Fundraiser to Save Historic, Deconsecrated Nova Scotia Church Falling Short of Goal

Fundraiser to Save Historic, Deconsecrated Nova Scotia Church Falling Short of Goal
An aerial photo of Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church in St. Bernard, N.S., on the province’s southwestern coast, is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Travis Baker
The Canadian Press
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A 32-day fundraising campaign to preserve a huge and historic Acadian church in western Nova Scotia has raised only a fraction of the funds needed to save the building.

The chairman of Nation Prospère Acadie, a non-profit group leading the campaign—which ended Tuesday—says about $116,000 of the $2.5-million goal has been donated toward repairing Saint Bernard Church and creating a trust fund to preserve it.