Igloo church among worst heritage losses in 2006.STAFF St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, which was damaged by arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. in November 2005 and demolished de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. in June 2006, has been included in Heritage Canada The Heritage Canada Foundation (also known as Heritage Canada; in French, La fondation Héritage Canada also known as Héritage Canada) is a registered charity with the mandate to encourage the protection and promotion of the built, natural, historic and scenic Foundation's list of Worst Losses of 2006. The foundation released Canada's Endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. Places Report Card, which included the top 10 most endangered places and worst losses list for 2006, on Feb. 19, Heritage Day. In a related development, the diocese of the Arctic's executive committee has decided that all its parish buildings and contents must be insured "for full replacement value," after learning from its experience with St. Jude's. The cathedral was insured, but high construction costs in the North meant that the policy could only cover about 20 per cent of the rebuilding effort, estimated at $7 million. |
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