News Items tag as: Highway 1

Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack
April 04, 2024 - 2:20 PM
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Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol late last week.
Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend
February 22, 2024 - 3:56 PM
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Significant snowfall is coming to the Okanagan Connector and other B.C. mountain passes potentially creating dangerous driving conditions on Sunday and Monday.
Snowfall alerts for Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways
December 03, 2023 - 9:30 AM
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A snowfall alert has been issued today, Dec. 3. Heavy snow is expected to continue all day potentially causing dangerous driving conditions on the Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways.
How an Indigenous trail through Kicking Horse Canyon grew into a super highway
October 21, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The TransCanada Highway through the Kicking Horse Canyon has some of the most difficult and dangerous highway-building terrain in Canada.
UPDATE: First significant snow wreaks havoc on roads across Thompson-Okanagan
November 04, 2022 - 2:17 PM
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Snowy and icy roads are causing accidents, road closures and delays today throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region.
UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens after vehicle incident near Sorrento
October 16, 2022 - 12:27 PM
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The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened near Sorrento this afternoon after a crash.
Two killed in crash on Highway 1 in Shuswap
October 03, 2022 - 11:31 AM
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Two deaths are being investigated by the B.C. Coroner's Service after a car crash last night closed the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap.
520 ha wildfire causing partial closure of Trans-Canada near Hope
September 12, 2022 - 10:37 AM
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A large wildfire burning close to the Trans-Canada Highway is still causing partial closure today.
Highway 1 remains closed due to fatal accident
August 29, 2022 - 8:33 AM
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Highway 1 remains closed this morning as the Golden RCMP investigate a fatal semi-truck collision that occurred yesterday morning.
UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway closed near Golden due to fiery crash
August 28, 2022 - 9:03 AM

The Trans-Canada Highway is currently closed in both directions following a fiery crash near Golden.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Highway 1

Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack

Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend

Snowfall alerts for Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways

How an Indigenous trail through Kicking Horse Canyon grew into a super highway

UPDATE: First significant snow wreaks havoc on roads across Thompson-Okanagan

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens after vehicle incident near Sorrento

Two killed in crash on Highway 1 in Shuswap

520 ha wildfire causing partial closure of Trans-Canada near Hope

Highway 1 remains closed due to fatal accident

UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway closed near Golden due to fiery crash

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