Archive for the ‘2008 News’ Category
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre has had another successful season. Although tourist numbers were down in most venues we emerged with an increase for the 7th consecutive year. Our state of the art tracking system [different coloured pins for each month on a world map] indicates world wide visitors; points of the compass being Finland, New [...]
Recently, Larry Ewashen, Curator, who helped Marla Chernoff create the Doukhobor Exhibit at Port Moody, had an opportunity to visit the exhibit with his Aunt, Polly Vishloff, of Mission, BC. She is seen here in front of one of the rugs on display. Polly continues to make rugs which are sold at the Doukhobor Discovery [...]
Sian James, photographer on contract to Heritage Tourism Alliance of BC, recently spent the morning at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre. She is collecting photographs of attractions to be publicized through Tourism BC. In this scene she photographs tourists who are admiring the Tolstoy statue.
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre has concluded another successful season. With some tours still to go in October, the official season concluded on September 30th by a visit from Empire Tours from Seattle. This season, over 20 large tours took place ranging from the Rotary of South Africa to several tours from the US, Vancouver, Surrey [...]
By Francisco Canjura – Castlegar News The front and back porch of the audio and visual centre as well as the back porch of the communal dom (house) at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre are currently being renovated. Doukhobor Discovery Centre curator Larry A. Ewashen said renovations of the porches have been ongoing on and off [...]
Recent visitors to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre included the annual Communities in Bloom inspection. Last year the Centre received a special certificate of recognition in the Heritage category. Pictured here, left to right: Larry Ewashen, Curator, Jim Moore, Judge, Darlene Kawlowski, Coordinator, Brendan Casement, Judge, and Lawrence Chernoff, Mayor.
