Event space to be created at Ottawa’s St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts [Video]

The pews will be removed from the historic St. Brigid’s Church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood to help create a new 500-person space for weddings and events.

Ottawa’s Built Heritage Committee approved an application to alter St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts to remove the ground floor pews to open a “flexible multi-purpose event space.”   The remaining pews will be removed from the ground floor, and a new hardwood floor will be installed.

Under the plan, the new event space will help St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts raise funds to address a “growing heritage infrastructure deficit.”

A look inside St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood. (City of Ottawa report)

The Irish community of Ottawa says St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts is a gathering place for residents.

“The Ottawa Irish community wish to see this important cultural and architectural landmark preserved for education, enjoyment and business …