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North Country Unfading Black roofing slate selected for the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception 2017...

By Sheena Owen Sep 20th, 2018

North Country Unfading Black roofing slate was selected for the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, located at 259 E Onondaga Street in Syracuse, New York. This grand Victorian Gothic Revival style church and the focal point of Columbus Circle. Originally built in 1874, the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception underwent a $12 Million dollar renovation in 2017.

Roofing Slate Supplier since 1990

By Sheena Owen Sep 10th, 2018

North Country Slate, formerly Newfoundland Slate Inc. (NSI) began producing and supplying roofing slates in 1990. Quarried in Burgoyne’s Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, the slate from this area was first produced in 1850. NSI produced an Unfading Purple (Trinity Heather and Trinity Plum Red) and Unfading Green (Trinity Green).

North Country Unfading Gray natural roofing slate supplied for Toronto’s St....

By Sheena Owen Sep 6th, 2018

One of the oldest public buildings in Toronto, the St. Lawrence Hall was built in 1854 following the Great Fire of 1849 which destroyed a large part of Toronto’s city core. The St. Lawrence Hall was the centre for Toronto’s social life.