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JUNE 2017
By Anna Guy
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W
hen it comes to heritage build-
ings in this country, there is
none with more significance,
architecturally or symbolically, than the
parliament buildings on Parliament Hill.
One of the most recognizable buildings in
Canada (if you aren’t sure which it is, check
your $10, $20 or $50 bill), the Centre Block
on Parliament hill was originally built in
the 1860s and reconstructed after a fire in
1916. Over 24 types of stone were used in
its construction, not to mention limestone,
copper, wood and glass.
Let that sink in: 24 types of stone, and
from different quarries, many of which are
long gone. So when the Canadian govern-
ment undertook the project of restoring
Canada’s heritage building, it became the
Public Works and Government Services
Canada’s (PWGSW) “largest and most
complex heritage rehabilitation project
ever”, one requiring the most highly skilled,
experienced heritage restoration masons
in the country, befitting of a project of this
scale. The project went to Atwill-Morin.
Atwill-Monin is a third-generation mason-
ry restoration and heritage preservation
specialty company based in Quebec. “We
work to preserve masonry for the beautifi-
cation of the building and public safety as
well,” says Atwill-Morin Group President,
