Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
January 13, 2015

Promoting Our Province�s Culture and Heritage

Provincial Government Invests in Heart�s Content Arts Centre

A former church and registered heritage structure will be transformed into a community arts centre in Heart�s Content, with a $143,000 Provincial Government contribution. The Heart�s Content Mizzen Heritage Society plans to restore and renovate the former Heyfield Memorial United Church into a facility with a 150-seat performance area, workshop, and tea room.

�It is very exciting to see valued community landmarks re-purposed in this way. This is a building with historical and cultural significance, and our government is pleased to support this project which will secure and rejuvenate this building in a meaningful way for the town, the arts community, and the region.�
- The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The building has been designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in part because of its connection to the establishment of Methodism in Heart�s Content, and its Gothic Revival architecture.

Through the Regional Development Fund, the Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development provides support to organizations by way of non-repayable contributions for projects aimed at supporting economic development, innovation and capacity building in all regions of the province.

Additional information on programs can be found at:
//www.ibrd.gov.nl.ca/starting/fundingincentive/index.html.

QUICK FACTS

• A former church and registered heritage structure will be transformed into a community arts centre in Heart�s Content, with a $143,000 Provincial Government contribution.
• The Heart�s Content Mizzen Heritage Society will restore and renovate the former Heyfield Memorial United Church into a facility with a 150-seat performance area, workshop, and tea room.
• The Regional Development Fund provides support to organizations by way of non-repayable contributions for projects aimed at supporting economic development, innovation and capacity building in all regions of the province.

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Media contact:

Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development 709-729-4570, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

2015 01 13                              10:25 a.m.