Heritage advocates say the city, province and Ottawa should take a larger role in preserving a 167-year-old stone church in Fredericton, and others like it that are deteriorating.
A Fredericton Anglican parish council is exploring having a former church on the city's north side torn down and a memorial built in its place after failing to attract anyone to propose a viable alternate use for the building
Fredericton's St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church has a date with a bulldozer if the parish and Fredericton Heritage Trust don't land on an appropriate proposal for how to refurbish and continue to use the building.
With a big need for more housing in Fredericton, some are concerned that a push to construct new units could come at the expense of the city's historically significant buildings if more isn't done to protect them.