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This summer, guided tours of the Cathedral and the historival Cemetery will be offered every Saturday, June 8 to August 31, at the following times: 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm. 3.00pm. Tours will start at the Cathedral entrance, inside the ruins.

The St. Boniface Cathedral got a much-needed boost to its fundraising campaign on April 24th, 2013 when city council approved a $350,000 grant to go towards restoration of the centuries-old landmark.

Click onto the following link for more details:http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/04/24/350k-coming-to-st-boniface-cathedral

Front left to right: Counillor Daniel Vandal, Mathieu Allard - member of the Heritage Cabinet Committee, and Gerald Labossière - Renewal Project Co-Chair

Renewal project co- chair, Gerald Labossière, and  heritage cabinet committee member Robert Gabor,presented the St.Boniface Cathedral renewal project this morning in front of the City of Winnipeg Standing Policy Committee on Downtown Development, Heritage and Riverbank Management.  The committee unanimously approved the recommendation to approve the contribution request.  Final approval will be made on April 24th at the full Council meeting.

Click onto the following link for more details: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City-awards-grant-to-preserve-St-Boniface-Cathedral-202531961.html

Members of the Standing Policy Committee on Downtown Development, Heritage and Riverbank Management unanimously approved the recommendation of a Grade 1 Historical Building designation for the St. Boniface Cathedral site and building earlier today. 

CTV Morning Live and Société Radio-Canada were on site at the St. Boniface Cathedral and City Hall to interview Gérald Labossière - co-chair of the Capital Campaign, Philippe Mailhot - historical committee member, and Julie Turenne-Maynard - project manager of the Cathedral Renewal & Renovation project.

The St. Boniface Cathedral's application to obtain a City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Designation is being presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Downtown Development, Heritage and Riverbank Management Committee at 9:00 am on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013.

It is being proposed as a Grade 1on the Buildings Conservation List.  Should the application be approved by the Standing Policy Committee, the final approval process will be brought forward to the City Council shortly thereafter.

Pea Soup Golf Tournament - Golfing for Renewal

The St. Boniface Cathedral-Basilica Parish actively participated in the 48th Annual Francophone Entrepreneurs' Pea Soup Golf Tournament organized by the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM) on August 16th at the St. Boniface golf course.

During the 18-hole course, entrepreneurs participated in the the Knights of Columbus' putting contest that helped raise funds for the Cathedral Renewal project. Each year, proceeds from the putting competition are donated to a charitable non-profit organization and this year, the CDEM selected the Cathedral's Renewal project.

“The Cathedral-Parish is a very important partner for us,” declares Louis Allain, the CEO of CDEM. “We are pleased to be able to assist them in their beautiful Renewal project.”

The contest is simple: For $5, each golfer receives three balls to score as many points as possible, with the maximum being reached when the ball holed out. Throughout the day, $760 was raised and CDEM contributed an additional $240, for a total of $1,000 donated towards the Renewal project.

“Tournament participants finish their round with the putting contest, said Réal Sabourin, a member of the Renewal project team. It is an easy game and it allows us to raise money for the renovations and redevelopment, which is very expensive.”

The total estimated cost to preserve this historic building is $6 million. To help achieve this goal, please make a donation today by contacting the Parish at 204-233-7304.

During the closing banquet of the 48th Annual Pea Soup Open at the St. Boniface Golf Club on August 16th, 2012, Caisse Financial Group generously contributed $25,000 towards the Cathedral's Renewal Project.

Joël Rondeau, CEO of Caisse Financial Group stated ‘this restoration and renovation project is of great importance and requires the attention and support of the community to ensure the conservation and protection of this important heritage site located in the city of Winnipeg and for the province of Manitoba.’

“These funds will assist us to proceed with the renovations at the Cathedral,” explains Réal Sabourin, member of the Project's Executive Committee.

From left to right:
Archbishop Albert LeGatt, Joël Rondeau - Caisse Financial Group CEO, Gérald Labossière - Co-chair St. Boniface Cathedral Renewal Project