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• ‘Continuing movement’: Highway 97 through Summerland remains closed as stability assessed

  Sensors will continue to collect data at the Highway 97 slide site and engineers are assessing the data, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said.

  Fire

  Sep 4, 2023
  
• Growing fire burning west of Peachland getting attention of BC Wildfire crews

  BC Wildfire has estimated the blaze that was spotted just after 7 p.m. Sunday to be 33 hectares in size and said it is burning in steep terrain and classified as out of control.

  Fire

  Jun 5, 2023
  
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• Blustery weather on the Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector: Environment Canada

  Environment Canada said southwest winds of 60 kilometres an hour, with gusts up to 90 km/h, could result in potential wind-related damage from Lytton to Kamloops and Kelowna.

  Weather

  Oct 27, 2022
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• Child dies in head-on crash on Highway 97-C near Merritt, B.C.

  RCMP have confirmed that the person who died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97-C near Merritt, B.C., Thursday afternoon was a child.

  News

  Nov 18, 2021
• ‘No zoomy zoom on the slicky slick or you’ll go boom boom’: RCMP have poetic warning for drivers

  'It's only the end of October and we've already been to numerous crashes on our Highways and one where an officer and a partner agency were almost struck by a passing vehicle.'

  Education

  Nov 2, 2021
• Out of order: Porta-potties now line $4.2-million rest stop on Okanagan Connector

  The bathrooms at the new Loon Lake rest stop on the Okanagan connector are out of order.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2018
• One dead after multi-vehicle crash on the Okanagan Connector

  One man was killed in a crash that involved five vehicles on the Okanagan Connector Friday night.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2017
• Semi driver injured when rig runs off Okanagan Connector

  RCMP received a report of a semi off the road on the Okanagan Connector at around 2:30 Monday morning.

  Aug 28, 2017
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• Transport truck jack-knifes on Connector; lanes blocked

  A camera image from DriveBC shows a transport truck blocking both lanes.

  Traffic

  Mar 10, 2017
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• Winter storm approaching the Okanagan

  Environment Canada is forecasting 25 cm or more could blanket the Okanagan Connector on Sunday.

  Jan 2, 2015