Rebuild of B.C. town destroyed in wildfire plagued by delays

Three years ago, George Brown watched fire consume his community. They said you better get your asshole and he says it's going towards your place. Like many, he lost everything and had no insurance. You know, I just sit there. I didn't even know what to where to begin. Those who lost homes found shelter where they could. Ken Pite has lived in a trailer since the fire. We were living in a powder keg and we were only going to get through the day if nobody did anything stupid. The fire that killed two people happened the day after Litton had the hottest day ever recorded in Canada. More than 1000 fled, some for good. The village itself that was burned out, you know, is 7 blocks long. So to lose even one makes a huge impact. Nobody imagined waiting so long to rebuild. One thing that's surprising is the slowness and the bureaucracy that has to be weighted, weighted through. Other communities destroyed by fire have rebuilt. But here, despite more than 174 million in federal and provincial recovery funds. Fewer home. There is no magic wand. People are getting back home on a gradual basis. Part of the delay is the result of discoveries made after the town burned. So we knew that we were walking on the bones of our answers. For the most part, Litton is a storied place. Burned soil was removed, revealing thousands of artifacts. Archaeological screening and tougher building codes up delays and costs for many. We were fortunate that we didn't. Have any artifacts found on our property? She was insured and got one of the first of only 15 approved permits. This place will always be lit and it's got a lot of heart and we're not going away. Her house a long-awaited sign of rebirth. Yvette Brent, CBC News, Litton, BC.