In Vancouver, police investigators confirm that a fire at a Sikh school was deliberately set…in Edmonton an arson fire destroys a portable classroom at an elementary school…arson is suspected in a school fire in Richmond Hill, Ontario…fire in a school library in Victoria follows a break-and-enter…police suspect arson in a fire at a First Nations school in northern Manitoba…arson is responsible for a church school fire in Neguac, N.B.1
Each year, schools across Canada are impacted by deliberately set fires.
In fact, arson is the most destructive and potentially dangerous type of property crime. When it occurs at a school, the results can be particularly devastating. A school fire is frightening, disruptive and potentially life threatening. If students are present, it can cause severe emotional trauma. And, it can result in significant property damage causing the school to close its doors temporarily…or for a very long time. In turn, this may result in an interruption to or, in the worst case scenario, a complete suspension of services.
