Tourism, Culture and Recreation
December 19, 2006
Heritage Organizations Better Equipped to
Develop Resources
Investment in the preservation and
development of the province�s heritage resources is an important
priority, noted the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation, as he announced the approval of various projects
of provincial heritage organizations through the Cultural Economic
Development Program (CEDP).
The latest investment of just over $85,000 is part of a total $2 million
investment by government this year to help develop arts and heritage
projects across the province. The heritage sector will receive support
to assist with conservation, presentation and interpretation of heritage
resources, as well as professional development for heritage
professionals.
�The preservation and promotion of the wonderful heritage of this
province are important on many levels,� said Minister Hedderson.
�Valuable pieces of our past are protected and developed for the benefit
of our residents and future generations. As well, this development adds
to our tourism products and enhances our ability to effectively compete
with other tourism destinations.�
Applicants seeking funding through the CEDP for heritage projects must
be individuals in the heritage industries, private companies,
not-for-profit organizations, partnerships, cooperatives, or
provincially-based sectoral organizations whose principal activity is in
the heritage sector. Projects are selected on the strength of business
plans, use of best practices and potential for development.
One of the 13 heritage projects approved in this round of funding is the
commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the province�s cottage hospital
system by the Newfoundland and Labrador Health and Community Services
Archive and Museum. �Our mandate is to collect, preserve and promote the
history of health services in our province,� said Erin Russell, manager
of the archive and museum. �Given the vital role that cottage hospitals
played within our communities and the province as a whole, it was
important that this project be realized. Our approval for funding under
the CEDP allowed us to create the exhibit, which included commissioning
an artist and having interpretive panels painted and framed. It will
also enable us to bring the exhibit to communities throughout the
province.� The exhibit is in place at The Rooms until January 28, with
plans to begin a tour of the province in 2007.
�The variety of the projects approved reflects the valuable asset we
have in our rich heritage,� added Minister Hedderson. �Our investment is
one that will benefit the people and the communities of this province,
while also supporting economic development within our tourism and
cultural industries.�
Further information on the Cultural Economic Development Program is
available at
//www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/services_programs/CEDP/ .
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Media contact:
Glenda Power
Communications Manager
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 728-7762
glendapower@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Heritage Projects Approved Through the Cultural Economic Development
Program
Agricultural History Society of
Newfoundland and Labrador - $3,000 to research farms designated by
the Century Farm Project; this will enable the development of panels for
use at industry and public fairs and exhibitions.
Cow Head Conservation and Heritage Committee - $3,000 to preserve
the traditional set dance in Western Newfoundland.
French Shore Historical Society - $5,500 to complete the
cataloguing of all artifacts and documents at the French Shore
Interpretation Centre in Conche.
Friends of Salmonier - $10,000 to conduct research and create a
500 sq. ft. interactive exhibit of the early naturalists in Newfoundland
and Labrador (prior to 1949) who mapped and recorded the natural
history. The exhibit will present the roles that these scientists and
naturalists played, and still play, in explaining and creating knowledge
of the elements of cultural development, the natural resources and their
usages.
Memorial University�s Centre for Material Culture Studies -
$3,000 to hire a curatorial intern to develop a temporary exhibit on the
St. John�s neighbourhood of The Battery. The exhibit will open in May
2007 at The Rooms.
Mushuau Innu First Nation - $7,500 for heritage planning sessions
and workshops in Natuashish on the traditions and cultural heritage of
Mushuau Innu First Nation.
NL Health and Community Services Archive and Museum - $7,550 to
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the cottage hospital system in
Newfoundland and Labrador with an exhibit of the history at The Rooms,
running September 26 to January 28. The exhibit will tour the province
in 2007 in Cottage Hospital communities. The Newfoundland and Labrador
Health and Community Services Archive and Museum (NLHCSAM) is a
non-profit, non-governmental organization established to document and
preserve the historical record of health care in the province.
Railway Coastal Museum - $9,000 for phase one of a three-phase
project exhibit on the evolution of the St. John�s Dockyard.
Sir William Ford Coaker Foundation - $9,000 for a collections
management project cataloguing and photographing artifacts in the
Fishermen�s Advocate. The records will be accessible on the Artefacts
Canada web site.
Tourism Elliston - $8,100 to complete a heritage inventory for
the Community of Elliston, to conduct research and to gather community
input into purposes and uses of heritage assets. Tourism Elliston Inc.
formed in 1997 as a group of volunteers promoting the economic
sustainability of the community through the advancement of its cultural
and natural attractions.
Town of Conception Bay South - $3,000 to complete research for
the Heritage Buildings and Structures Inventory and to develop heritage
walks.
Town of Tilting - $10,000 for the development of interpretative
panels and a community map as part of a heritage viewpark at Sandy Cove
Hill.
Trinity Historical Society - $7,200 to increase the archival
collection of intangible heritage and to improve the inter-generational
knowledge through the collection of an oral history of the Trinity area
and surrounding resettled communities. The Trinity Historical Society is
a non-profit organization whose mandate is to promote and preserve the
history and heritage of the community of Trinity.
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