Major delays continue on Highway 97 near Peachland wildfire

The wildfire near Peachland is under control but drivers should be ready for major delays on Highway 97. The highway is open to single-lane alternating traffic from Callan Road to Renfrew Road, according to DriveBC. The delay is significant and drivers have been advised to avoid the area if possible. Optional detours are taking the Okanagan Connector over to Highway 5A, or Highway 33 to Highway 3. The forest fire is under control at six hectares about three kilometres south of Peachland, and BC Wildfire Service suspects the fire was human caused. Click here for traffic updates. https://www.drivebc.ca/#mapView&z=12&ll=49.728835%2C-119.73653&xtg=Southern%20Interior%20Region Click here for wildfire updates. https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .