News Items tag as: Stickle Road Improvements

Heads up drivers: Highway 97 at Stickle Road construction set to start
April 20, 2018 - 3:30 PM

VERNON - Changes are coming to a busy Vernon intersection.
Province to start Stickle Road construction after long weekend
August 04, 2017 - 12:25 PM

VERNON - After being talked about for years, the government is finally breaking ground on an improvement project for Stickle Road.
Vernon residents stuck with Stickle plan, MLA says
January 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Despite ongoing opposition, Vernon’s MLA says there’s no going back on the latest plan for Stickle Road.
Province moving forward with controversial improvements to Stickle Road intersection in Vernon
November 15, 2016 - 9:56 AM

VERNON – The Ministry of Transportation has announced it’s finally moving ahead with the Stickle Road improvement project in Vernon.
Here’s how much Vernon’s infamous Stickle Road 'odyssey' is costing taxpayers
October 14, 2016 - 6:30 PM

"BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS ODYSSEY IS OVER THESE MOUNTING CONSULTATION EXPENSES MAY BE MORE THAN THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE COST IN THE FIRST PLACE"
Stickle Road plan in Vernon evolves again
October 28, 2015 - 5:00 PM

VERNON - Vernon’s MLA believes the latest Stickle Road plan will be a winner.
Push for traffic light at Stickle Road in Vernon continues
July 24, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - There continues to be widespread disagreement over what to do with Stickle Road.
Province changes date for open house on Stickle Road intersection improvements plan
July 16, 2015 - 2:39 PM

VERNON - There’s a new date for an upcoming open house on proposed changes to the Stickle Road intersection in Vernon.
Province's new Stickle Road proposal fails to impress Vernon officials
July 14, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Better, but not good enough is the message Vernon council sent to the Ministry of Transportation during a presentation about a new idea for improving the Stickle Road intersection.
Stickle Road plan back to the drawing board
May 19, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - A controversial plan to change the intersection of Stickle Road and Highway 97 has been shelved.
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