News Items tag as: Drive BC

Highway 33 to reopen late Friday after washout
April 19, 2018 - 2:58 PM

KELOWNA - Highway 33 will reopen tomorrow night after a wash-out closed it two days ago.
Winter won’t give up on high elevation highways in Southern Interior
March 22, 2018 - 11:24 AM

Environment Canada is already warning about the nasty weather expected on highways through mountain passes in the Southern Interior today, and now the Ministry of Transportation has added its own alert.
Drivers advised to use caution on Coquihalla today
February 25, 2018 - 12:00 PM

A travel advisory has been added to the snowfall warning already in place on the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope today.
UPDATED: Travel advisories issued for Coquihalla, Connector
December 19, 2017 - 1:13 PM

Do you really have to go to the coast?
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway
November 23, 2017 - 9:40 AM

It's slow going for travellers driving between the southwest Interior and Lower Mainland with a heavy snowfall warning on the Coquihalla, and a mudslide which has closed Highway 1 through the eastern Fraser Valley.
Freezing rain expected on Okanagan Connector
November 21, 2017 - 11:35 AM

If you're travelling to Vancouver or Merritt today, be extra careful because you might encounter freezing rain on your trip.
UPDATE: One person killed in North Okanagan crash involving school bus
November 02, 2017 - 4:52 PM

VERNON - RCMP confirm someone died in the two-vehicle collision involving a school bus on Highway 97 west of Falkland early this morning.
Crash closes both directions of Highway 5 north of Kamloops
May 18, 2017 - 9:30 AM

KAMLOOPS – Not much is known at this time, but a vehicle collision has closed an eight kilometre stretch of Highway 5.
Snow expected on highways through Interior mountain passes
May 15, 2017 - 1:47 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Snow is in the forecast for the mountain passes in the Interior, and given the time of year, Environment Canada is trying to get the word out.
Mudslide reported on Highway 97 in Peachland
April 17, 2017 - 4:02 PM

PEACHLAND – Details are scarce, but Drive B.C. has alerted drivers about a mudslide in Peachland.
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