About Us
The Old Cottage Hospital is an historic building that has served the residents of the Bonne Bay area since 1938. Also known as the Julia Ann Walsh Centre, it houses a wellness centre; a community kitchen; a Covid-safe, family-friendly hostel; the VOBB (Voice of Bonne Bay) community radio station; a socially-distanced studio and creative arts meeting space; the Norris Point Public Library and CAP site; and the Old Cottage Hospital Museum Room and tours, as well as a variety of small business tenants.
Our mission is the adaptive re-use of the former Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital for the preservation of local culture and heritage (including arts, crafts, music and oral history); the promotion of health and wellness; and community economic and social development. We are a not-for-profit community corporation with a volunteer board of directors. We operate as a social enterprise, offering programs and services that benefit the community while generating revenue to sustain our operations.
Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation
We are a not-for-profit community corporation run by a dedicated group of volunteers. We operate as a social enterprise, generating revenue to sustain our operations while providing valuable services to meet community needs.
We are adaptively re-using the old Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital as a community centre for the following purposes:
- The preservation of local culture and heritage;
- The promotion of community health and wellness; and
- To foster community economic and social development.
Awards
- Site of Provincial Historic Significance (2011)
- Manning Award (2010)
- Municipal Heritage Site (2006)
