Archive for the ‘2007 News’ Category
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre is pleased to announce the conclusion of another successful season. For the sixth year in a row attendance increased, and despite cost saving efforts resulting in a decrease in advertising, there has not been an effect on attendance. The reason for this appears to be the general word of mouth reputation [...]
Senator Pat Carney asks Baird to “Give the Doukhobors their Rightful Place in Canadian History” Ottawa, ON… B.C. Senator Pat Carney has asked the Hon. John Baird, Minister responsible for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, to support an initiative recognizing the contributions of the Doukhobor community in British Columbia’s Kootenay region. The [...]
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre was the happy recipient of a rare artifact recently. Nick Barisenkoff was the donor of an original kettle which was used by the Kootenay Columbia Jam Preserving Works. The Centre is very grateful for this rare item, and will be displaying it in the implement shed along with restored implements which [...]
Thursday, August 23, saw another distinguished visitor at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre. Monty Solberg, Federal Minister of Human Resources, dined at the Village Bistro, along with about 30 supporters of the Conservative party. After lunch, a smaller group spent about an hour touring the Doukhobor Discovery Centre and listening to an interpretative lecture by Larry [...]
A rare visitor to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, Bill Merilees of Nanaimo, BC. Bill was a founding member of the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society and the first President in 1967. As a member and president of the founding committee, Bill played a key role in creating the museum, which opened with the main building in [...]
Teck Cominco has been the latest community partner to donate money towards the Implement Restoration Fund at the Doukhobor Discovery Center. These photographs of the rotted and weathered wood (on just two of the implements on site) shows just how timely and crucial this project is. New wooden parts must be fashioned while one is [...]
