Massive Fire Destroys 123-Year-Old Church in Canada’s Smallest City

File photo of another church fire, at the Glenrreagh Church, in Barrhead County, Alta., on Dec. 7, 2023. Courtesy of Alberta RCMP

A massive fire in Canada’s smallest city claimed a historical building when St. Jude’s Anglican Church in Greenwood, B.C., was burned to the ground in the early morning hours last Friday, May 10.

The church fire in Greenwood, a city in south-central B.C. with a population of around 700, destroyed three buildings and a garage, the city said in a Facebook post on May 10.