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Highway between Falkland and Monte Lake reopened

A stretch of Highway 97 was closed around 7 a.m. Saturday due to downed power lines
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Photo: DriveBC

Highway 97 has been reopened after it was closed in both directions west of Falkland Saturday morning.

According to DriveBC, the highway was closed due to downed power lines between Chase-Falkland Road and Paxton Valley Road. No detour was available.

The 26.7-kilometre stretch of highway was closed at approximately 7 a.m. and reopened a little over an hour later.

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I started as a carrier at the age of 8. In 2019 graduated from the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University.
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