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Safety improvements to Highway 97 in Lake Country focus of upcoming workshop
LAKE COUNTRY – The province is looking for your input into a transportation study recently…
Electric scooters could be part of Kelowna’s bikesharing offerings
KELOWNA – While it’s called bikeshare, the City of Kelowna may end up with scooters…
Kelowna still expects to have bike sharing, but weeks from now
KELOWNA – After a successful trial in 2018, the City of Kelowna is opening the…
BEEP BLEEP: Kelowna’s commuting future will be lots of waiting around
KELOWNA – If nothing changes in the next 20 years you’re going to be sitting…
School bus passes mandatory for Vernon students
VERNON – School kids in Vernon are going to have to remember more than just their…
Coquihalla Highway closed southbound between Hope and Merritt
If your travel plans today include the Coquihalla Highway you may need to rethink them.…
Kelowna council being asked to approve $96 million development plan put on hold last fall
KELOWNA – After months of delay and review, Kelowna city staff are sticking to their…
UPDATE: Stretch of Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland remains closed today
SUMMERLAND – Okanagan commuters will not see Highway 97 re-opening to traffic today. Attempts to…
Unique geology could mean future rockslides along section of Highway 97 in Okanagan
PENTICTON – A $54 million highway widening project north of Summerland seems to have opened…
Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland won’t be opening any time soon
SUMMERLAND – Continued instability of the slope above Highway 97 north of Summerland means the…
Snowfall warnings issued for southern Interior mountain passes
PENTICTON – Travel will be a challenge on several mountain passes in the southern Interior…
B.C. Trucking Association says province’s No Trucks in Left Lane initiative missing key component
It’s one of B.C’s busiest mountain highways that connects the Lower Mainland with the Interior,…
Push is on to create electric rail system in Thompson-Okanagan
KELOWNA – A $30,000 video may be what it takes to launch an innovative $1.5…
Province restricts commercial trucks from using far left lane on section of Coquihalla Highway
The Ministry of Transportation is launching a new pilot program this week in order to…
E-bikes sparking a new wave of cycling in Interior cities
Does anyone pedal their own bike anymore? If you haven’t already noticed, a cyclist who…
Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion
KELOWNA – The continuing uptake of the new Dropbike service in Kelowna could soon make…
Red light cameras watching 24/7 in three Southern Interior cities
Red light cameras in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to catch more bad drivers…
Cycling 101: How to use Vernon’s new cycle tracks, multi-use pathways and elephant feet crossings
VERNON – You might have noticed that Vernon has some spiffy new cycling infrastructure —…
Bike sharing coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Big city bike sharing could be coming to Kelowna. Active transportation coordinator Matt…
Safety trumps complaints as Kelowna steadily adds traffic roundabouts
KELOWNA – It’s been ten years now since Kelowna began installing roundabouts at intersections, baffling…
Kelowna’s taxis are among Canada’s most expensive
KELOWNA – Fern Brittany gets off shift well after busses stop running and has few…
Impacts of Central Okanagan bus strike felt in Vernon
VERNON – A public transit strike in Kelowna is having an effect on bus riders…
Highway twinning through Enderby discussed as possible solution to traffic bottleneck
ENDERBY – Short and long-term traffic improvements were discussed as Enderby officials met with the…
VIDEO: B.C. celebrates 30 years of the Coquihalla
VANCOUVER – It was 30 years ago this week when B.C.'s now most travelled route…