[FONT=Verdana]It took less than two hours Thursday to reduce an Iqaluit (located in Northern Canada) landmark to a pile of rubble, as a demolition crew knocked down the city's famous igloo-shaped cathedral. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Work began around 6 a.m., after being delayed two days by high winds. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]St. Jude's Cathedral was damaged beyond repair by a deliberately-set fire in November 2005. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Reverend Methuselah Kunuk said Anglicans now need to look forward, and focus on plans for the new cathedral building. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]"I think we all will be remembering what happened during the time the cathedral was there, the old one, but I think we should be looking forward to the new one as well," he said. "I'm looking forward to the new one and we will make it happen." [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Plans are underway to raise $3 million for a new cathedral. A professional fundraiser hired by the diocese has sent proposals out to over 2,000 potential donors. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]A local committee has also raised over $16,000 for furnishings and materials.[/FONT]