Mir Centre for Peace - Castlegar, BC
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N 49° 18.445 W 117° 38.858
11U E 452922 N 5461832
To locate the Mir Centre for Peace enter Selkirk College on Frank Beinder Way, slight left onto Selkirk College Road then turn left, go through the parking lot, then onto a dirt road. It will be about 500 metres ahead on your right.
Waymark Code: WMHBQE
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/21/2013
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This painting of the
Mir Centre for Peace was done in 2011 by
Tea Preville, a Nelson resident whose body of work has become quite large. She is an artist of eclectic output and eclectic media, this one an oil on canvas, from her online gallery of
churches in Castlegar, Robson, Brilliant & area.
The photo was taken June 20th, 2013 at 4:54 P.M. Painting and photo are done/taken from the lawn to the north east of the building.
The Mir Centre for Peace is housed in a restored early 20th century Doukhobor communal dwelling on what once were traditional aboriginal lands.
The Mir Centre for Peace was established in 1999 with the mandate of understanding and building cultures of peace through education.
The Centre offers a unique program of studies in peace building and cultures of peace. Mir programs and lectures make a significant new contribution to Peace Studies in Canada and the world.
MIR---a complex Russian word which means "peace", "community", and "world". The MIR Centre for Peace at Selkirk College seeks to understand and build cultures of peace locally and globally. Located on this bluff at the confluence of two great rivers--the Kootenay and the Columbia--the MIR Centre for Peace has become a place of gathering; a site which honours the history and cultures of our region.
The joining of two rivers symbolizes the MIR philosophy---the coming together of diverse peoples who seek common paths to peace through education and cultural understanding.