lytton wildfire

• B.C. wildfires: How Lytton is breaking ground to climate-proof community

  A year after a wildfire destroyed Lytton, residents, municipal leaders, and the B.C. government are grappling with future-proofing a community against climate change.

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  Aug 5
  
• Wildfire near Lytton, B.C. mapped slightly smaller, but heat wave brings new worries

  The BC Wildfire Service says new mapping has found the Nohomin Creek fire, burning about 1.7 kilometres northwest of Lytton, is just under 2,200 hectares in size.

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  Jul 25
  
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• Large wildfire west of Lytton, B.C. grows to 2,000 hectares as crews continue fight

  Showers are likely over the northern end of British Columbia's Fraser Canyon, potentially aiding crews battling a 17-square-kilometre wildfire just west of the village of Lytton.

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  Jul 18
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• Wildfire near Lytton, B.C. still estimated at 1,500 hectares

  BC Wildfire says overnight crews reported minimal fire activity and limited growth, but that an update is expected later Saturday.

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  Jul 16
• New wildfire near still-recovering Lytton, B.C. may have destroyed structures: officials

  According to Emergency Management BC, three structures are believed to have been destroyed, and about nine people were under an evacuation order.

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  Jul 14
• ‘Fire war zone’: A look at the disaster that razed Lytton and plans to rebuild 1 year later

  Lytton First Nation Coun. Naikia Hanna described it as a 'fire war zone.' Powerful winds propelled flames through homes and businesses, burning them to the ground.

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  Jun 30
• Fire-razed Lytton, B.C. could soon ‘thrive again,’ says Insurance Bureau of Canada

  The fire on June 30 last year is now estimated to have caused more than $100 million in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

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  Jun 28
• Bill Blair visits fire-razed Lytton, B.C. to ‘assure’ residents federal relief is coming

  Bill Blair toured the southern B.C. community on Thursday, which is still in the process of debris cleanup and removal, nearly one year after the deadly disaster.

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  May 12
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• Lytton debris removal delays a result of archaeological importance, costing issues

  In a statement Sunday, Emergency Management B.C. said it was working with the village, insurance providers and the local First Nation to get work done 'as quickly as possible.'

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  May 2
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• $50,000 donation for Lytton’s Chinese History Museum brings hope

  The Lytton Chinese History Museum was destroyed in the wildfire that razed Lytton at the end of June.

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  Mar 30