Transportation

A transport truck hauling a large, square container slammed into an overpass in North Vancouver Tuesday night, snarling traffic on Highway 1 for hours. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Licences yanked after transport truck plows into B.C. highway overpass

Firm’s entire fleet parked after traffic in North Vancouver snarled for hours, driver flees scene

 

Lock blocks were installed at the site of the Summerland rock slide and the next step is building a berm so the highway can be re-opened to single alternating traffic in the next two weeks. (Courtesy of Chute Creek Construction)

BREAKING: Highway 97 at Summerland slide opening soon to single-lane traffic

Large berm being built and then the highway could open by Sept. 16

 

Flanked by members of council, public works staff, the Associated Engineering project consultant, MLA Dan Ashton and members of the Trail of the Okanagans, Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open a portion of Giants Head Road in Summerland. Crews spent around a year to make improvements to the road and water mains. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Upgrades completed on Giants Head Road in Summerland

Paving, water upgrades and multi-use path took around a year to complete

 

Highway 97 north of Summerland will remain closed due to a rockslide. Detours are now available. (Photo- MOTI/Twitter)

Highway 97 north of Summerland to stay closed through Labour Day

One lane to be cleared for emergency vehicles; no timeline for general traffic opening

Highway 97 north of Summerland will remain closed due to a rockslide. Detours are now available. (Photo- MOTI/Twitter)
The Whitevalley Community Resource Centre has launched a trishaw program in which volunteer pilots take seniors for a ride around town on a three-wheeled bicycle. The program kicked off in August 2023. (Jerry Mason photo)

Lumby seniors given gift of mobility as trishaw rides launch

Seniors can now sign up for a trishaw ride in which a volunteer pedals them around the community

The Whitevalley Community Resource Centre has launched a trishaw program in which volunteer pilots take seniors for a ride around town on a three-wheeled bicycle. The program kicked off in August 2023. (Jerry Mason photo)
An aerial view of Angel Rock at Cameron Lake Bluffs on Highway 4. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

B.C. Highway 4 near Port Alberni open after months of wildfire repair

Section reopens to two-way traffic after an extended stretch of full and partial closures

An aerial view of Angel Rock at Cameron Lake Bluffs on Highway 4. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
In August 2022, the Ministry of Transportation installed a new traffic light at Highway 97 and Skaha Hills Rd to improve safety. (Monique Tamminga Western News file photo)

Safety upgrades coming to busy Hwy 97 intersection in Penticton

Work begins in fall at Hwy 97 and Skaha Hills Drive/Sandhill Road

In August 2022, the Ministry of Transportation installed a new traffic light at Highway 97 and Skaha Hills Rd to improve safety. (Monique Tamminga Western News file photo)
<div>The Canadian trucking industry faces a shaky market as cargo volumes and freight rates continue to fall in the wake of soaring pandemic highs. A transport truck carries a cargo container at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Canada’s trucking industry facing leaner times as consumer demand drops

Costs have shot up while freight rates have plummeted

<div>The Canadian trucking industry faces a shaky market as cargo volumes and freight rates continue to fall in the wake of soaring pandemic highs. A transport truck carries a cargo container at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
BC Ferries has probed failure of the engine on the Coastal Renaissance ferry servicing Nanaimo and Tsawwassen. (Photo courtesy BC Ferries)

Ferry servicing Nanaimo-Tsawwassen anticipated to be out until October

BC Ferries updates travellers about Coastal Renaissance’s engine breakdown

BC Ferries has probed failure of the engine on the Coastal Renaissance ferry servicing Nanaimo and Tsawwassen. (Photo courtesy BC Ferries)
The survey the District of Sicamous offered to its residents to hear about the community need for a regular bus transport service closed on Aug. 14, and the district is now requesting regular routes from Pacific Western Transportation. (DOS)

Bus service could make stops in Sicamous, replacing Greyhound routes

District says rural communities rely on buses to make appointments, for work

The survey the District of Sicamous offered to its residents to hear about the community need for a regular bus transport service closed on Aug. 14, and the district is now requesting regular routes from Pacific Western Transportation. (DOS)
The Coastal Renaissance vessel will be out for weeks after an engine failure, says BC Ferries. (News Bulletin file photo)

Engine failure will take Nanaimo-Tsawwassen ferry out of service for weeks

BC Ferries CEO says contingency plans being worked on in Coastal Renaissance’s absence

The Coastal Renaissance vessel will be out for weeks after an engine failure, says BC Ferries. (News Bulletin file photo)
After cancellations earlier this week, Hullo officially began ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver on Wednesday, Aug. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Foot ferry makes long-awaited first sailing from Nanaimo to Vancouver

Maiden voyage for Hullo ferries delayed two days due to winds and power outage

After cancellations earlier this week, Hullo officially began ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver on Wednesday, Aug. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Hullo ferries are docked in Nanaimo this morning as the first two sailings of the day have been cancelled due to windy conditions and possible effects of a power outage last night. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

First sailings for new B.C. foot ferry cancelled on windy morning

Inaugaral Vancouver/Nanaimo run off, Hullo assessing its systems after Nanaimo power outage

Hullo ferries are docked in Nanaimo this morning as the first two sailings of the day have been cancelled due to windy conditions and possible effects of a power outage last night. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Mayor Spencer Coyne assisted RCMP with flagging traffic on Highway 3 west of town Friday, August 4.

Princeton’s mayor tired of traffic duty and wants answers from the province

‘When will MOTI take responsibilities for their roadways?’

Mayor Spencer Coyne assisted RCMP with flagging traffic on Highway 3 west of town Friday, August 4.
Electronic logging devices will be required on all commercial vehicles in B.C. starting Aug. 1. (Black Press Media file photo).

Electronic logging devices required for commercial trucks in B.C. Aug. 1

B.C. carriers were given six months to install ELDs throughout their fleets

Electronic logging devices will be required on all commercial vehicles in B.C. starting Aug. 1. (Black Press Media file photo).
Alastair Caddick, Hullo CEO, sits aboard one of the high-speed passenger ferries during a media event on Thursday, July 20. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Hullo fast ferries begin Island-Mainland service starting in mid August

Vancouver Island Ferry Company announces initial sailing schedule for Nanaimo-Vancouver ferries

Alastair Caddick, Hullo CEO, sits aboard one of the high-speed passenger ferries during a media event on Thursday, July 20. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
A chairlift is seen at Mont Tremblant resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ontario man dead, woman critical after gondola crash in Quebec

Officials unclear why drilling machine was operating near a moving gondola

A chairlift is seen at Mont Tremblant resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Cadets from the Surete du Quebec stand near the base of a chairlift where one person died and another remains critically injured after a gondola crashed into a piece of construction equipment at Mont-Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

One still in hospital after deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant

Pair fell several metres after construction equipment struck the gondola at the mountain resort

Cadets from the Surete du Quebec stand near the base of a chairlift where one person died and another remains critically injured after a gondola crashed into a piece of construction equipment at Mont-Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Work is being done to complete the lock block retaining wall at the slide on Highway 97 in Summerland. Another landslide took place June 6. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Blasting to close Highway 97 in Summerland

Slope mitigation work will proceed Friday night, after efforts were cancelled on Thursday

Work is being done to complete the lock block retaining wall at the slide on Highway 97 in Summerland. Another landslide took place June 6. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)
Workers put finishing touches on protective barriers along a two-kilometre stretch of Highway 4 where the Cameron Bluffs wildfire reached the highway. The Vancouver island highway has been closed since June 6, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION)

Highway 4 reopens on Vancouver Island after wildfire cut off coastal communities

Drivers told to expect long lineups, single-lane traffic until mid-July

Workers put finishing touches on protective barriers along a two-kilometre stretch of Highway 4 where the Cameron Bluffs wildfire reached the highway. The Vancouver island highway has been closed since June 6, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION)