Arson on Canada Day - Many historic Christian Churches Attacked on Canada's National holiday
- 3 years ago
Canada Day July 1 st 2021 - numerous hate crimes, vandalism and arson mostly targeting Christian churches in the week of Canada's national day of celebration -
June 21 - Suspicious fires destroyed Sacred Heart Mission Catholic Church on Penticton Indian Band land Penticton B.C. burnt to the ground.
June 21 - St. Gregory Mission Catholic Church ( 110 yrs old ) on Osoyoos Indian Band land burnt to the ground.
June 26 - St. Ann’s Catholic Church ( 110 yrs old ) on the Hedley Native Reserve of the Upper Similkameen Band near Oliver B.C. - Catholic church was burned to the ground by arson.
June 26 - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church ( 1896 ) on the Chopaka Native Reserve - Lower Similkameen Indian Band, near Osoyoos. burned to the ground by arson and totally destroyed .
June 26 - St. Paul’s Anglican Church ( 108 yrs old ) on Gitwangak First Nations land, between Terrace and New Hazelton. B.C. fire damaged
June 28 - Siksika First Nation Catholic Church Calgary
June 29 - Siksika Anglican Church east of Calgary damage
Wed June 30th - century old St. Jean Baptiste Church in Morinville Alberta ( oldest Catholic Church in Alberta ), community centrepiece and Town meeting center totally destroyed when burned to the ground.
June 30th Nova Scotia St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church on Sipekne'katik First Nation northwest of Halifax damaged by arson
July 1st - Downtown Yellowknife.. St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral Parish heavy interior and smoke damage
Many more Churches were vandalized and paint was thrown on them ( 11 in Calgary alone ) and Colonial statues of QEll , Queen Victoria and Captain Cook torn down by angry mobs ?
July 1st - St. Paul’s Anglican Church ( 108 yrs old ) on Gitwangak First Nations land, between Terrace and New Hazelton. B.C. - burned to the ground and was totally destroyed.
July 5th - The House of Prayer Alliance Church in Calgary was attacked by arson.
July 8th, 2021 - Polish RC Church had been there for well over 100 years near Redberry Lake NW of Allison Saskatoon - was burnt to the ground and totally destroyed
July 9th Kelowna BC The Grace Lutheran Church’s garage went up in flames but was saved by FD,
Jul 19 Surrey BC - St George Coptic Orthodox Church was burnt to the ground and totally destroyed by arson,
Even though a large majority of the residents of Halifax, Montreal, Victoria and Hamilton expressed desire to retain, maintain and just leave the historic statues alone, unfortunately, these statues, ( along with other artifacts in other cities ) were either destroyed in violent criminal acts by vigilante mobs, or else ordered removed from their pedestals by Mayor and council without public consultation or permission before being hidden away from public view ?
No mosques, temples, synagogues, or temples were bothered during this period..
PrimeMinister of Canada calls the Burnings unacceptable , but also understandable when considering past treatment ,,
June 21 - Suspicious fires destroyed Sacred Heart Mission Catholic Church on Penticton Indian Band land Penticton B.C. burnt to the ground.
June 21 - St. Gregory Mission Catholic Church ( 110 yrs old ) on Osoyoos Indian Band land burnt to the ground.
June 26 - St. Ann’s Catholic Church ( 110 yrs old ) on the Hedley Native Reserve of the Upper Similkameen Band near Oliver B.C. - Catholic church was burned to the ground by arson.
June 26 - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church ( 1896 ) on the Chopaka Native Reserve - Lower Similkameen Indian Band, near Osoyoos. burned to the ground by arson and totally destroyed .
June 26 - St. Paul’s Anglican Church ( 108 yrs old ) on Gitwangak First Nations land, between Terrace and New Hazelton. B.C. fire damaged
June 28 - Siksika First Nation Catholic Church Calgary
June 29 - Siksika Anglican Church east of Calgary damage
Wed June 30th - century old St. Jean Baptiste Church in Morinville Alberta ( oldest Catholic Church in Alberta ), community centrepiece and Town meeting center totally destroyed when burned to the ground.
June 30th Nova Scotia St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church on Sipekne'katik First Nation northwest of Halifax damaged by arson
July 1st - Downtown Yellowknife.. St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral Parish heavy interior and smoke damage
Many more Churches were vandalized and paint was thrown on them ( 11 in Calgary alone ) and Colonial statues of QEll , Queen Victoria and Captain Cook torn down by angry mobs ?
July 1st - St. Paul’s Anglican Church ( 108 yrs old ) on Gitwangak First Nations land, between Terrace and New Hazelton. B.C. - burned to the ground and was totally destroyed.
July 5th - The House of Prayer Alliance Church in Calgary was attacked by arson.
July 8th, 2021 - Polish RC Church had been there for well over 100 years near Redberry Lake NW of Allison Saskatoon - was burnt to the ground and totally destroyed
July 9th Kelowna BC The Grace Lutheran Church’s garage went up in flames but was saved by FD,
Jul 19 Surrey BC - St George Coptic Orthodox Church was burnt to the ground and totally destroyed by arson,
Even though a large majority of the residents of Halifax, Montreal, Victoria and Hamilton expressed desire to retain, maintain and just leave the historic statues alone, unfortunately, these statues, ( along with other artifacts in other cities ) were either destroyed in violent criminal acts by vigilante mobs, or else ordered removed from their pedestals by Mayor and council without public consultation or permission before being hidden away from public view ?
No mosques, temples, synagogues, or temples were bothered during this period..
PrimeMinister of Canada calls the Burnings unacceptable , but also understandable when considering past treatment ,,