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.
The lawsuit says most of the buildings and utilities at the resort were destroyed by the wildfire.
The resort and a related holding company have named Western Financial Group in the lawsuit, claiming despite several insurance packages for the property, no policy covered the utilities on the resort. It says they are unable to rebuild “due to lack of water, sewage, and electrical services.”…