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Quebec Religious Heritage :

Announcement of a Ministerial Strategy

Montréal

The Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, Christine St-Pierre, announced that her ministry has initiated the development of a strategy to develop a clear and shared vision for the Quebec's religious heritage.

"This necessary strategy follows the observation that the sustainability of the religious heritage is a major issue, since many important places of worship, often located in the heart of towns and villages, and even some convents, are threatened. We need to facilitate their conversion, if necessary, and help them find new uses in a sustainable development approach, "said Minister Christine St-Pierre.

"We are in a situation where some places were a building that was once considered religious heritage, that is to say, devoted to worship, is now becoming a cultural heritage," added the minister.

Please click here to read the official statement of MCCCF. (in French only)

Supplementary budget appropriation granted for Québec religious heritage restoration efforts

Église Immaculée-Conception, Montréal
December 21, 2011

Christine St-Pierre, Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, has announced a supplementary budget appropriation to fund religious heritage restoration efforts in Québec. The extra amount awarded to the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec is $2,464,982. This new funding will allow 20 more projects all across the province to go ahead. The announcement was made in the presence of Conseil President Michel Lavoie and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Montreal, Msgr André Tiphane.

Please click here to read the MCCCF's official press release.

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