Alexander Kean’s Room, Pound Cove, New-Wes-Valley Restoration work in progress at Alexander Kean’s Room, Pound Cove. Constructed circa 1910, the structure has been used for fisheries purposes by the Kean family for almost a century. It was the 2004 winner of Stage of the Year contest.

Grants are available for restoring the built heritage features using traditional materials and designs.

Eligible items include exterior work to repair, preserve, stabilize and protect stages, stores, equipment lofts and other related structures.

The Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program is for conserving historic fisheries structures only, and not for upgrading , building or maintaining new structures.

Roberts’ Store, Woody Point Restoration nearing completion at Roberts’ Store in Woody Point. Constructed by John William Roberts and his sons, this building was among the first waterfront structures to be rebuilt in Woody Point following a devastating fire in 1922. Originally used in the herring fishery, it also served as a grocery store and snack bar. It continues to be used by the Roberts family for fisheries purposes.

 

Municipalities or local heritage organizations can apply for a project that involves multiple structures and which is coordinated by that group.

Modern materials will not be permitted under any circumstances and will not be funded.

A project may be defined as a single structure, or multiple structures, as outlined in its contract.

Regular maintenance

Transportation costs incurred in order to reach the structure - gasoline, diesel, delivery costs, etc.

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Stanley Ford Property Jackson's Arm   Women rinding logs in preparation for restoration of the wharf.  Photo taken summer 2008

√   Use local materials.

√   Repair and replace wood siding with wood siding of the same profile, size and reveal as  original.

√   Repair existing, old wooden windows and doors before resorting to replacement.

√   Remove vinyl windows and replace  with traditional wooden windows.

√   Stabilize the structure with shores.

√   Keep original window and door openings, sizes and shapes.

√   Install new windows and doors which are wooden and of the same shape, style and size as original.

 

√   Keep original, unique openings used in the fishery, such as offal doors, heading holes, pound holes, side spans, etc., and any original hardware and decorative elements.

 

√   Keep any original sub-structures that are unique, such as pig pens, salt pens, salt pounds, linhays, flakes, splitting tables, slipways, walkways, flakes, stageheads, etc.

 

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You Cannot

×   Replace siding with modern siding such as vinyl or aluminum.

×   Replace windows and doors with modern products like vinyl, aluminum or steel.

×   Construct or create new window or door openings.

×   Cover or destroy original window or door openings.

×   Install windows or doors larger or smaller than original.

×   Remove, alter or cover unique wall and floor openings such as offal doors, heading holes, pound holes, side spans, etc.

×   Strip the entire structure and replace everything with new materials.

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Stanley Ford Property Jackson's Arm   View of the Store undergoing restorations. Photo taken s ummer 2008

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The Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program is

a cost-shared program

 

Applicants must match all contributions made by HFNL,

dollar for dollar.

 

•   Individual projects qualify for a grant valued up to $2000.

•   Community-based projects qualify for a grant valued up to $10,000.

•    Applicants can include volunteer labour as part of their contribution with certain conditions.

•    No funds will be released until a project has been completed and all required information received by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.