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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

'?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

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

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

A collision at Daimler Drive and Highway 97 is snarling Friday afternoon rush hour traffic in West Kelowna, with emergency crews on scene. Read More

A collision at Daimler Drive and Highway 97 is snarling Friday afternoon rush hour traffic in West Kelowna, with emergency crews on scene. Read More

Caption: The College of New Caledonia campus in Prince George, B.C. is directly beside Highway 97. Students are calling for improved pede ... Read More

Tejinder Singh , who is visiting family from India, was walking north along Highway 97 Year Highway 33 last week when the violent incident occurred. Read More

Emergency crews responded to a large fire at the Fairview encampment near Highway 97 and Fairview Road in Penticton on Saturday night. Read More

Crews are currently at the scene of a crash involving two vehicles near Marshfield. Read More

Two more speed bumps in Peachland where cars come on and off Highway 97 might not be enough. Council on Tuesday approved a motion to install the '?seasonal'? speed bumps and post 30 km / h speed limit ... Read More

Drive BC is reporting a vehicle on fire near MacKinnon Road on HIghway 97 C, near Peachland. DriveBC said the fire started around 4:30 a.m. and a witness said traffic is backing up as crews try and ... Read More

West Kelowna RCMP, a Westbank First Nation Law Enforcement officer help guide a family across 4 lanes of traffic on Highway 97. Read More

Construction is underway this week at a busy Penticton intersection, with traffic disruptions expected for the rest of the week. Read More

ORIGINAL 12 p.m. A crash is slowing Highway 97 in Kelowna near the entrance to the Bennett Bridge. A two-vehicle crash at the Water Street intersection has blocked the right hand ... Read More

A driver was clocked by police going 175 km / h on April 1 in an 80 km / h zone on Highway 97 near Boucherie Road in West Kelowna. After ... Read More

Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $20.6 million dollar contract to improve Marathon County's Highway 29 between Highway 97 and Purple Martin Lane in the towns ... Read More

South Okanagan MP Helena Konanz presents three local petitions surrounding highways, water issues and fishing concerns ... Read More

Traffic resumed on Highway 97 and Siskiyou County residents allowed to leave their homes again after a big rig spilled concentrated toxic herbicide. Read More

A hazardous situation has emerged in Dorris due to a chemical spill. A shelter-in-place order is in effect for specific zones after a spill of Paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide. Read More

One man died following a collision involving a logging truck on Highway 97 on March 16th, according to B.C. Highway Patrol. Read More

British Columbia's Highway Patrol is urging drivers in the northern Interior to use extra caution amid wintry conditions after two deadly crashes within 24 hours. Read More

Kris Clark confirmed to The Citizen that the crash near Salmon Valley and the one near Woodpecker are both fatal "and the highway is likely to be closed for a significant amount of time." Update, 3:13 ... Read More

Highway 97 just north of the City of Prince George was closed in the early afternoon of Monday, March 16, Drive BC reports. The closure stretched 3.9 kilometres from the northern tip of Old Summit ... Read More

Drive BC reported in the early afternoon of Monday, March 16 that a collision has closed Highway 97 in both directions north of Hixon. The highway was reported to be closed for 4.7 kilometres in both ... Read More

Highway 97, connecting Chetwynd to Prince George, will be closed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 13th, 2026 for approximately one hour. Read More

A commercial truck sits partially tipped onto its side along Seaton Road near Glenmore Road and Highway 97 in Lake Country, as RCMP respond and traffic backs up in the area. Read More