News Items tag as: Lytton Creek wildfire 2021

Lytton sues rail companies, Transport Canada for devastating wildfire
June 20, 2023 - 7:00 PM

The Village of Lytton and the Thompson Nicola Regional District are taking rail companies and the federal government to court two years after the village was destroyed by a wildfire.
Couple racing to rebuild home destroyed by Lytton Creek wildfire as winter approaches
November 06, 2021 - 3:04 PM

It has been four months since the town of Lytton was almost entirely destroyed by a wildfire.
Evacuations ordered northeast of Lytton as wildfire grows
July 22, 2021 - 2:47 PM

As the Lytton Creek wildfire experiences growth to the northeast, the Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order to 169 properties near Spences Bridge.
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Lytton sues rail companies, Transport Canada for devastating wildfire