Support The Rooms
Do Not Padlock our Heritage! Open The Rooms.April 2004To the Honourable Loyola Sullivan, Minister of Finance,the Honourable Paul Shelley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation,and the Honourable... continue reading »
"This is a much need asset."
"The appeal for the timely opening of The Rooms is a matter of common sense, nothing more."
"The arts and culture works hand in hand with tourism. Why support one so generously and leave the other out to fend for itself? I travel to see how other people live, to learn about what they are thinking - not supporting your contemporary artists is disc"
"I am opposed to the layoff of the conservators -- collections do not conserve themselves and you are putting your collections at risk. In the long run, this will only cost more. Heritage preservation is not a luxury -- we have only one chance to save our "
"This is an incredibly short-sighted decision. The duplicated costs in financial and human effort down the line in 2005 will make the short-term savings of delaying the Rooms' opening look negligible, and impact severely on Newfoundland's reputation for pr"
"It is no big secret that supporting culture generously is a fiscally responsible strategy. The current government of Newfoundland and Labrador is making an uninformed decision and should perhaps spend some time learning how to read, use libraries, do rese"
"I will not visit again until Rooms stays open"
"Keep the records available"