VANCOUVER --
A fire at a church on the Gitwangak Indian Band’s land has been extinguished, say RCMP.
It is the fifth recorded fire at a church on a First Nation reserve in one week. But while the other four fires destroyed the churches, this church is still standing.
The call came in around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, said BC RCMP North District spokesperson Madonna Saunderson.
“(We) received a call that there was a fire in the entranceway of an abandoned church on Church Road in Gitwangak,” reads her statement.
A post on the band’s Facebook page said a member spotted the fire and called for help.