The fire on June 30 roared through Lytton just one day after the temperature in the village hit an all-time Canadian high of 49.6 C
O’Connor said after living in a motel in Kamloops, a temporary vacation rental in Merritt and with her daughter in Quesnel, she returned to Lytton in the fall with her husband Chris. They moved into her father’s home, which was missed by the fire.The possibility of future homecomings for Lytton residents recently took a step forward after more than seven months of inertia from the provincial and local governments, O’Connor said.
“You’ve got to realize, I mean, the village was within a week or two weeks of not being able to meet its bills,” Polderman said this week in an interview. With so much infrastructure destroyed, Polderman said the municipality has a chance to rebuild differently, but it must weigh the costs and time. He said the village has heard presentations about solar sidewalks, solar roads, electric smart grids and electric storage.
“The provincial government has a role to play here, and I would suggest to you dribs and drabs are not good enough,” she said in an interview. “We need consistency. We need a vision. We need a plan, and here we are seven months later.”“Recovery is never quick,” he said in an interview. “In this particular case, you’re dealing with a community that lost its infrastructure, everything. I totally understand it’s frustrating for people who want to rebuild. We want them to be able to rebuild as well.
John Haugen, a Lytton First Nation member who was living in the village at the time of the fire, said his uninsured home was destroyed in the blaze.
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