The Quebec government plans to spend more than $6 million to restore and repair buildings with religious and cultural heritage in the Montreal area.
It announced on Tuesday that $2,702,195 will go to restoration of nine buildings and religious properties in and around the city.
Another $2,642,821 will go toward the restoration of the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the modernization of its installations.
$269,921 will be spent on work at the Maison de Mère d’Youville in Old Montreal. Its masonry will be restored, and the foundations of building F, a former general warehouse store of the Grey Nuns, will be waterproofed.
Rev. Mary Irwin-Gibson poses for pictures inside the Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal on Monday September 28, 2015.
The Christ Church Cathedral will receive $1 million, while St. James United Church will get $425,000. Both churches are located on Ste-Catherine St. in downtown Montreal.
At St. James United Church, a metal staircase will be replaced, two false turrets will be repaired and replaced along with the restoration of stained glass, including a large stained-glass window in the Churchill room. Sprinklers will also be added.
Christ Church Cathedral repairs include restoration of the spire and masonry restoration of the bell tower. Roof repairs will also be done.
St. James United Church as illuminated by Lumenpulse in 2015.
Other religious buildings to receive restoration funding include Église St-Jean Baptiste ($199,912), St. James the Apostle Church ($167,422), Église St-Esprit ($131,250), Grand Séminaire de Montréal ($114,923), Église Notre-Dame-du-Bel-Amour ($107,264), Fabrique de la paroisse St-Enfant-Jésus du Mile End ($3,924).
Montreal’s Grand Seminary at 2065 Sherbrooke St. W. in 2010.
“Our government wants to leave future generations a historical, architectural and artistic heritage that contains the DNA of Quebec,” Minister of Culture and Communications Luc Fortin said in a statement.“This sum will be devoted to the work that will ensure the sustainability of these important infrastructures and the preservation of their heritage.”
Throughout Quebec in 2016-17, the Quebec government will spend $10 million for the restoration of 55 religious buildings.
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