▁further ▁ 1 2   km , ▁ 7   mi , ▁north ). ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁, ▁the ▁route ▁travel s ▁well ▁east ▁of ▁Ok an agan ▁Lake , ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Win field . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁highway ▁ran ▁alongside ▁the ▁west ▁shore ▁of ▁Wood ▁Lake ▁to ▁O y ama . ▁A ▁new ▁ ▁section ▁of ▁four - lane ▁highway ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁which ▁by pass es ▁O y ama ▁entirely ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁original ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁sk ir ting ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁Wood ▁Lake ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Pel m ew ash ▁Park way . ▁Both ▁O y ama ▁and ▁Win field ▁lie ▁within ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Lake ▁Country . ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 ▁then ▁passes ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁shore ▁of ▁Kal am al ka ▁Lake ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Vern on ▁and ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁Highway ▁ 6 ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁The ▁highway ▁then ▁travel s ▁north ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 A ▁near ▁Sw an ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Vern on - K am lo ops - Cache ▁Creek ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 ▁continues ▁north west ▁from ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 A ▁for ▁, ▁past ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁F alk land , ▁before ▁it ▁mer ges ▁onto ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁at ▁Monte ▁Creek , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Vern on -