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Highway 3
iN VIDEO: Overnight vehicle fire sparks wildfire between Osoyoos and Keremeos
Highway 3 between Osoyoos and Keremeos is open to single-lane alternating traffic after a vehicle…
Highway 3 fully reopens but wildfire remains out of control
Both lanes of Highway 3 are open again after the corridor was closed due to the…
UPDATED: One lane reopened on Highway 3 after police incident near Keremeos
A police incident has Highway 3 closed in one direction near Keremeos. The eastbound lane…
Man dead, woman injured in police shooting near Keremeos
A man and woman were shot by police outside of Keremeos this morning and the…
Expect heavy smoke along Highway 3 due to planned ignition
The B.C. Wildfire Service is warning residents of heavy smoke along Highway 3 today due…
UPDATE: Highway 3 reopens after incident involving semi truck
Highway 3 has reopened after it was closed for several hours this morning due to…
Heavy snow warnings continue for Interior highways
Those travelling throughout the Interior this morning are being asked to consider waiting until the…
Rockslide closes Highway 3 near Keremeos
A rock slide has closed part of the Crowsnest Highway outside Keremeos. Highway 3 is…
Up to 25 cm of snow to fall between Hope and Merritt
A late season snowfall is in the forecast for Highways 3, and the Coquihalla Highway…
Slide closes Highway 3 closed west of Keremeos
A rockslide has shut down Highway 3 near Keremeos last night and two homes have…
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...
Winter storm bringing heavy snow to mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It wouldn’t be the weekend without a warning from Environment Canada about heavy snow on the highways through B.C. Interior mountain passes. A heavy snowfall warning has been issued today, Dec. 12, as a strong Pacific frontal system is expected to start crossing over the Interior this afternoon. Forecasters say people heading to...
Snowfall warning for Interior highways
THOMPSON-OKANANAGAN - With a snowfall warning in place for the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 we can expect to see significant snowfall on highway passes before the end of the day. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for higher elevations as a Pacific frontal system begins moving across Southern B.C. today, Dec. 9. The...
Heavy snow on B.C. Interior mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An intense storm system moving across B.C. this weekend is expected to dump snow on the mountain passes in the Interior. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements warning of heavy snow today, Dec. 5, and tomorrow on the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope, and on Highway 3 in the Allison Pass...
Engineers assess rock slide area following yesterday’s closure on Highway 3
PENTICTON - Traffic is moving along the entirety of Highway 3 from the Okanagan-Similkameen to Hope this afternoon following dual road closures yesterday. Today, Nov. 18, geotechnical engineers completed an assessment of the rock slide that closed the highway nine kilometres west of Keremeos late yesterday afternoon, public affairs officer Sonia Lowe says. The road...