By Chris Brown

RCMP investigate suspicious fire at Siksika First Nation Catholic Church

Jun 28, 2021 | 4:32 PM

GLEICHEN, AB – RCMP in Gleichen are investigating a suspicious fire at Siksika First Nation Catholic Church.

Preliminary investigation indicates that an unknown person or persons deliberately started the fire at the church.

RCMP and the Siksika Fire Department responded to the fire at about 12:30 a.m. Monday. The fire was put out before any significant structural damage was caused. No one was in the church at the time of the incident and no one was injured as a result of the fire.

The provincial fire investigator and the Gleichen RCMP are investigating.

At least two Catholic churches have burned to the ground since the remains of 215 children were discovered in unmarked graves at the site of the Kamloops residential school, as well as the discovery of the remains of 751 children buried at the site of the Marieval Indian Residential School on Saskatchewan’s Cowessess First Nation.

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Gleichen RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying persons responsible. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gleichen RCMP at 403-734-3923, or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.