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The village, at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers, 260 km northeast of Vancouver, is intersected by two national rail lines and the Trans-Canada Highway, and has a colourful past. The population today is approximately 250 with more than 2,000 more in the immediate vicinity, including the members of five neighbouring First Nations.
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“Lytton is one of the longest continuously inhabited areas in North America, with a number of Indigenous bands in the area,” said Mayor Jan Polderman in the village’s 2019 annual municipal report. It’s believed that First Nations have inhabited the area for the past 10,000 years.