The Okanagan Connector has a new gas station on the long stretch of highway between Peachland and Merritt.
The gas station, called Elkhart Gas Station, should be a welcome sight for drivers as the highway previously existed without any gas stations for over 117 kilometres.
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The new fuel-up spot is located on the lot of the now defunct Ekhart Lodge, roughly halfway between Merritt and West 琉璃神社 on Highway 97C.
In August 2019, the property owners, Jason and Sarah Smith, applied for a zoning amendment to to allow for a 鈥渟ervice station, drive-thru restaurant, commercial card-lock facility and highway maintenance yard鈥� on the lot.
The RDOS approved the proposal in 2019 but so far the gas station is the only facility that has been added to the lot.
| The new Elkhart Gas Station is located between Peachland and Merritt on Highway97C, about 60 kilometres west of Peachland.(Google Maps) |
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