Tourism, Culture, Industry, Innovation
May 29, 2017
Investing in Heritage Organizations to Launch Tourism Awareness Week 2017
Tourism Awareness Week is being celebrated across Canada from May 28 to June 3. Throughout this week, national and provincial tourism industry leaders are working to promote the profile of the tourism industry as a long-term solution for local economies.
To help launch this week, the Provincial Government is investing $886,800 through the Cultural Economic Development Program to over 100 entities, including Admiralty House Communications Museum. This program provides operational funding for community heritage organizations such as museums, archives, and historical societies.
In addition, the Cultural Economic Development Program aims to increase and enhance the preservation, presentation, and sustainability of heritage resources, as well as increases the relevance of heritage organizations to their communities, province and region through increased social and economic contributions.
As outlined in The Way Forward: A Vision for Sustainability and Growth in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Government is committed to helping industry players achieve their goal of doubling resident and non-resident visitor spending by 2020.
Quotes
"Our government is pleased to recognize Tourism Awareness Week 2017 as it provides us with an opportunity to highlight the tremendous value of tourism, culture, and heritage to our province�s economy. As part of this year�s launch, we are investing over $886,000 through the Cultural Economic Development Program to help numerous heritage organizations enhance, improve and exhibit their resources, while preserving and contributing to economic development in all regions of our province."
Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry, and Innovation
"The operational support from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is instrumental to the growth of Admiralty House�s public programs and exhibits. Through this funding, the museum and archives can expand and improve our displays and services in an effort to better meet the needs and interests of our visitors and community."
Carla Watson
Museum Manager, Admiralty House Communications Museum
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BACKGROUNDER
Heritage Organizations Receive Support from the Cultural Economic Development Program
As of May 26, support recipients for 2017-18 include:
| Organization | Total |
| 50 Centuries Cultures Society | $3,140 |
| Admiralty House Museum and Archive | $9,770 |
| Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese | $4,300 |
| Arnold's Cove Heritage Foundation | $2,640 |
| Avondale Heritage and Conservation Foundation | $1,160 |
| Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation | $26,420 |
| Baie Verte Peninsula Economic Development Association | $2,480 |
| Banting Historical Trust | $1,000 |
| Battle Harbour Historic Trust | $50,430 |
| Bay de Verde Heritage Committee | $5,720 |
| Bay Roberts Heritage Society | $2,490 |
| Bell Island Heritage Society | $16,390 |
| Bishop's Falls Heritage Society | $1,340 |
| Bonavista Historical Society/ Bonavista Historic Townscape Foundation | $36,520 |
| Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation | $1,340 |
| Botwood Heritage Society | $7,890 |
| Organization | Total |
| Brigus Historical and Conservation Society | $2,270 |
| Burin Heritage Tourism Association | $16,200 |
| Cape Freels Heritage Trust | $40,150 |
| Cape Random Trust | $15,890 |
| Carbonear Heritage Society | $5,960 |
| Champney�s West Heritage Group | $3,000 |
| Chapel Restoration Committee - Blackhead, Cape Spear | $1,000 |
| Clarenville Heritage Society | $2,030 |
| Colony of Avalon Foundation | $70,940 |
| Conception Bay Museum | $2,120 |
| Cow Head Conservation and Heritage Committee | $3,380 |
| Corner Brook Museum and Archives Society | $7,750 |
| Cupids Historical Society | $3,270 |
| Cupids Legacy | $32,960 |
| Dorset Eskimo Carving Committee | $5,150 |
| Durrell Museum Corporation | $2,650 |
| Ferryland Historical Society | $2,210 |
| Fishermen's Museum - Musgrave Harbour | $1,000 |
| Fisherman's Museum - St. Vincent's | $1,000 |
| Flambro Head Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| Fogo Island Heritage Advisory Committee | $12,400 |
| French Rooms Cultural Centre | $1,410 |
| French Shore Historical Society | $10,090 |
| Gateway Labrador | $7,140 |
| Glovertown Museum Association | $1,160 |
| Grand Bank Heritage Society | $3,300 |
| Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society | $1,960 |
| Greenspond Historical Society | $410 |
| Hant�s Harbour Willow Tree Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| Heritage Fortune | $1,000 |
| Heritage New Perlican | $1,000 |
| Heritage Society of Peterview | $1,000 |
| Organization | Total |
| Hibbs Hole Fishermen�s Museum | $1,000 |
| Home from the Sea | $12,600 |
| Humber Valley Heritage Society | $2,470 |
| Jackson's Arm Heritage Society | $1,280 |
| King's Cove Historical Society | $1,000 |
| King's Point Heritage Society | $3,520 |
| La Scie French Shore Connection Society | $1,000 |
| Labrador Heritage Society | $3,310 |
| Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation | $7,470 |
| Labrador Straits Museum and Craft Shop | $2,020 |
| Landfall Trust | $1,600 |
| Lewisporte and Area Heritage Society | $7,220 |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum | $1,000 |
| Long Island Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| Marystown Heritage Museum Corporation | $6,220 |
| Matthew Legacy | $18,590 |
| Mistaken Point Cape Race Heritage | $15,360 |
| Mizzen Heritage Society | $1,500 |
| Municipality of Spaniard's Bay Heritage Society | $360 |
| Newfoundland Pony Society | $1,420 |
| Norris Arm Heritage Society | $3,800 |
| Norris Point Heritage Committee | $2,300 |
| North Atlantic Aviation Museum | $11,090 |
| Nurse Myra Bennett Foundation | $1,680 |
| Old Perlican Heritage Committee | $1,000 |
| Over the Top Museum | $1,280 |
| Petty Harbour Maddox Cove Heritage Museum Association | $1,000 |
| Pilley's Island Heritage Society | $1,230 |
| Placentia Area Historical Society | $2,980 |
| Placentia West Heritage Committee | $3,550 |
| Point Leamington Heritage Council | $1,320 |
| Organization | Total |
| Pouch Cove Heritage Committee | $730 |
| Presentation Congregation Archives | $3,630 |
| Railway Coastal Museum | $45,920 |
| Railway Society of Newfoundland | $2,870 |
| Red Indian Lake Heritage Society | $2,450 |
| Rose Blanche Lighthouse | $8,150 |
| Signal Hill Tattoo Association | $43,320 |
| Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Historical Society | $24,930 |
| Sir William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation | $29,410 |
| Smallwood Era Development Corporation | $8,170 |
| South Dildo Whaling and Sealing Museum | $1,000 |
| South West Coast Historical Society | $2,250 |
| Springdale Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| St. Lawrence Historical Advisory Committee | $1,610 |
| Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre | $2,460 |
| Them Days | $50,000 |
| Torbay Heritage Committee/Museum | $11,410 |
| Tourism Elliston | $21,650 |
| Trinity Historical Society | $33,220 |
| Trout River Heritage Committee | $3,050 |
| Turks Gut Heritage Conservation | $1,060 |
| Twillingate Museum Association | $6,410 |
| United Church of Canada/ Newfoundland and Labrador Conference Archives | $1,670 |
| Veteran's Interpretation Centre Royal Canadian Legion | $1,000 |
| Waterloo Orange Museum | $1,000 |
| Whitbourne Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| White Elephant Museum | $1,000 |
| Whiteway Heritage Society | $1,000 |
| Witless Bay Heritage Committee | $1,000 |
| Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador | $18,430 |
| $886,800 |
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