{"id":15272710,"date":"2026-08-26T17:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/u-of-a-to-move-venerable-pipe-organ-to-church-in-southern-alberta\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:50:47","slug":"u-of-a-to-move-venerable-pipe-organ-to-church-in-southern-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/u-of-a-to-move-venerable-pipe-organ-to-church-in-southern-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"U of A to move venerable pipe organ to church in southern Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/3e7db186-89b4-4186-a298-f341ed99f2ac,1776719165036\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"wide shot of organ\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"In a controversial move, the University of Alberta will remove its over 50-year-old Casavant organ from Convocation Hall to improve accessibility for people with physical disabilities and mobility needs. However some faculty members say the decision is being made too hastily.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organ was installed in 1978 as a memorial to university faculty and students who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars. The decision to dismantle it came after the school finalized its Convocation Hall renewal plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/u-of-a-organ-moved-9.7320593?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organ was installed in 1978 as a memorial to university faculty and students who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars. 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