[Bcma-l] Doukhobor - Possible National Historic Site status?

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NHS status is good and can be used for leverage, but it does not
necessarily open the Federal purse strings. In your case however,
playing the minority card would exert even more pressure. 

Even if NHS status were obtained it should not be viewed as a salvation.
The St. Roch NHS where I worked for 4 years did have funding for
restoration leading up to Oct 1974, and then for staffing from 1974
onwards but later it was cut back to zero staff and the local museum was
shouldered with the financial responsibilities. 

Colin MacGregor Stevens,
Manager,
New Westminster Museum and Archives,
302 Royal Avenue,
New Westminster, BC, 
V3L 1H7
 
Phone Office: 604-527-4639
Fax:     604-527-4641
E-mail: cstevens@newwestcity.ca 
Web Site: www.newwestminster.ca 
 

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FOR MUSEUMS ROUNDUP -
Larry A. Ewashen, Curator
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
1-250-365-5327
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org <http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org>
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Senator Pat Carney Visits Doukhobor Discovery Centre

BC Senator Pat Carney was a recent visitor to the Doukhobor Discovery 
Centre. Senator Carney has long been concerned with heritage sites and 
museums and on this occasion selected the Discovery Centre and one other

museum for close scrutiny to determine how the Federal Government might 
assist important museums in fulfilling their mandates.

She said that the Doukhobor Discovery Centre was a remarkable museum in 
many ways and all the more so because of its limited resources and 
funding support. She has asked Curator Larry Ewashen to prepare a 
comprehensive report on the status of the Centre which will be presented

to Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to Bev Oda, Minister of Heritage.

Ewashen notes that this may indicate that special funding may be 
approved from a new museum assistance program. Ms. Carney also indicated

that the Doukhobor Discovery Centre should be recognized as a National 
Heritage Site which would preserve its autonomy and future programs.

Part of the purpose of this examination is to make Ms. Oda aware of 
support needs of key museums. Senator Carney said that the Doukhobor 
Discovery was a rare jewel of a museum speaking to the testimony of a 
hardy group of pioneers who had come for peace and contributed mightily 
to the province and Canadian society. In an interview for the Doukhobor 
Discovery Center website, Ms. Carney said: 'The Doukhobor Discovery 
Center is a remarkable piece of history here in the West Kootenay where 
my twin brother and I went to high school, and it really shows a history

of people who came here from protest and lived here in peace and made a 
remarkable contribution to their community through their way of life, 
their crafts, in terms of their religious spirit, and I would like to 
commend all of he volunteers who work so hard to make this wonderful 
Doukhobor Discovery Center for the rest of us to enjoy and learn from.'

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