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Highway 97
Dicey driving: One section of Highway 97 has always been challenging
It’s a section of highway that has been the bane of motorists and highways engineers…
Citizen uses pickup to block dangerous driver on Highway 97 near Vernon
RCMP got some help from a citizen who used their pickup to box in a…
RCMP investigators put out call for witnesses to crash on Highway 97 north of Kelowna airport
Kelowna RCMP are looking for witnesses to a crash involving a pickup truck and a sedan…
Kamloops man puts recent First Aid training to use on motorcycle accident scene
Richard Buff and his family were driving home from a child’s birthday party in Monte…
Median, roadside barricades to be installed on stretches of Hwy 97, 97A
This fall, barricades will be installed along several stretches of Highway 97 and Highway 97A…
Province looking for input on Highway 97 improvement plans through Peachland
Peachland residents have been waiting, and arguing, for years over various options to improve Highway…
Highway 97 closed in Okanagan Falls due to rollover
Highway 97 is closed in both directions this afternoon after a truck hauling lumber rolled…
Highway 97 reopens in Okanagan Falls after rollover
Highway 97 has reopened after an accident involving a semi-truck hauling lumber occurred yesterday afternoon,…
Drivers warned not to stop on highway to view Penticton wildfire
Apparently, boaters aren’t the only drivers who need to take care around wildfire fighting operations.…
Highway 97 connects Okanagan communities, part of longest highway in B.C.
Some residents may drive it every day and it connects many Okanagan communities but Highway…
Medians being built on stretch of Highway 97, north of Summerland
Median barriers will be installed on a stretch of Highway 97 north of Summerland that,…
UPDATE: Crews contain wildfire sparked by lumber mill blaze north of Vernon
The wildfire sparked by a lumber mill blaze in Spallumcheen north of Vernon is contained.…
UPDATE: Highway 97 near Peachland re-opened as crews get the better of wildfire
The portion of Highway 97 two kilometres south of Peachland closed earlier as crews worked…
Snow seen on Highway 97 outside of northern community
It may be summer but on some parts of Highway 97 it feels like winter.…
Fatal multi-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Kelowna
A 30-year-old woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon on Highway 97 near…