Historic Church Destroyed by Blaze in Sask. Village Plagued by Crime

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The RCMP is investigating after fire destroyed an Anglican church over the weekend in a small northwestern Saskatchewan village that has been overrun with crime since the beginning of the summer.

The blaze destroyed St. George’s Church in Loon Lake in the early morning hours of Sept. 28. The village is located roughly 300 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.