Villeray parish about to pack it in
As also reported recently by CBC, Villeray’s Ste‑Cécile church is on the brink of packing it in, with little money to maintain the building even though residents are pleading to keep it open for community purposes. The borough can’t afford to buy the property, either.
Michael 16:43 on 2022-11-10 Permalink
I’m guessing it’ll be destined for condo conversion? I know losing the interior community/meeting spaces will be painful to some, but to me the real loss will be the public steps/plaza space the building currently offers. Not sure if that could be preserved if the use turns residential.
Kate 21:21 on 2022-11-10 Permalink
There haven’t been many condo conversions of big churches like Ste‑Cécile because technically it’s a pain to do. The only one I know of on that scale is on St‑Laurent at St‑Zotique and it took a long time to complete. So I doubt anyone’s clamouring to get their hands on it for that purpose.