The Diocese of the Arctic has begun fundraising to replace St Jude’s Cathedral, Iqaluit, that was destroyed by arson last November.  The committee hopes to raise $3 million in total to re-build, with about half being raised within the next three months so that building materials can be shipped in this summer.

The man in charge of the "Arctic Appeal" campaign says fundraising will begin in about two weeks.

"This is a bigger task than the whole Diocese of the Arctic can do, so we're reaching out all across Canada, to other Anglican churches, to individuals, to corporations and we're reaching out to foundations," Doug Little said.

Little hopes to raise up to $1.5 million by the end of July.

Local members of the Anglican Church are also raising money to replace the contents of the church, such as pews and hymn books.St. Jude's member Methusalah Kunuk says it will cost about $30,000 to replace a piano that was destroyed in the fire.

The new cathedral will be built at the same location as the old one.

The parish webpage says that the new cathedral will be bigger than the old and will “mimic the natural environment of snowdrifts”.  This page has photos of the former cathedral before and after the fire.