News Items tag as: Drive BC

Mudslide closes Trans-Canada Highway
August 12, 2018 - 9:23 AM

SAVONA - A mudslide has closed the Trans-Canada highway in both directions.
UPDATE: Highway 97 south of Peachland reopens temporarily
July 18, 2018 - 5:47 PM

PEACHLAND - RCMP have temporarily reopened Highway 97 near Peachland after it was closed in both directions earlier this afternoon due to a nearby wildfire.
Short, sharp storm topples trees, power lines in the Okanagan
June 25, 2018 - 10:25 AM

OKANAGAN - An overnight storm with major winds and rain has knocked over trees and power lines up and down the Okanagan Valley.
UPDATE: Province's police watchdog investigating serious Kelowna car crash
June 20, 2018 - 11:59 AM

KELOWNA - B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate a serious car crash in Kelowna early this morning.
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.
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