More than two years after the brewery it housed turned off its taps, a historic former water treatment plant in Gatineau, Que., has deteriorated and remains empty, with no firm plans for its future.

The early 20th-century building on rue Montcalm was home to Brasseurs du Temps, a pioneer of the region's craft brewing scene when it opened in 2009.

The brewery closed in November 2023, citing economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hull's Brasseurs du Temps has served its last pints

Since then, the municipal heritage building's condition has deteriorated to the point where it will require a "significant investment" for it to be usable again, according to a French-language statement from the City of Gatineau.

The discussion about the building's future — and the municipality's

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