Highway 97 north of Summerland will reopen to single-lane-alternating traffic by the weekend of Sept. 16-17, 2023.

Highway 97 north of Summerland will remain closed during the long weekend while geotechnical engineers continue to assess the site of the Aug. 28 rockfall.

Two additional detour routes are now available for drivers as crews continue to assess the major rockslide that closed Highway 97 north of Summerland on Monday.

Highway 97 between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park north of Summerland remains closed in both directions due to a rockslide.

There will be more opportunities for farmers, and food and beverage producers and processors to grow their businesses while helping strengthen food security with the development of a new food hub in Summerland.

Up to 60 piles of woody debris will be burned within the Antlers Saddle Conservation Land area of Garnet Valley over the next few months to help reduce wildfire risk in the area.