OUR LADY OF LOURDES
PARTS COUsnCiL

This last year has been a very busy one for your
council. Our main concern being tie renovations of tie
secristie. We nave sxent many nours aad montas invest-
isating every avenue’ evailable to us. All matters con-
cerning these renovations nave been conducted in a business
like manner.

Some of the questions that arose were:

1. Do we need
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3. Can we finance these renovetions?

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taese renovetions?
ese renovetions going to include?

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It is the opinion o? this council that these renovations
be carried out because of:

1. The oresent sacristie structure could de
condemecd.

2. There is a need for adequate: facilities for
Churen sudolies. (vestments, candles, etc.)

3. The social life of the oarisn--weddings, supocrs.
4. Facilities for youth organizations.

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5. Increased Ii00.5 to tne parisn witn the new ail

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facilities.

Lest sdring we acguired the oroffessional quidance of
architect kr. Poule Hansen and gave hin tne autaority to act
and work on our venalf. There was no fee involved for his
services until such time as personel were employed wita tne
actual planning and design of tnese renovations.

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srants for Pinanc¢ial backing end. sreosared a set of tentative
floor plans for these renovati

Mir. Hansen has siice assisted us in adolying for two

Trese plans are aot finel and ere still open to revision.

The cost of dredvaring these plans azounted to 41100.

The grants for financial assistauce were aeoplied throug.a
Heritage Caneda and the 2rovincial sgovernnent.

The first zsrant beings to Heritage Canada on the bases
of the Historical value of the Churen and tre connunity.
We vere later informed that there were no monies aveilable for
tnis tyne of project. . rtd GS

The second grant being L.I.F. jrant or basicaily a winter
works prosrac. We received a reply stating that we would receive
Oporoxinmetely 340,000. for basic labour and edninistration
costs. After extensive study end debate tie covncil rejected
bie use of thewl. i.e; 2rant for tne. gotuals co atruc tion Oi t1e
renovations but may use a portion of the grant for the outside
adoearance of the proverty. The estimated cost of renovations

is epproximately 356,000. »lus 10% or 15/3 depending upon un-
forseen conditions during the prosses of renovations.

Many questions have been raised concerning the recvory
status. Presently negotiations ere being conducted sxetween