News Items tag as: Highway 97C

UPDATED: Travel advisories issued for Coquihalla, Connector
December 19, 2017 - 1:13 PM

Do you really have to go to the coast?
Fatal crash on the 97C Okanagan Connector outside of West Kelowna
October 07, 2017 - 11:48 AM

WEST KELOWNA – A man died in a serious chain reaction collision on the Highway 97C Okanagan Connector just outside of West Kelowna.
UPDATE: Snowfall warning on Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector ends
April 07, 2017 - 11:52 AM

UPDATE: 11:49 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2017
UPDATE: Winter conditions briefly close Okanagan Connector
April 03, 2017 - 11:42 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Winter conditions forced the brief closure of Highway 97C in both directions yesterday.
UPDATE: Highway 97C crash is now clear
March 11, 2017 - 9:18 AM

OKANAGAN - The Okanagan Connector has reopened after a collision halted eastbound traffic early this morning.
Okanagan Connector getting new rest area
September 19, 2016 - 11:44 AM

KELOWNA - Weary travellers on the Okanagan Connector will soon be given a new place to pull over and rest.
Snow falling on Okanagan Connector
May 27, 2016 - 6:42 AM

KELOWNA - If travel between Merritt and Kelowna is on your to-do list today, make sure you have your snowbrush handy.
Children ejected from vehicle when California tourist crashes near Merritt
December 30, 2015 - 4:40 PM

MERRITT - A California man has been charged after a single vehicle accident on Highway 97C resulted in several young children being ejected from his SUV earlier this week.
Crash closes Connector between Merritt and Highway 5A
December 28, 2015 - 2:41 PM

MERRITT - The Okanagan Connector was closed between Merritt and Highway 5A after a car crash this afternoon.
UPDATE: HIghway 97C re-opened near Brenda Mines
December 22, 2015 - 11:26 AM

UPDATE: The road closed because of a jack-knifed semi was re-opened around 11:30 a.m.
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