Jan Polderman

• Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.

  Harjit Sajjan, the minister of International Development, made the announcement today at a gas station that survived the fire just outside of Lytton.

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  Jun 14, 2022
  
• Residents encouraged to return to Lytton, B.C. to ‘sift’ as debris removal gets underway

  The B.C. government has announced $18.4 million in funds to cover the costs of debris removal, archeological work and soil remediation in the fire-razed village of Lytton.

  Fire

  Mar 8, 2022
  
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• ‘Helplessness’ in Lytton, B.C. says mayor, as residents question findings on devastating wildfire

  The mayor of Lytton, B.C., says residents are left with unanswered questions after a report eliminated train activity as a cause of the fire that destroyed their town.

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  Oct 15, 2021
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• ‘It’s real in my books’: Lytton, B.C. left to rebuild after devastating fire amid climate crisis

  The behemoth fire that wiped out the village was first discovered on June 30. It was during a record heatwave when the temperature reached 49.6 C in Lytton.

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  Aug 26, 2021
• ‘Hoping we can get the town rebuilt in 2 years’: Lytton mayor shares vision for future

  Lytton's mayor says while the eventual goal is to rebuild Lytton as a net-zero 'green' community, right now the focus is on providing for those who lost everything to the wildfire.

  Fire

  Jul 16, 2021
• ‘It brings tears to my eyes’: Fate of missing residents weighs heavily on Lytton, B.C., mayor

  "The concern for the people that were in those buildings, and the fact that we don't know if they all got out alive. That's very, very hard to take," Mayor Jan Polderman said.

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  Jul 2, 2021