Judge Rejects Class-Action Lawsuit in Lytton, BC Wildfire, Suggests Amended Claim

A wildfire blazing just west of Lytton, B.C., as shown in this handout image provided the BC Wildfire Service has now scorched five square kilometres of trees and bush, more than doubling in size in less than 12 hours. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service

A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit linked to the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton in 2021, but the ruling also allows for an amended claim, potentially keeping the lawsuit alive.

Chief Jordan Spinks of the Lytton-area Kanaka Bar Indian Band is the only remaining plaintiff in the claim after the death of fellow Lytton resident and plaintiff Chris O'Conner.