A historic church that has stood sentinel to changes in downtown Winnipeg for 140 years could be facing the wrecking ball. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * A historic church that has stood sentinel to changes in downtown Winnipeg for 140 years could be facing the wrecking ball. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? A historic church that has stood sentinel to changes in downtown Winnipeg for 140 years could be facing the wrecking ball.
The congregation of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, which is designated as both a National Historic Site of Canada and as a protected historical building in Winnipeg, has asked the Bishop of Rupert’s Land for permission to put the property up for sale. A geological survey conducted in 1989 found that the building isn’t structurally sound and the congregation has been told the current cost of fixing it is $7 million. Faced with that reality, even local historical advocates agree the church, at 256 Smith St.
, across the road from the Millennium Library, will need its own miracle to stay standing. BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS “I believe in the not too distant future, there will be something else on that site,” said Gordon Goldsborough, head researcher at the Manitoba Historical Society, on Friday. “It will pain them to see it demolished, but there isn’t a bottomless pit of money to save old buildings.
Unless there is a white knight out there who is willin.