November 3, 2008, Penticton, B.C. – The 2008 B.C. Horticultural Forum, originally scheduled for November
8, has been cancelled due to the closure of Highway 97 between Kelowna
and Penticton.
November 3, 2008, Penticton, B.C. – The 2008 B.C. Horticultural Forum, originally scheduled for November 8, has been cancelled due to the closure of Highway 97 between Kelowna and Penticton.
According to a recent report in The Globe and Mail, Highway 97 has been closed between the two cities since October 24 as highway crews work on a $54 million highway expansion project. Work on the project recently ceased due to the development of a metre-wide crack in a bluff above the highway near Summerland.
According to the newspaper report , it’s estimated that if the slope fails, 300,000 cubic metres of hillside could fall onto the road below.
For more information about the event cancellation, please contact the B.C. Fruit Growers Association at 250-762-5226 or email info@bcfga.com.
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