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Lilliane Graie and her partner Jerry Bannister are the first people in Lytton to receive a building permit to replace their home, which was destroyed in June 2021 along with most of the other buildings in town.
Graie said that when her home was burned to the ground on June 30 at the end of a severe heat wave and wildfire, she imagined it would be rebuilt by the end of the year.
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Instead, there has been almost two and a half years of remediation, archeology and insurance processing and other work to get to the point where buildings will begin to appear in the village.
Graie did note, however, that there had not been many building permits received by the Village of Lytton so far.
“Ours was a 1934 heritage home and the new home will look the same, but use modern material that is fire resistant,” said Graie, who works for the RCMP in Lytton and is also a village councillor.
The couple’s property is at the corner of 6th Street and Station Road. Lytton is considered a heritage site as it was first settled by Indigenous people more than 10,000 years ago.
According to the Village of Lytton, the municipality is streamlining its website and checklists to make it easier for property owners to file a building permit.
“Representatives from the provincial government were in the village and surrounding area (last week) to meet with residents and business owners,” the village said on Oct. 27.
“They are gathering information about barriers being experienced to proceed with rebuilding, particularly as it relates to provincial government programs and requirements.”
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