Gatineau man spends 10,000 hours, five years sculpting impressive scale model of Parliament

The wooden model, complete with lights and a fan to ensure a waving flag atop the Peace Tower, is set to be finished just in time for the 150th anniversary of Confederation on July 1.

Grégoire Lefrançois, 75, took measurements by hand of the outside of Centre Block and used Google Earth to plan out his model.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ZACH VARDA

May 24, 2017

GATINEAU, QUE.—The Centre Block of Parliament is full of beautiful detail and unique history. Now imagine fitting all of that inside one room. That is what Grégoire Lefrançois has done in creating his wooden version of the historic building. With the 150th anniversary of Confederation approachi...

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