Bluesfest group vying for Church
Phil Ambroziak | EMC
Mark Monahan, executive director of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, recently confirmed his group’s interest in purchasing the former Westboro United Church building located at 450 Churchill Ave. N. The congregation at Kitchissippi United which was formed in 2008 when Westboro United amalgamated with Kingsway and Northwestern united churches to address the issue of small congregations – originally planned to rent space in the 97-year-old Westboro United building to various community groups, but ultimately decided the put the building up for sale earlier this year.
“The church went through the traditional process, received a number of bids, reviewed them and narrowed them down and eventually chose one,” explained Arnold Midgley, a lifelong member of the Westboro congregation. “The successful group has three principle players – developer David Spillenear of Springcrest Properties, architect Barry Hobin and the Ottawa Bluesfest people who plan to make the church building available to community users as a rentable space.”
“We have a conditional agreement to buy the church and turn it into a music hall,” Mr. Monahan said. “Essentially, we’re hoping to create a 500-seat community music hall that can also be used by other festivals and community groups throughout the year.”
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