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Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend
Significant snowfall is coming to the Okanagan Connector and other B.C. mountain passes potentially creating…
Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack
Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by…
UPDATE: Crash on Trans Canada west of Lake Louise closes highway
FIELD, B.C. – Highway 1 was closed at Field, B.C. following a crash making it tough on travellers driving to and from Alberta today. Drive B.C. says the Trans Canada, closed in both directions from Golden, B.C. to about five kilometres west of Lake Louise, Alta. this morning, Jan. 2, due to a collision, has...
Winter storm developing this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A winter storm set to hit the Southern Interior by Sunday could bring snowfall in excess of 25 centimetres at highway passes and could see snow turn to freezing rain in town. Friday morning Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for much of the Central and Southern Interior, including the Coquihalla Highway,...
One person in hospital following Trans-Canada crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 1 in Valleyview this morning. Around 6 a.m. today, Dec. 23, a westbound vehicle collided with a power pole on the Trans-Canada Highway near Oriole Road. The vehicle then came back onto the roadway and was struck by another...
Winter road conditions challenging drivers in Southern Interior
MERRITT – A Pacific front packed with moisture continues to track across the Southern Interior today dumping snow on the mountain passes, while the valley bottoms are getting flurries. A snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope continues. Environment Canada is calling for between 15 to 25 centimetres of snow on that...
Avalanche control to close Trans-Canada Highway today
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you planned on heading east today prepare for some delays along several routes as crews perform avalanche control today. Drive B.C. warns motorists Highway 1 through Glacier National Park will be closed from noon to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 8, during avalanche control work. Delays of up to two hours are expected....
Changing speed limit signs on the way for B.C. highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Highway drivers will start seeing variable speed signs later this winter as the Ministry of Transportation begins installing them this week, though they won't be functioning until early in the new year. The pilot project, which is currently in its testing phase, will include signs on sections of the Trans-Canada, Sea to Sky...
Safer driving on Trans Canada near Cherry Creek with new left-turn lane
KAMLOOPS - Locals, tourists and commercial drivers can now feel safer turning left onto Highway 1 at Gardi Road near Cherry Creek thanks to a newly built left-turn lane. “Left-turn lanes have been proven to reduce collisions by eliminating the conflict between turning and through traffic,” Minister of Transportation Todd Stone said in a media...
Passengers escape Greyhound bus fire near Field
FIELD, B.C. - All the passengers escaped when a Greyhound bus caught fire yesterday morning on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Alberta border, but the blaze forced the major highway to close. The bus caught fire yesterday morning, Nov. 19, roughly 15 kilometres west of Field on Highway 1, according to Golden RCMP. All 26...
UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens in Kamloops following serious crash
KAMLOOPS - Highway traffic is being rerouted through town this morning following a vehicle incident on Highway 1. Shorly before 5:30 a.m. a pickup truck and a tanker trailer collided on Highway 1 between the Yellowhead Highway exit and Peterson Creek Bridge. Kamloops Fire Rescue got the two occupants out of the pickup and they...
Winter driving conditions with heavy snow in mountain passes
SNOWFALL WARNING FOR SOUTH THOMPSON THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The heavy snow is forecast on the highways through mountain passes in the southern Interior today, Nov. 14, and overnight will make travel a challenge, and winter tires or chains a necessity. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of up to 40 centimetres of snow...
Heavy snow on Trans Canada; crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – A car crash on Highway 1 west of Revelstoke closed the route in both directions today, Nov. 7, as heavy snow dumps on the region. No word yet from the RCMP if anyone was hurt or how many vehicles are involved in the crash. Drive B.C. is estimating Highway 1 will reopen at...
Highway 1 closed west of Chase
KAMLOOPS - A rock slide at Hoffman’s Bluff has shut down the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Chase this afternoon. The slide, which happened around 2:30 p.m., is about 10 kilometres west of Chase and has closed down all lanes of traffic. Detours are available via Highway 97B or Highway 97. Drive B.C. says an...
Semi versus camper on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - No one was seriously hurt when a semi sideswiped a pickup pulling a camper on the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm Sunday night. Police say the tractor trailer was eastbound on Highway 1 just east of Salmon Arm around 6 p.m., Oct. 25, when it crossed the centre line and sideswiped the...