News Items tag as: Drive BC

UPDATE: Highway 3 will close again tomorrow for avalanche cleanup
January 08, 2022 - 9:03 AM

Motorists are being advised of a heavy snowfall warning and avalanche removal work along highways in the B.C. Interior.
Ten crashes along Trans-Canada in Kamloops thanks to fresh snow
January 06, 2022 - 2:30 PM

A dump of overnight snow has created hazardous driving conditions Kamloops and area.
Highway 3 closed due to downed power lines
January 06, 2022 - 12:51 PM

Highway 3 has closed this afternoon east of Hope as power lines have blocked the road.
Commercial truck rollover closes Highway 3 westbound
December 02, 2021 - 2:39 PM

A westbound lane of Highway 3 is blocked by a commercial vehicle that rolled.
Section of Trans-Canada near Hope reopens to essential traffic
November 22, 2021 - 10:03 AM

The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened near Hope, connecting several communities.
UPDATE: 6 people taken to hospital following fiery crash on Coquihalla near Merritt
October 29, 2021 - 11:47 AM

Two air ambulances were deployed this morning following a serious crash that caused the Coquihalla Highway's closure between Hope and Merritt.
Time to put the winter tires away in B.C.
April 30, 2021 - 12:01 PM

In what is another hopeful sign spring is here to stay, today marks the end of winter tire season in British Columbia.
Sinkhole creates traffic headache on Hospital Hill in Vernon
April 27, 2021 - 8:45 AM

A water main break created a huge sinkhole on Highway 97 across from Vernon Jubilee Hospital last night and the traffic impacts will be felt for the rest of the week.
Travel advisory issued for Coquihalla as conditions deteriorate in winter storm
February 25, 2021 - 2:25 PM

If you don't have to travel between the Interior and the Lower Mainland on the Coquihalla Highway today, don't.
Drive B.C. travel advisory issued for Coquihalla
February 21, 2021 - 3:25 PM

A travel advisory is in effect from Hope to Merritt on Highway 5, with heavy snowfall potentially creating an avalanche risk.
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The future is now: Robot kitty will bring you food at Kelowna Smitty’s
It makes noise, flashes lights, has a set of wheels and enjoys head scratches. This unusual server, known as the BellaBot, has been rolled out at Kelowna’s Smitty’s restaurant since Mother’s Day weekend. The cat robot assi

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works. There are 25 highri

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