Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 pandemic curbs tourism

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Claudia Morissette, director of the historic church in Old Montreal, said Notre-Dame expects to be short about $12-million in revenues this year as cultural events and guided visits remain suspended due to the pandemic

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These first three phases are expected to cost $9.2-million out of a total of nearly $30-million of work needed to preserve and restore the building over the next decade, the church estimates. Across the province, where the Catholic Church historically played a central role but has seen a decline in recent decades, many churches have struggled to pay rent and maintain their aging buildings as the pandemic forced them this spring to suspend in-person services.

The Quebec Culture Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Canadian Press. She said that while about $40-million is needed to restore and preserve religious heritage buildings across Quebec, the government’s $15-million investment is a good step.“These are interventions that are essential for the survival of these buildings,” Jalbert-Laramee said. “We see that the need is great, the need is there.”

 

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