Victoria's oldest house of worship and the oldest surviving Synagogue in Canada was in desperate need of a facelift. In 1978, Wakefield Construction was hired to lead the restoration and revitalization of this magnificent building in conjunction with local architects and engineers. The revitalizing project included removing old paint and stucco; duplicating antique bricks; recreating doors no longer manufactured; shipping stained glass from Europe; remaking 300 elaborate spindles for the gallery railing and restoring a rose window that could not be removed from the wall. Wakefield was awarded local, national and international heritage awards for this project.
