FACE has to move for six years
The 1400 students at FACE will have to study somewhere else for six years while the building on University gets depth-renovated. The CSDM has an eye on the empty Sourds et Muettes building on St-Denis and Jacques-Viger hospital at René and St-Hubert, but both are also old.
EmilyG 12:18 on 2018-12-30 Permalink
Yikes. Considering that the school has a huge music program, a temporary relocation sounds like it could be tricky. There are certain things needed for a music program (pianos, large rooms,) that not all buildings would have.
denpanosekai 20:37 on 2018-12-30 Permalink
Holy shit. So maybe completed in 20 years. At least they’re not outright tearing it down.
Kate 22:05 on 2018-12-30 Permalink
Also, it’s a two-stage reno, like city hall: they’ll have to spend a year at least making the temporary digs inhabitable before people can vacate the main building so the real renovations can begin.
Ian 13:49 on 2019-01-02 Permalink
I am a FACE parent – there is no budget for this reno, so we have to wait for the next budget to find out if there is an allocation – in which case they can begin to seriously plan to renovate the temporary location. Effectively we are waiting on two separate allocations, neither of which have been confirmed in any way – and even preparing the temporary location will take 2 years renovation minimum according to the CSDM. If this even starts before my kid graduates high school 4 years from now I will be amazed. Even the six years renovation estimate is ambitious, to renovate the library they estimated one year and it took 4.