Wednesday, April 1, 2026
ADVT 
National

Two Mudslides Sever Highway 1 Through B.C.'s Eastern Fraser Valley

The Canadian Press, 23 Nov, 2017 01:33 PM
  • Two Mudslides Sever Highway 1 Through B.C.'s Eastern Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER — It's slow going for travellers driving between British Columbia's Interior and Lower Mainland after a mudslide closed Highway 1 through the eastern Fraser Valley.
 
Muck and debris came down overnight in two locations on the Trans-Canada about 120 kilometres east of Vancouver.
 
No one was hurt in either slide.
 
The website DriveBC says geotechnical experts are assessing the stability of slopes along the highway and there's no word when the route will reopen.
 
A detour is available via Highways 7 and 9 through Agassiz, although construction on Highway 9 is adding to the delays.
 
A mudslide has also closed Highway 40, west of Lillooet, isolating the communities of Gold Bridge and Bralorne, and an estimated time of reopening is not available.

MORE National ARTICLES

Vancouver Park Board To Mull Motion Seeking Ban On Use Or Display Of Balloons

Vancouver Park Board To Mull Motion Seeking Ban On Use Or Display Of Balloons
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Park Board is being asked to consider sticking a pin in the presence of latex and plastic balloons in city parks.

Vancouver Park Board To Mull Motion Seeking Ban On Use Or Display Of Balloons

Crown Says Montreal Couple Was Intent On Waging Jihad In The Middle East

Crown Says Montreal Couple Was Intent On Waging Jihad In The Middle East
MONTREAL — The Crown says a young Montreal couple was intent on answering the call from Islamic State to wage jihad in the Middle East and had amassed bomb-making materials at their home.

Crown Says Montreal Couple Was Intent On Waging Jihad In The Middle East

Green Factor Explains Disappearance Of Big-ticket Promises In B.C. Budget: Carole James

Green Factor Explains Disappearance Of Big-ticket Promises In B.C. Budget: Carole James
VICTORIA — British Columbia's three-member Green party was a factor behind the absence of big-ticket election promises in the minority NDP government's first budget update, Finance Minister Carole James says.

Green Factor Explains Disappearance Of Big-ticket Promises In B.C. Budget: Carole James

Chief Privacy Officer 'Pleased' With B.C. Auto Insurer's Info-Sharing Practices

Chief Privacy Officer 'Pleased' With B.C. Auto Insurer's Info-Sharing Practices
VANCOUVER — An audit by British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found the information-sharing practices of B.C.'s public auto insurer are, for the most part, "reasonable and proportionate."

Chief Privacy Officer 'Pleased' With B.C. Auto Insurer's Info-Sharing Practices

Nova Scotia Mountie Killed After Stopping To Change Motorists' Tire In N.B.

Nova Scotia Mountie Killed After Stopping To Change Motorists' Tire In N.B.
MEMRAMCOOK, N.B. — A Nova Scotia Mountie who apparently stopped to assist motorists with a flat tire has been killed in a collision in southeastern New Brunswick.

Nova Scotia Mountie Killed After Stopping To Change Motorists' Tire In N.B.

Justin Trudeau Peppered On Issues Likely To Plague Him When Parliament Resumes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Justin Trudeau has wrapped up a cabinet retreat on the defensive over a number of issues that are likely to plague his government when Parliament resumes next week.

Justin Trudeau Peppered On Issues Likely To Plague Him When Parliament Resumes