Lytton BC

• Lytton B.C. waits to rebuild two years after devastating wildfire

  The 2021 wildfire destroyed 90 per cent of the structures and homes in the B.C. town and scorched more than 800 square kilometres of land.

  Fire

  Jun 30, 2023
  
• ‘We’re still here, we’re resilient’: New First Nation Community Store brings hope to Lytton, B.C.

  About 50 containers are being used as interim housing, but the village’s mayor said there’s been no reconstruction so far and it’s hoped the community store is a sign of recovery.

  Economy

  Feb 6, 2023
  
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• BC Hydro restores power to more than 100 customers in Lytton, B.C. area

  BC Hydro crews have rebuilt and re-energized a section of power line that was destroyed by the Nohomin Creek wildfire in mid-July, near Lytton, B.C.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
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• Rebuild of Lytton, B.C. after devastating wildfire to begin by September: minister

  Ottawa is sending an advance payment of $207 million to B.C. as it finalizes applications for the federal disaster assistance fund for communities affected by wildfires.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2022
• B.C. announces $1 million recovery grant for wildfire-ravaged Lytton

  The British Columbia government says it is immediately providing a grant of $1 million to support the Village of Lytton as it recovers from a destructive wildfire last summer.

  Weather

  Dec 8, 2021
• ‘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.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2021
• Lytton, B.C. resident launches lawsuit against CN and CP Rail for allegedly sparking wildfire

  It is believed that about 95 per cent of the Village of Lytton was destroyed when the fire swept through the small community on the afternoon of June 30.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2021
• TSB deploys team to Lytton to probe ‘fire potentially involving a freight train’

  It comes more than a week after a deadly fire swept through the community, killing at least two people and razing the majority of homes and buildings to the ground.

  Fire

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Lytton, B.C., residents to view fire devastation Friday

  Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Ottawa orders 2-day shutdown of rail service around Lytton wildfires

  The trains were stopped as there are currently 210 wildfires burning in B.C., an increase of 26 from two days ago, official data states.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021