What is Lytton, British Columbia?
[[File:Lytton; Canada's Hot Spot.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Lytton welcome sign]] '''Lytton''' is a [[village]] in [[British Columbia]]. It lies in the southern part of the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[province]]. In the 2021 census, 210 people lived in the village.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000259 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref> From 27 to 29 June 2021, Lytton broke several high temperature records in Canada, that were surpassed each day. The hottest temperature in Canadian history was recorded on 29 June in Lytton; that Monday, the temperature hit 49.6°C.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada Weather:Dozens Dead as Heatwave Shatters Records|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57654133|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> The records were set during the [[2021 Western North America heat wave]]. On 30 June 2021, the day after the temperature records, a [[wildfire]] swept through the village, destroying most buildings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Bethany |last2=Dickson |first2=Courtney| title=Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-june-30-2021-1.6085919 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=2021-07-01 |date=2021-06-30}}</ref> Following the fire, 90% of the village had burned down.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kotyk |first1=Alyse |title=Lytton fire: 90 per cent of B.C. village has burned in devastating blaze, local MP says |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/lytton-fire-90-per-cent-of-b-c-village-has-burned-in-devastating-blaze-local-mp-says-1.5493293 |website=CTV News |access-date=1 July 2021 |date=July 1, 2021 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701171823/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/lytton-fire-90-per-cent