May 30, 2013
Investment Works to Preserve and Protect Province’s Heritage
Vibrant, unique and diverse all describe the culture and history of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Provincial Government will help 121 organizations preserve the province’s heritage this year with an investment of more than $876,000 through the Provincial Government’s Cultural Economic Development Program (CEDP).
“Our history is full of stories of great achievements, overcoming adversity, and coming together as families and communities, and our investment in heritage helps to preserve these stories so they can be passed on to the next generation,” said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. “Our government’s commitment of over $876,000 will help maintain archives, museums, historic sites and heritage societies throughout the province that will benefit generations to come.”
As part of the over $876,000 distributed this year, Minister French was at the Presentation Convent today to provide the Presentation Sisters with a $3,630 grant to maintain their archives. The Presentation Sisters came to Newfoundland in 1833 to establish a school that would offer improved educational opportunities for young women in St. John’s. This year, the organization is celebrating 180 years of service to the community, and its achievements and history will continue to be preserved through the CEDP funding.
“We are very pleased to receive this funding, as it will help us maintain our archives on the important occasion of our 180th anniversary,” said Sister Whittle, member of the Presentation Sisters congregation. “Our organization has a long and proud history, and we thank the Provincial Government for helping us maintain and share it.”
A complete list of organizations receiving funding under the Cultural Development Economic Program can be found in the backgrounder below.
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future provides more than $11 million to support heritage preservation. Since the launch of Creative Newfoundland and Labrador: The Blueprint for Development and Investment in Culture in 2006, the Provincial Government has invested $87 million through the plan to promote culture and heritage in the province.
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Media contacts:
| Melony O’Neill Director of Communications Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation 709-729-0928, 689-0928 moneill@gov.nl.ca |
Sister Frances Molloy Member of the Leadership Team Presentation Sisters 709-753-8340 fmolloy@nf.aibn.com |
BACKGROUNDER
Cultural Economic Development Program (Heritage)
This program is aimed at community heritage organizations such as museums, archives, and historical societies. Its purpose is to increase the sustainability of heritage groups by encouraging economic growth. Objectives include:
- Promotion of best practices in the sector;
- Enhancement of the preservation and quality of heritage resources;
- Encouraging professional research and interpretation; and,
- Increasing the social and economic impact of heritage organizations.
The amount of operational support each organization receives is determined through a formula calculation, based on a group’s eligible operating expenses and best practices in heritage management. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador encourages the implementation of best practices to enhance the preservation, management and interpretation of the province’s cultural resources.
For more information about the program visit: www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/heritage/cedp/index.html
Cultural Economic Development Program Operational Support for 2013-14
|
Organization |
Total |
| 50 Centuries Cultures Foundation |
$3,140 |
| Admiralty House Museum and Archives |
$9,770 |
| Agricultural History Society |
$1,000 |
| Agvituk Historical Society |
$2,040 |
| 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 |
| Branch Cultural Historical Association |
$1,940 |
| Brigus Historical and Conservation Society |
$2,270 |
| Burgeo Museum |
$660 |
| Burin Heritage Tourism Association |
$16,200 |
| Burnside Heritage Foundation |
$3,890 |
| Cape Freels Heritage Trust |
$40,150 |
| Cape Race – Portugal Cove South Heritage |
$15,360 |
| Cape Random Trust |
$15,890 |
| Carbonear Heritage Society |
$5,960 |
| Chapel Restoration Committee - Blackhead, Cape Spear |
$1,000 |
| Clarenville Heritage Society |
$2,030 |
| Colony of Avalon |
$70,940 |
| Conception Bay Museum |
$2,120 |
| Conservation & Heritage Committee - Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum |
$3,380 |
| Corner Brook Museum and Archives |
$7,750 |
| Crow's Nest Military Artifacts Association |
$1,000 |
| Cupids Legacy |
$32,960 |
| Cupids Historical Society |
$3,270 |
| Dorset Eskimo Carving Committee |
$5,150 |
| Durrell Museum Corporation |
$2,650 |
| Exploits Valley Heritage Council |
$1,510 |
| Ferryland Historical Society |
$2,210 |
| Fisherman’s Museum - Musgrave Harbour |
$1,000 |
| Fishermen’s Museum - Port de Grave |
$1,000 |
| Fisherman’s Museum - St. Vincent's |
$1,000 |
| Flambro Head Heritage Society |
$1,000 |
| French Rooms Cultural Centre |
$1,410 |
| French Shore Historical Society |
$10,090 |
| Gateway Labrador |
$7,140 |
| Glovertown Museum Association |
$1,160 |
| 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 |
| 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 & Craft Shop |
$2,020 |
| Lamaline Heritage Society |
$1,000 |
| Landfall Trust |
$1,600 |
| Lawn Local Development Association |
$1,000 |
| Leading Tickles Heritage Society |
$1,880 |
| Lewisporte Area Development Association |
$7,220 |
| Logy Bay Middle Cove Outer Cove Museum |
$1,000 |
| Long Island Heritage Society |
$1,000 |
| Lourdes Regional Heritage Association |
$270 |
| Marystown Heritage Museum Corporation |
$6,220 |
| Matthew Legacy |
$18,590 |
| Mizzen Heritage Society |
$1,500 |
| Moreton’s Harbour Museum |
$1,000 |
| 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 |
| Pouch Cove Heritage Committee |
$730 |
| Presentation Congregation Archives |
$3,630 |
| Railway Coastal Museum |
$45,920 |
| Railway Society of Newfoundland |
$2,870 |
| Ramea Heritage Centre |
$1,000 |
| Red Indian Lake Heritage Society |
$2,450 |
| Resettler's Museum |
$1,000 |
| Rose Blanche Lighthouse |
$8,150 |
| Signal Hill Tattoo Historical Animation Program |
$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 & Sealing Museum |
$1,000 |
| South West Coast Historical Society |
$2,250 |
| Springdale Heritage Society |
$ 1,000 |
| St. Lawrence Heritage Society |
$1,610 |
| St. Lewis Heritage Society |
$1,100 |
| Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre |
$2,460 |
| Them Days |
$50,000 |
| Tilting Historic Foundation |
$1,000 |
| Torbay Museum Heritage Committee |
$11,410 |
| Tourism Elliston |
$21,650 |
| Trinity Historical Society |
$33,220 |
| Trout River Heritage Committee |
$3,050 |
| Turks Gut Heritage Conservation Inc. |
$1,060 |
| Twillingate Museum Association |
$6,410 |
| United Church Archives NL Conference |
$1,670 |
| Veteran's Interpretation Centre R.C. 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 |
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