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Target construction date for new St. Rita's Church

Construction on the new Catholic Church in Castlegar is now targeted to begin late summer or early fall.
It will be built on the same site as the old St. Rita’s which an arsonist burned down more than a year ago.
Father David John says it will be about the same square footage but look a bit different.
Since the fire the congregation has been meeting in the Church Hall next door.
Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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