According to the Ministry of Transportation, Coalmont Road is closed between Brookmere and Manning Station roads. 

The vehicle incident caused thousands of people to lose power in the Hedley, Keremeos and Princeton areas. 

AIM Roads is responsible for maintaining 5,000 kilometres of roads in the Shuswap, North Okanagan and South Okanagan.

The province has come to the contractor's defence, pointing out weather conditions have been particularly brutal in the region this year.

It is the first winter season with ACCIONA Infrastructure Maintenance (AIM Roads) at the helm of snow removal services on major arterial routes in the Okanagan Valley.

“We are recommending that people try to limit their travel during this intense storm event."

Residents in the Similkameen communities of Tulameen and Coalmont said at least 60 centimetres of snow fell in a short period this month, leaving many roads impassable.

DriveBC reporting compact snow at Allison Pass and through Manning Park.

AIM Roads is defending its performance and said it does have enough equipment and subcontractors to properly clear the roads.