A West Vancouver family’s dream home has turned into a nightmare.

Marc LaTorre and his young family moved into the home in April 2024, but that October, the property was destroyed in a powerful atmospheric river that flooded into the basement.

“Honestly, it’s hard to think we had any good times here,” LaTorre told CityNews.

The home on Mathers Avenue has since been torn down, and now LaTorre is caught up in red tape, dealing with the District of West Vancouver.

He wants to rebuild a home on the land but is battling bureaucracy at City Hall.

The district requires LaTorre to obtain several permits. So far, he says he’s paid $78,000 in fees for six permits, and that doesn’t include the building permit.

“It’s insane. If anything, they’ve put roadblocks in front of us the entire time. It’

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