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Dukhobor, (Russian: “Spirit Wrestler”), member of a Russian peasant religious sect, prominent in the 18th century, that rejected all external authority, including the Bible, in favour of direct individual revelation. The liturgical reforms of Patriarch Nikon in 1652 and the opening of Russia to Western influences by Tsar Peter the Great (reigned 1682–1721) provoked an opposition that manifested itself in the proliferation of mystical—usually either orgiastic or rationalist—evangelist sects. The Dukhobors, combining features of both types of reaction, lived mainly in southern Russia...

The Visitors’ Centre in Castlegar, is your typical, volunteer-built building. In the 1980s, locals came together, donating material, time and sweat to raise the chocolate-malt coloured building. And during last June’s heat dome, the space was a significant point of contact. “That was a big deal for us to ensure we had a lot of water and supplies to keep people hydrated,” says

The Visitors’ Centre in Castlegar, is your typical, volunteer-built building. In the 1980s, locals came together, donating material, time and sweat to raise the chocolate-malt coloured building. And during last June’s heat dome, the space was a significant point of contact. “That was a big deal for us to ensure we had a lot of water and supplies to keep people hydrated,” says

A new podcast is spotlighting an ethnoreligious group who have made B.C's Kootenay region home for more than a century, as well as the legacy of their late leader, who died in what has been described as one of Canada's greatest unsolved mysteries.