The wildfire-scorched woods of the Thompson-Okanagan have become a chaotic, commercial 'free-for-all' according to the B.C. Wildlife Federation — a year after the region made up nearly two-thirds of land burned in B.C.'s third-worst fire season.

The federal government on Tuesday announced it will be spending $77 million to help rebuild Lytton, B.C., in a way that could better withstand future fires, almost a year to the day after the village was destroyed by flames.

Rebuilding in the fire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., is likely to begin in September, according to the province's minister of public safety.

British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year's flooding and wildfires want the federal government to deliver billions of dollars in promised funding as soon as possible.

Tuesday was the first time officials in Lytton, B.C., were able to bring heavy machinery into the village centre to start removing debris after the catastrophic fire in June 2021.

The province has committed millions of dollars toward the rebuilding of Lytton, B.C., which was destroyed by a wildfire last summer.

Casey Macauley has been salvaging parts of trees burned in the 2021 White Rock Lake and Tremont Creek fires and turned their rings into art prints.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada vice-president says it's been more than six months since fire ripped through Lytton but there are no permits to rebuild homes or businesses and greater urgency is needed.

The British Columbia government says it is immediately providing a grant of $1 million to support the Village of Lytton as it recovers from a destructive wildfire last summer.

Extreme weather has unleashed record floods and massive mudslides, devastating parts of B.C.’s Lower Mainland. Today on Front Burner, a look at how this week's weather event unfolded and whether the province did enough to warn people.

The B.C. government says two parliamentary secretaries will work with the Village of Lytton to help it recover from the wildfire that destroyed much of the community.

Investigators have not found any evidence that trains running near the village of Lytton, B.C., were responsible for the catastrophic fire that engulfed the community and killed two people in June, the Transportation Safety Board has announced.

The fire, which began early August in B.C., and grew to more than 833 square kilometres, was one of the most destructive blazes in the province this year.

The provincial state of emergency, which was put in place to support the wildfire response, will end on Tuesday.

As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions.

All of the evacuation alerts that resulted from the Hedges Butte wildfire southwest of Penticton, B.C. have been lifted as conditions improved on Sunday.

Wildfire crews say the White Rock Lake fire — at its peak considered one of the largest and most dangerous wildfires in B.C. this summer — is now under control, which means many residents will soon be returning to their homes for the first time in weeks.

Starting Friday at noon, campfires will be allowed across the region except for the South Island Resource District, which covers the southern third of Vancouver Island. 

The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia dropped to 224 as much of the province experienced cooler weather with some rain on Tuesday.

Many builders and prospect home buyers are stuck in limbo as insurance companies refuse to issue new coverage for properties within a certain distance of an active blaze.

A manager for British Columbia's wildfire service says conditions are trending in the right direction with the number of fires that threaten public safety and property dropping down to two dozen from 30 early this month.