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Corporate body · 1834-

Assumption Parish was established in 1834 and included the communities from Portugal Cove South to St. Vincents. However, Assumption Parish was divided twice. When Holy Redeemer Parish was established (ca. 1845), Portugal Cove South, Trepassey and St. Shotts were separated from Assumption Parish. In 1923, the communities of Peter's River, St. Stephen's, and St. Vincent's were removed from Assumption Parish to create Sacred Heart Parish. Assumption Parish currently includes the communities of Riverhead, Mall Bay, Coot's Pond, Path End, St. Mary's, Point La Haye and Gaskiers, with the parish church at St. Mary's.

The first parish priest assigned to Assumption Parish was Rev. James Duffy. However, priests visited St. Mary's prior to Father Duffy's arrival. Rev. Timothy Browne, for instance, who was stationed at Renews, performed 13 marriages at St. Mary's in 1825 and 1826.

By 1840 Rev. Duffy had established a church and school in St. Mary's; this church was dismantled in 1949 and rebuilt by 1950. Aside from the original school established by Rev. Duffy, a commercial school was opened in 1851. With the arrival of the Presentation Sisters to the parish in 1859, a convent school was established at St. Mary's.

Some of the communities in Assumption Parish also had their own church and school, including Riverhead and Mall Bay, which had a small chapel built sometime between 1895 and 1905 (replaced ca. 1963). Schools were also established in Mall Bay (1944), at the Gulch, Point La Haye (1943) and Gaskiers and Point La Haye (1951).

Parochial organizations in Assumption Parish included the Crusaders of Mary, the Children of Mary, the St. Anne Society and the Holy Name Society.

Corporate body · 1954-

The establishment of the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland (ARNN) was initiated by members of the Newfoundland Graduate Nurses' Association (NGNA) (1913-1949). Following Newfoundland's confederation with Canada (1949), the NGNA membership approached the Canadian Nurses' Association (CNA) for assistance in organizing a provincial registered nurses' association. The Newfoundland Registered Nurses Act, which established ARNN, was passed in the House of Assembly on 23 May 1953 and became effective in January 1954. Revisions to the act were made in 1970, 1992, 1996, and 1997. In 1999, the name of the association was changed to the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (ARNNL).

The 6,000-member ARNNL is responsible for ethical and professional standards in nursing education and practice. It registers nurses in Newfoundland, a function formerly performed by the Newfoundland Department of Health. Its membership consists of all nurses, practising or non-practising, who are currently registered in the province.

ARNNL is governed by a volunteer Council, which is composed of 13 registered nurses elected for a two-year term at the annual general meeting and two consumer representatives appointed by the Minister of Health. Between meetings of the Council, the Executive Committee executes the functions of Council. Chapters may be established by local membership in accordance with guidelines approved by ARNNL.

ARNNL liaises with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses Union, the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Care Corporation, the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, and the Newfoundland Medical Board. It is affiliated with the CNA, the International Council of Nurses, and the Canadian Nurses Protective Society.

Corporate body · 1973-

The Basement Theatre was established in 1973. It was so named because of its location in the basement of the Arts and Culture Centre. The Basement Theatre offers a variety of local professional and amateur dramatic productions, music, comedy, poetry readings and visual art displays. The 75-seat black box theatre is a small, intimate setting for performances of every sort, especially first-time presentations of a play or show designed with a smaller audience in mind.

The Basement Theatre has been a launching pad for many successful shows and has given many new performers, playwrights and production staff a starting point for their careers. The Arts and Culture Centre staff provides assistance to smaller shows in staging, advertising and public relations.