[Bcma-l] [Fwd: Press Release]

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We would like to share this great news with our friends and colleagues: 
see attached

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Larry A. Ewashen
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org <http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org>
250-365-5327

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Minister of the Environment
Ottawa, Canada  K1A 0H3
 
Jan 28 2008
 
Mr. Larry A. Ewashen
Curator
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar, British Columbia
V1N 4M5
 
Dear Mr. Ewashen:
 
I am pleased to advise you that I recently designated Peter Vasilevich 
Verigin as a person of national historic significance and the Migration 
of the Doukhobors to British Columbia as a national historic event.
 
When it met in July 2007, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of 
Canada considered the national historic significance of Peter Vasilevich 
Verigin and the Migration of the Doukhobors to British Columbia and 
recommended their designation. The excerpts from the minutes of that 
meeting are enclosed for reference.
 
Preparations for a plaque unveiling ceremony entail consultation with 
you and other interested parties regarding the plaque text and other 
related matters.  This process usually takes at least 18 months. Mr. 
Steve Langdon, Field Unit Superintendent, Coastal British Columbia, or 
his designate will advise you as plans for the event are developed. For 
further details, I invite you to contact Mr. Langdon by telephone at 
250-654-4048, by fax at 250-654-4014 or by e-mail at steve. langdon@pc. 
gc.ca.
 
In view of their interest in these matters, I have forwarded a copy of 
this letter to the British Columbia Minister of Tourism, Sport and the 
Arts, the Member of Parliament for British Columbia Southern Interior, 
and the Senator for British Columbia.
 
Sincerely,
 
John Baird, P.C., M.P.
 
Enclosures
c.c.: The Honourable Stan Hagen, M.L.A.
Mr. Alex Atamanenko. M.P.
The Honourable Pat Carney, P.C.