An 82-year-old woman is dead after a head-on crash on Highway One just before 11 Saturday morning. RCMP say the woman from Hope was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes outside of Abbotsford. Her Buick sedan collided with a small car as she was exiting the Bradner Road rest stop. The wife and husband from Chilliwack in the other car … [Read more...]
Highway of tears case continues
November 9, 2012 by
More than six weeks after a link between a suspected serial killer from the U-S was drawn to BC's Highway of Tears murders, the search continues for new --solid-- evidence. Since police revealed the name of that prime suspect in September, RCMP Staff Sergeant Wayne Clary says more than 300 tips have come in, "Unfortunately so far, relative to Bobby … [Read more...]
Three dead, five injured after crash on Malahat Highway
October 14, 2012 by
A late-morning collision on the Malahat Highway has killed three people. It happened around 11:30 in the Shawnigan Lake area -- between Victoria and Duncan. BC Ambulance officials say it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision -- possibly between a car and a truck. Five others were also sent to hospital. Two of those patients are in critical … [Read more...]
Highway 1 once again open to all lanes
September 30, 2012 by
Good news for drivers near the Port Mann Bridge, crews have finished their work early - and all lanes have been re-opened around the Cape Horn Interchange. Traffic had been reduced to one-lane in each direction, as crews continue to prepare the area around the new bridge. The new Port Mann is slated to open in December, and officials say the vast … [Read more...]
Crews to be back at Cape Horn Interchange this weekend; delays expected on Highway One
September 28, 2012 by
Here they go again! Crews will be back at work on the Cape Horn Interchange and the Port Mann Bridge this weekend and are asking drivers to find another route instead. Project CEO Mike Proudfoot says significant delays are expected on Highway One... "we do have more work anticipated for this weekend scheduled for this weekend and that too involves … [Read more...]
More than one suspect in Highway of Tears murders
September 25, 2012 by
One solved, but 17 other cases still remain open. The RCMP has now confirmed a man who died in a U.S. prison in 2006 is responsible for one of B.C.’s Highway of Tears victims. Bobby Jack Fowler is believed to have killed 16-year-old Colleen MacMillan, who disappeared in 1974 while hitchhiking along Highway 97. Her DNA has been linked to … [Read more...]
Highway 1 update
September 23, 2012 by
Good news for those hoping to use Highway 1 near the Cape Horn Interchange. Project spokesman Greg Johnson says work wrapped up earlier than expected on a new overpass and lane closures have been lifted. "Thanks in no small part to drivers. Drivers stayed away this weekend and made our job that much easier and crews were able to complete a … [Read more...]
Highway One Alert
September 20, 2012 by
Expect heavy delays on Highway 1 between Friday night and Sunday morning as lane closures will be implemented on Highway 1 at the Cape Horn Interchange. Between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, Highway 1 westbound will be reduced to one lane at the Cape Horn Interchange. These closures will cause delays on Highway 1.CKNW will provide … [Read more...]
Three dead after single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla Highway
September 15, 2012 by
Tragedy on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. Three people were killed after the vehicle they were in rolled over. Cpl. Kathleen Thain with Logan Lake RCMP says it happened shortly after 7:30 between Merritt and Kamloops, about five kilometres south of the Highway 97D Interchange. Thain says two other people in the vehicle were taken to … [Read more...]
Man killed in highway crash
September 4, 2012 by
RCMP say a 25 year old Chilliwack man was killed in yesterday's fiery crash on the Coquihalla Highway. Mounties say the man was driving a 1992 Acura Integra at a high rate of speed when it left the highway and crashed into a tree. Other drivers at the crash site above hope tried unsuccessfully to put out the flames. The man's name has not been … [Read more...]
