Highway 3 Open to Single Lane Traffic at Richter Pass Rd.
August 11th, 2025, Highway 3 at Old Richter Pass Road is closed in both directions until further notice due to a Forest Fire.
There is an alternate route via Highway 3a Keremeos to Kaleden to Highway 97.
Visit DriveBC.ca for up-to-date information on the road closure and WildFiresituation.nrs.Gov.BC.ca
August 11th, 2025, Highway 3 at Old Richter Pass Road is closed in both directions until further notice due to a Forest Fire.
There is an alternate route via Highway 3a Keremeos to Kaleden to Highway 97.
Visit DriveBC.ca for up-to-date information on the road closure and WildFiresituation.nrs.Gov.BC.ca
Category 2 Open Fire Ban Effective June 13, 2025
Category 2 open fires, as well as other equipment and activities will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre effective at 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on June 13, 2025. This will be in effect until 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on October 17, 2025 or until the orders are rescinded.
In addition to the already prohibited Category 3 open fires, Category 2 open fires, as well as other equipment and activities will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre effective at 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on June 13, 2025.
This will be to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This open fire prohibition will remain in effect until the earlier of 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on October 17, 2025 or until the orders are rescinded.
Anyone conducting Category 2 open fires within the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction must extinguish those fires by the 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on June 13, 2025 deadline.
For more information, please visit www.Gov.BC.ca.
Effective May 17 2024 - Illegal to transport your watercraft with the drain plug still in place.
Effective May 17 2024 in B.C. it is now illegal to transport your watercraft with the drain plug still in place.
Before transporting a boat or other watercraft, owners/operators must remove the drain plug and drain all water on dry land including all internal compartments such as ballasts, bilges, and live wells.
For more information visit www.gov.bc.ca