Tag: ALBERTA

Iglesia Ni Cristo brethren in Canada bring aid, relief goods for forest fire victims

    By Jonah Grace Lopez Eagle News Service, Canada bureau ALBERTA, Canada  (Eagle News) – On May 10, coinciding with the 130th birth anniversary of the Late Brother Felix Y. Manalo, whom the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members believe to be God’s Last Messenger, some 200 church members drove almost three hours from Edmonton to Lac la Biche in Alberta, Canada where some 2000 relief good bags were handed out. Many of […]

INC brethren in Canada prepare aid for wildfire victims

(Eagle News) — Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Canada prepare food and other items to help victims of the forest fire still raging in Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. Some of those affected by the wildfires have already reached Edmonton, Canada with harrowing tales of how they had escaped the infernal flames.   The usual five hours of driving time from Fort McMurray to Edmonton became 15 hours of travel time because of heavy traffic […]

Wildfire in Alberta’s energy heartland forces thousands to flee

(REUTERS)  Alberta is racing to evacuate thousands of people as an uncontrolled wildfire burns near Fort McMurray, in the heart of Canada’s oil sands region, forcing residents to flee north to safety on Tuesday. Alberta appealed for help from other provinces and Ottawa to help fight the fire and airlift people from the city. Local authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of Fort McMurray, which affects the city’s 80,000 residents. The 2,650-hectare (6,540-acre) […]