Homes destroyed by the 2023 Grouse Complex of wildfires are starting to be rebuilt, according to a local contracting company.

With spring and better weather around the corner, ARG Contracting has been able to start construction on rebuilding homes taken out by the fires.

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According to Galbraith, some insurance companies have been pushing back on some of the items that need to be fixed like septic system removal and rebuild. However, because of the excavation process, agreements have been made in some of the cases.

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Mike Emslie, a Westside resident, is one of the lucky ones as construction has begun on his property.

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