Visit Castlegar
Castlegar, located within the Selkirk Mountains where the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers meet, is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Its cultural diversity is appreciated and celebrated in every possible way. It is where connections to the past, pride in the present, and passion for the future illustrate Castlegar's unique cultural identity.
Your visit to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre is the perfect starting point to explore and experience local culture and heritage. Discover more by visiting Castlegar's historical landmarks and points of interest.
For more detailed information about visiting or living in Castlegar, please visit the City of Castlegar, Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce, and Culture at the Confluence websites.
Brilliant Cultural Centre
A modern multi-functional facility built, owned and maintained by the local Doukhobor organization, the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ. It serves as the Doukhobor prayer home, meeting and convention hall, and as a performance and cultural activities facility available to the wider community.
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Brilliant Suspension Bridge
Built by the local Doukhobor community in 1913 and used until 1966, when a new bridge was constructed, the Brilliant (Doukhobor) Suspension Bridge was restored and declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995 and is also part of the Trails BC system.
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Castlegar Art Walk
A partnership between business and the visual arts has created a seasonal display that attracts visitors on a walking tour in and around Castlegar.
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Castlegar Event Calendar
Visit Destination Castlegar's calendar of events to see what's happening in Castlegar and the surrounding area
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Castlegar Sculpture Walk
Declared the sculpture capital of Canada in its 6th year, the Sculpture Walk is an outdoor exhibit of original sculptures by local and international artists, located along a walking tour in downtown Castlegar.
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CPR Station Museum
Castlegar's Canadian Pacific Railway Museum is over 99 years old and houses Castlegar's newspaper archives. The history of the Station Museum has a link to Doukhobor history as well.
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Kootenay Gallery of Art
A non-profit public gallery of Art, History and Science, located next door to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre.
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Verigin Memorial Park
The tomb of former Doukhobor leaders, Peter Vasilyevitch (Lordly) Verigin, Peter Petrovich (Chistyakov) Verigin, and their spouses, Evdokia Grigoryevna and Anna Fyodorovna, as well as former Honourary Chairman of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, John J Verigin, and his mother, Anna P Markova.
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Zuckerberg Island
A chapel house built by Alexander Zuckerberg sits on a little island in the Columbia River at Castlegar, BC. Mr Zuckerberg taught Russian classes to Doukhobor children in the 1950s.
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