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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Why Okanagan orchardists may have to rely more on local labour this year
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News Items tag as: Highway 97C

UPDATED: Travel advisories issued for Coquihalla, Connector

Fatal crash on the 97C Okanagan Connector outside of West Kelowna

UPDATE: Snowfall warning on Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector ends

UPDATE: Winter conditions briefly close Okanagan Connector

UPDATE: Highway 97C crash is now clear

Okanagan Connector getting new rest area

Snow falling on Okanagan Connector

Children ejected from vehicle when California tourist crashes near Merritt

Crash closes Connector between Merritt and Highway 5A

UPDATE: HIghway 97C re-opened near Brenda Mines

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