BC Resort Destroyed by 2023 Wildfires Sues Insurance Company Over Shortage in Coverage

BC Resort Destroyed by 2023 Wildfires Sues Insurance Company Over Shortage in Coverage
Smoke from the fast-burning McDougall Creek wildfire is seen from Westbank, B.C., on Aug. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Joe O'Connal
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Owners of a B.C. resort destroyed in a 2023 wildfire have filed a civil lawsuit against an insurance company, saying a lack of coverage has prevented the rebuilding of the resort.

The Lake Okanagan Resort was one of nearly 190 properties destroyed or damaged by the 139-square-kilometre (13,900 hectare) McDougall Creek wildfire that burned for weeks in August 2023.