SYDNEY, N.S. A church in Sydney that s more than a century old could have a new lease on life after the pandemic. Cape Breton Regional Council has given the green light to a developer who has plans to turn the place into something special. To look inside the former Sacred Heart Church today, you would never know the building is more than 130 years old or that it s been closed for the better part of a decade. It s a ballroom, said Kevin Colford. It s something out of Walt Disney s Beauty and the Beast, and that s what they love. That s one of the visions Colford has for the old church, which closed in 2014.
CBRM clears path for commercial development at historic church
Cape Breton regional councillors have voted unanimously to eliminate the need for the 140-year-old Sacred Heart church to create more than 80 parking spaces before converting to a business and fine dining venue.
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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 1:55 PM AT | Last Updated: February 24
Kevin Colford has done cosmetic and functional renovations inside Sacred Heart, but no structural work because of the building s heritage status.(Tom Ayers/CBC)
An empty 140-year-old church in Sydney's historic North End neighbourhood is set to reopen as a business and entertainment venue, but first the property has to go through a public hearing on parking.