Lytton Fire
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B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action lawsuit that Lytton wildfire was caused by trainThe proposed representative plaintiffs in the suit both lost property in the fire and said they suffered mental trauma from what happened.FireDec 2, 2025
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Four years after tragic Lytton fire, community still ‘frustrated with delays’Work has been halted multiple times due to the chance of artifacts being found and archeological finds. Reconstruction of buildings was also delayed due to questions about funding.FireJun 30, 2025
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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.CanadaFeb 19, 2025
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Only 7 building rebuilds begun in Lytton, three years after devastating wildfireOn June 30, 2021, 90 per cent of the Village of Lytton burned to the ground, two people died and hundreds were displaced.FireJun 25, 2024
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‘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.FireFeb 16, 2024
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As B.C. burns, TSB warns that unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire riskThere have been at least 21 more on-board fires involving "remote" locomotives in the middle or at the end of a train since 2021, with 34 occurring in the decade before.WeatherAug 24, 2023
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Historic Nahatlatch Lookout tower burns in B.C. wildfireAn observer was stationed at the Nahatlatch Lookout tower every fire season until the early 1970s, when advances in fire detection made human observation less critical.FireAug 18, 2023
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B.C. judge rejects proposed Lytton fire class action, leaves door open for new claimThe judge ruled "deficiencies'' in the suit make it "plain and obvious'' it will fail, but also allows for an amended claim, potentially keeping the lawsuit alive.FireAug 11, 2023
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‘So forgotten’: No pandemic loan forgiveness for business owners in fire-razed LyttonMegan Fandrich's Klowa Art Café in Lytton was the place her daughter took her first steps. She now describes it as a "nice, burned up piece of property."PoliticsAug 11, 2023
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Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed villageLawyers allege Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways continued to operate in late June 2021, despite record-setting heat and an extreme wildfire danger.FireJun 22, 2023
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