Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen and Masset Mayor Barry Page during Aug. 27 announcement.
The town of Masset will be able to build a new tourist information centre, thanks to $272,000 in funding from the provincial government’s Towns for Tomorrow program.
The tourist information booth in Masset is open two months a year and sees more than 1,000 visitors.
The new and larger centre will be built of indigenous cedar. It will be open longer and offer a wider range of products and information, and will include accommodation services.
The centre is staffed each summer by students from the area.
The announcement was made Aug. 27 by Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen during a visit to the community.