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Nathalie Roy promises an end to "wild demolitions"
Quebec promised an end to the "wild demolitions" of heritage buildings, many of which had been reduced to dust in recent years, and gave itself five years to carry out an inventory of buildings…
Quebec risks losing its religious memory
Specialists in religious archives say they are fed up with the reluctance to find solutions to a crisis that is taking on the appearance of a real catastrophe for knowledge of Quebec's history. What…
The Cultural Heritage Law will be overhauled
The Minister of Culture and Communications (MCC) will overhaul the Heritage Act. It must offer citizens more tools and modalities to prevent the waltz of serial destruction. On the eve of being tabled,…
Five churches sold in Trois-Rivières, four to be demolished
The Saint-Jean-Brébeuf, Sainte-Marguerite, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Allégresses, Jean-XXIII and Saint-Sacrement churches in Trois-Rivières were sold for a total of $ 2.2 million. The first…
The SPGQ deplores a lack of staff for heritage preservation
“We are in pain for the culture of Quebec. Heritage, in particular, suffers from a serious lack of support, ”said Line Lamarre, president of the Syndicat des Professionnels et Professionels…
Régis Labeaume does not believe in the classification of the Saint-Charles-de-Limoilou church
The mayor of Quebec, Régis Labeaume does not believe that the classification of the Saint-Charles-de-Limoilou church will save the building. The safeguard committee of the church wants to have…
Heritage: tensions between the City and the diocese, John Porter “disillusioned”
John Porter has had enough of the time that goes by without the future of Quebec's heritage churches being assured. Two years after tabling his report on the preservation of religious heritage, he…