Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski updated councillors at the monthly Planning Committee Monday on work that had been going on at the Chapel Gallery.
Following the conclusion of the Walking With Our Sisters exhibition at the gallery in February, the Chapel Gallery was closed for a number of weeks for repairs.
In speaking to reporters, Samborski said this was the continuation of work that happened last fall when they had to open up the interior ceiling and replace the ceiling drain, work that was “absolutely imperative”, he said.
The leak in the roof drain is now fixed, Samborski told council. They replaced the skylight as well.
In March the gallery was still closed for three weeks as they did interior painting of the walls. At the committee meeting Monday Samborski was beaming about the paint job.
“It’s amazing how much it brightened it up, it looks like a completely different place,” said Samborski. “It brings back that status of what the Chapel Gallery should be.”
There are still plans to do some washroom upgrades this year and that is part of the capital budget. The overall cost of the repairs completed so far is estimated between $50,000 and $60,000.
