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Whitby mourns for All Saints' Church, destroyed by fire
Christmas is just 11 short days away and because of the suspected arson fire that all but destroyed the historic Whitby All Saints' Anglican Church, 100 families may not have Christmas at all this year.
Crews were called to the scene when both the church's security company and a snow removal service reported the fire at about 4:55 am on Monday December 14, 2009.  Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze and the area was cordoned off to all traffic, as the steeple was at risk of collapsing and the roof had already caved in.
The pastor of the church, Rev. Kenneth Davis arrived at the scene at 5:30 am and described the damage to CBC news.
"The worship space's roof is completely burned through and open, we can see the ribs of our historic building and of course many, many fire crews and police constables and a wide cordon around the building. They seem, thank God, to have been able to put out the flames and have been able to open some doors to enter the building, so we count that as a good sign that the worst of the fire is out. [The fire has done] a phenomenal amount of ... more

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