The story of the Doukhobors at Grosse-Île
The story of the Doukhobors, whose pacifist beliefs led them to immigrate to Canada, is one of the lesser known stories of Grosse-Île. Parks Canada has a new publicity campaign to raise awareness of the Russian religious sect's passage through the former quarantine island in June 1899. Our Peter Black visited Grosse-Île, east of Quebec City, to find out more. He also spoke with the grandson of one of those immigrants.
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