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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


Trans Canada Closed Rogers Pass
Trans Canada Eastbound Closed After Motor Vehicle Incident

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Dec 7, 20241 min read


BC Transit Cancels All Bus Service
November 7th: Black ice forced BC transit to cancel all bus s ervices in the Prince George Area until traction sand could be applied to road surfaces. Last night, rain fell over many northern areas freezing once it hit the ground, creating treacherous conditions for both motorists and pedestrians. Conditions also prompted a warning to stay home and off the roads from the RCMP in the Prince George area. Some employees were even been told to come into work not until conditions

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Nov 2, 20211 min read


RCMP Merritt: No Zoomy Zoom on the Slicky Slick or You'll Go Boom Boom
Slow down and drive according to road conditions. That's the message Merritt RCMP want drivers on BC roads to hear. To help get the message out Merritt RCMP has posted a blend of humor and poetry hoping BC drivers will get the message. Even though the calendar says it fall, drivers traveling high altitude mountain roads may suddenly find themselves in "winter conditions". Snow, low cloud, and black ice have already arrived. According to the RCMP, multiple accidents have alre

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Nov 2, 20212 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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