Doukhobor Cultural Bridge-building Project

7. British Columbia


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144 photos taken at
locations on map above
  1. Manitoba (4 photos)
  2. a. Saskachewan Veregin, Canora (21 photos)
    b. Saskachewan South Colonies (23 photos by Dr. Fred Strukoff)
  3. Saskachewan — Saskatoon, Langham, Blaine Lake, Regina  (13 photos)
  4. Alberta — Pincher Creek, Cowley and Lundbreck (4 photos)
  5. Alberta — Calgary (5 photos)
  6. British Columbia — Creston (4 photos)
  7. B.C. — Castlegar, Nelson, Grand Forks (14 photos)
  8. B.C.— Brilliant (USCC Union of Youth Festival) (25 photos)
  9. Return trip to Ontario (31 photos)

7. British Columbia

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C1432-07 — Bob and Alex Ewashen, Creston, BC, with visitor Alexei Oslopov (centre). Bob is a retired teacher while Alex is a retired auctioneer. May 16, 2006
C1432-11 — Yuri Jmaeff, baker in Creston, BC, with visitor Alexei Oslopov from Toronto and Tbilisi. May 16, 2006 C1432-12 — Alex Jmaeff, retired master baker, with Alexei Oslopov. May 16, 2006
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C1432-16 — New staff of Iskra publication in Brilliant, BC. Lisa Posnikoff (right), Editor, and Natasha Jmaeff (left), Assistant Editor. May 17, 2006
C1432-15 — Alexei Oslopov visits Doukhobor Village Museum in Castlegar, BC. May 17, 2006 C1432-21 — Supper at the home of Elizaveta and Fred Makortoff in South Slocan, BC, with Alexei Oslopov as guest. May 18, 2006
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C1433-02 — BC Doukhobors meet Saskatchewan Doukhobors at the Doukhobor Village Museum, Castlegar, BC. The group arrived to participate in the 59th Annual Youth Festival in Brilliant on the long weekend. May 19, 2006. See photo from other end:  "Saskatchewan Guests (May 22, 2006)" C1432-26 — Old Doukhobor bridge over Kootenay River [at fork with Columbia River] built by Doukhobors in 1913. Now work is underway to rebuild it as a footbridge. May 19, 2006
C1433-05 — Ron Mahonin (web designer) and Larry Ewashen (curator at the Doukhobor Village Museum, Castlegar, BC). May 19, 2006
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C1433-06 — Close-up of Saskatchewan elder Mae Popoff at the Doukhobor Village Museum, Castlegar, BC. May 19, 2006
C1433-07 — Close-up of Saskatchewan elder Polly Tokaryk (nee Maloff) at the Doukhobor Village Museum, Castlegar, BC. May 19, 2006 C1433-09 — Close-up of Anne Lapshinoff (nee Sorokin) and Steve Lapshinoff, at the Doukhobor Village Museum, Castlegar, BC. May 19, 2006
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C1433-15 — Mike Varabioff of Castlegar, BC and Bill Kanigan of Saskatoon, Sask.  May 19, 2006 C1433-10 — Hugs and kisses between Saskatchewan and British Columbia Doukhobors. May 19, 2006
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