Highway 97 News Reports

Crews responded to the wreck in the 2600 block of Baltimore Pike / Route 97 in Mount Joy Township around 7:45 a.m. The crash is blocking traffic and causing slowdowns in the area. C ... Read More

Following a lengthy closure of the Bennett Bridge earlier this week, the B.C. Conservatives are calling for improvements in transportation corridors through the Okanagan. As Victoria Femia reports, ... Read More

Conservative MLAs are calling on the province to take immediate action to address issues on Highway 97 in the Okanagan Valley. On Jan. 29, MLAs Harman Bhangu, Misty Van Popta, Macklin McCall and ... Read More

A lineup of BC Conservative Party MLAs and local Okanagan mayors have gathered Wednesday for a press conference to discuss concerns about Highway 97. They are gathered at the site of a 2023 landslide ... Read More

West Kelowna-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall says enough is enough when it comes to Highway 97 closures through the Okanagan. '?The residents of the Okanagan are tired of constant disruptions,'? he says in ... Read More

The mayors of Summerland and Peachland will join with six BC Conservative MLAs today in calling for improvements to the Highway 97 corridor. Read More

A crash at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 33 has slowed traffic Sunday evening. Photos submitted to Castanet show a damaged vehicle is blocking northbound lanes on Highway 97. A traffic ... Read More

The Florida Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driver caused a double fatal three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Walnut Hill. The crash happened on Highway 97 just south of North Highway 99 and ... Read More

Sicamous RCMP report a successful first test of their ability to re-open the Trans-Canada Highway when a traffic incident causes the closure on Highway 97A. Read More

Police confirm to Castanet that the heavy police presence in the parking lot of a Petro-Canada gas station at Highway 97 and Leathead Road is related to a drug and substance investigation. Read More

Traffic on Highway 97 near Peachland is backed up Friday morning. A two-vehicle collision near Drought Hill is blocking the southbound lane. A black Jeep is in the ditch and a grey pickup truck is ... Read More

The crash happened on Highway 97 just south of North Highway 99 and involved two pickup trucks and a passenger car. One pickup truck came to rest upside down in Highway 97. That driver was ... Read More

Two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in north Escambia County.It happened around noon on Highway 97 near ... Read More

Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Walnut Hill. The crash happened on Highway 97 just south of North Highway 99 and involved two pickup trucks and a passenger car. Read More

McNeil also reported a collision of note on Nov. 29 when an SUV crossed the centre line and hit a pickup truck head on just north of Swansea Point on Highway 97A. '?That was our first major collision ... Read More

Trans-Canada is closed at Canoe Beach Drive and Bernie Road for 5.4 km, a detour is available via Highway 6. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or ... Read More

One person was injured in a crash involving seven vehicles on Highway 97 south of Walnut Hill Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened about 2:40 p.m. on a slick, icy and snowy Highway 97 about 1.5 miles ... Read More

DriveBC has issued road condition alerts for Highways 97, 97A and 97B, and Highway 6. Motorists are advised to watch for slippery sections in the following areas: ' Highway 97: From Trans Canada ... Read More

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. -- A man died in a crash on Highway 97 in Okanogan County on Friday morning. According to Washington State Patrol, a pickup truck was driving southbound on Highway 97 just north ... Read More