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Should we save all the churches?

News - November 29th, 2022
Photo: Martin Chamberland, La Presse / Luc Noppen, professeur à l’UQAM, devant l’église unie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Catherine
Photo: Martin Chamberland, La Presse / Luc Noppen, professeur à l’UQAM, devant l’église unie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Catherine

Over the past five years, 25 churches have fallen under the peak of demolishers in Quebec, and more disappearances are to be expected. What to do with these century-old buildings, located in the heart of cities and towns, when they are almost unused and require millions of dollars in renovation work? Opinions differ.

 
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