Lytton

• Lytton wildfire rebuild lacked legal framework from province, auditor general says

  The review was prompted by concerns raised by the public and members of the B.C. legislature about the progress and cost of recovery, the report notes.

  Fire

  Mar 17
  
• Ottawa pledges $25M for ‘community hub’ in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C.

  The federal government is promising more than $25 million to help build a new "community hub" in the Village of Lytton years after much of the B.C. town was wiped out by fire.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2025
  
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• ‘No evidence’ devastating Lytton fire caused by arson: RCMP

  Mounties in British Columbia have concluded there's no evidence that the devastating fire that swept through the community of Lytton more than three years ago was arson.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2024
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• Community gathers in Lytton, B.C. for 3rd anniversary of devastating fire

  A community event is planned for Sunday for first responders and community members on the three-year anniversary of the devastating fire.

  Fire

  Jun 30, 2024
• B.C. auditor general to probe stalled Lytton wildfire rebuild

  British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C.

  Environment

  May 1, 2024
• ‘Hole in my soul’: B.C. artist writes song for fire-razed Lytton

  'Hole In My Soul,' a song for Lytton, made its YouTube debut on Feb. 9 at four minutes and 23 seconds in length, including an opening statement about the disaster.

  Fire

  Feb 16, 2024
• Two years after behemoth fire, 1st home rebuild begins in Lytton

  Mayor Denise O'Connor said the first residential rebuild permit was issued in the fall and "rebuilding is going to be starting full force" in the coming months.

  Fire

  Dec 21, 2023
• What role is archeology playing in the slow pace to rebuilt Lytton?

  A 7,500-year-old spear point and ancestral remains are among the thousands of artifacts uncovered at the townsite, following a 2021 fire that razed the village.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2023
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• Lytton mayor says archeology slowing rebuild as residents protest delays

  Archeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts, including a 7,500-year-old spear point, as they dig below what was Lytton, B.C., the village destroyed by fire in June 2021.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2023
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• Record warm Thanksgiving weekend in some B.C. cities

  In Lytton, the province's most notorious hot spot, the temperature brushed against summer weather, when it reached 29.6 C, breaking an old record of 26.2 C set in 2022.

  Weather

  Oct 9, 2023