays to Highway 97-goers until May 29th. Read More

Collision near downtown Kelowna brings northbound traffic on Harvey Avenue down to a single lane Monday afternoon. Read More