Regional Asset Mapping Initiative Humber-Northern Peninsula-Southern Labrador Region May 2014 PREPARED FOR: PAUL PARSONS - ACOA Prepared by: Erika Parill, Kyle White, Dr. Kelly Vodden, Dr. Jacqueline Walsh, Dr. Greg Wood – Grenfell Campus, Memorial University Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... 1 List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 3 I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4 Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 II. ASSET MAPPING FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 5 Asset Mapping: A Capacity-Building Initiative ............................................................................................. 5 Asset Categories ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Asset Mapping Approaches ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Previous Asset Mapping-Related Exercises in the Study Region ....................................................... 12 Sub-regional Boundaries .................................................................................................................................... 15 Humber-White Bay .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Gros Morne-Plum Point ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Greater St. Anthony Area (Nordic/Tip of the Northern Peninsula) ................................................... 17 Southern Labrador .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Study Methodology ............................................................................................................................................... 18 III. ASSET INVENTORY RESULTS.................................................................................. 21 Southern Labrador ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Economic Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Political-Institutional Assets ................................................................................................................................. 24 Social-Cultural Assets ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Human Assets ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Built Assets .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Natural Assets .............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Overview of the Southern Labrador Study Region ..................................................................................... 26 Humber-White Bay ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Economic Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Political-Institutional Assets ................................................................................................................................. 29 Social-Cultural Assets ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Human Assets ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Built Assets .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Natural Assets .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Overview of the Humber-White Bay Study Area ......................................................................................... 32 Greater St. Anthony Area (Nordic/Tip of the Northern Peninsula).................................................. 32 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Economic Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Political-Institutional Assets ................................................................................................................................. 35 Social-Cultural Assets ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Human Assets ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 Built Assets .................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Natural Assets .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 Overview of the Greater St. Anthony Area Study Region ......................................................................... 38 Gros Morne-Plum Point ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Economic Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 Political-Institutional Assets ................................................................................................................................. 41 Social-Cultural Assets ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Human Assets ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 Built Assets .................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Natural Assets .............................................................................................................................................................. 43 Overview of the Gros Morne-Plum Point Study Region ............................................................................ 44 Assets of the Region as a Whole ................................................................................ 44 IV. KEY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS .................................................................... 45 V. DATA GAPS & LIMITATIONS .................................................................................. 48 VI. CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS ................................................................................. 51 References ................................................................................................................ 55 Literature Reviewed/Related Reading ....................................................................... 61 1 Acknowledgements The research team would like to extend a sincere thank-you to all asset mapping session participants and also to the following supporters for their remarkable