Four years after the B.C. community of Lytton was virtually razed to the ground in a devastating wildfire, the community celebrated a major milestone in its efforts to rebuild.

Community leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first of the village’s municipal buildings to be replaced: a new public works building.

“Public works is so important to our town, our municipality, and we need a place for our employees to work that’s safe, that’s secure, and it really shows the rest of the town, the community, that we’re proud,” Lytton Mayor Denise O’Connor said.

“It’s a tangible symbol to show that we are coming back and we are moving forward and Lytton is going to be a town where people will want to come to.”

The modular building was funded with $1 million from the province and another

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