RCMP in Alberta have charged two suspects and are searching for a third after a century-old church was burned down in a community northeast of Edmonton.
Smoky Lake RCMP said officers were responding to reports of vehicle thefts in the community on Sept. 21, when they received reports of a fire in the nearby hamlet of Bellis, located around 140 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
RCMP say the fire “ultimately destroyed” the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The church temple dates back to 1932, and was built by the community established in the area in 1918, according to the Canadian Orthodox History Project.
RCMP said they believe an “accelerant” was used in the church burning….