If we don't start making the preservation of historic sites a priority, we are going to miss out on an opportunity to show the world where we have come during our city's history, Joe McFarland writes

After first calling it accidental, RCMP now say the fire that destroyed the historic McDougall Church in Morley was deliberately set.

The church was built in 1875, according to the website historicplaces.ca. It was formally recognized as a historic place in 1979.