Penticton Search and Rescue rescued eight people over the weekend as drivers looked for alternative routes around the rockslide that has closed Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland since Saturday. Popular GPS applications like Google Maps and in-car services like OnStar are prompting drivers to take a backcountry route along Garnet Valley Road behind Summerland, says Penticton SAR president Randy Brown. He says the path along Garnet Valley Road splits in a number of different directions and that not all of the routes are maintained roads. But after one of her husband's colleagues got stranded in his 4x4 on a backcountry road, she's decided to stick to the approved alternative route. The Ministry of Transportation says it could be days before that section of Highway 97 is reopened.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2019 01:41 UTC