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North Okanagan, Coldstream and Vernon News
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Flood-Related Highway Closures Continue Between Lower Mainland and Interior
Key corridors remain severed and travel options are still limited
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1 hour ago
Multi-day Vernon Search Rescues 3
VSAR Confirms Two Separate Rescues in Hunters Range, Including Missing Snowmobilers
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18 hours ago
Major Highway Closures Remain as Flooding and Storm Impacts Continue
December 13 2025 - Major transportation routes between the Lower Mainland and the Interior remain closed or disrupted as crews continue repair work following heavy rainfall and flooding linked to an atmospheric river. The most significant impacts continue on Highway 1 through Abbotsford and Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton , both of which remain closed as of Friday. Highway 3: Hope to Princeton Still Closed Highway 3 remains closed in both directions between Hope and Pri
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19 hours ago
Coquihalla, Highway 5, Scheduled to Reopen Monday December 20th
Update to this story: https://www.exnews.net/post/bc-highways-set-to-open-monday-minister-fleming December 15th: Transportation Minister Rob Fleming posted this message on Twitter this afternoon, "Since the Coquihalla was so heavily damaged just 31 days ago, crews have been working around the clock to get the corridor back into working order. Thanks to this extraordinary effort, we’re able to reopen the highway to commercial trucks and buses on December 20th." On a separate
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Dec 15, 20211 min read
Drive BC Reports Snow Covering Southern BC Roads
Snow has come to parts of the Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector. DRIVE BC INCIDENT MAP DRIVE BC CAMERA MAP Sections of the Coquihalla between Merritt and Kamloops and the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna are covered with snow. Most affected roadways are above 1000 meters. AREAS of NOTE as of Noon October 10th - Helmer Lake, Hwy 5, 24 km North of Merritt, 1385 metres - Pennask Summit, 97c about 74 km West of Kelowna, 1717 metres - Elkhart, Hwy 97 about 25
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Oct 10, 20211 min read
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