[Bcma-l] Doukhobor Discovery Centre - [Fwd: Fw: News Release]

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THE SENATE OF CANADA
The Honourable Pat Carney, P.C.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A4
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NEWS RELEASE
 
November 13, 2007
 
For Immediate Release
 
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 Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has considered two 
applications from the Doukhobor community this year: that Doukhobor 
leader Peter V. Verigin be designated a person of National Historic 
Significance; and that the movement of the Doukhobors from Saskatchewan 
to British Columbia in 1908 be designated an event of National Historic 
Significance. The Board is now forwarding their recommendations for both 
applications to Minister Baird for approval.
 
Senator Carney, a former resident of the West Kootenays, paid a recent 
visit to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in Castlegar, B.C., where many 
of the Doukhobor community’s contributions to British Columbia are 
documented and displayed.
 
The Doukhobors first arrived in Canada in 1899, thanks to the support of 
the Canadian government and the famous Russian novelist Lev Tolstoy. 
Fleeing persecution in Russia, this group of 7,500 pacifists settled in 
Assiniboia, and soon thrived in 63 villages with 750,000 acres under 
cultivation. In 1907, the Dominion land settlement policies of the day 
were reversed, displacing the Doukhobors from their farms in 
Saskatchewan. Under the leadership of Peter Verigin, they moved to B.C. 
in 1908, cultivating over 14,000 acres and building nearly 90 new villages.
 
“A rich legacy has been left to us by these early settlers who came to 
escape persecution and to live in peace. I am encouraging Minister Baird 
to lend his support to both designations and give the Doukhobors their 
rightful place in Canadian history,” said Carney.
 
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For Further Information:
Aneel Rangi
Office of Senator Pat Carney
(613) 943-1433 or 1-800-267-7362


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Subject: 	Fw: News Release
Date: 	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:52:33 -0800
From: 	Larry Ewashen <larryewashen@telus.net>



fyi
Please note new email: Larry.Ewashen.Curator@gmail.com
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Patty Loveridge <ploveridge@shaw.ca>
Date: Nov 13, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: News Release
To: Larry Ewashen <Larry.Ewashen.Curator@gmail.com>



Hi Larry,

Senator Carney has sent out a news release regarding the work our office 
is doing to support the two current Doukhobor applications to the HSMBC. 
Please find it attached.

Best,
Patty

Patty Loveridge
Regional Policy Advisor to
Hon. Pat Carney, PC
Senator for British Columbia
Tel: (250) 380-9426
E-m: ploveridge@shaw.ca



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Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5


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