A farm once owned by notorious Nanaimo cult leader Brother XII has been sold.
The De Courcy Island Farm, a 42-hectare property located on De Courcy Island, was sold earlier this year after being on the market for more than six months.
Mark Lester, vice-president of the Unique Properties Group at Colliers International, told the B次元官网网址 Bulletin that the property, which was listed for in October, was sold in May for just under asking. He wouldnB次元官网网址檛 say specifically how much the property was sold for, but said the new owners, who did not want to be identified, have no plans to develop the farm.
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The De Courcy Island Farm was owned by Edward Arthur Wilson, a cult leader who was also called Brother XII. The farm served as one of the hubs for his called the Aquarian Foundation, which had hundreds of followers by the late 1920s.
Brother XII and his Aquarian Foundation suddenly left the farm and Nanaimo in the 1930s. Their departure spurred wild stories and rumours about hidden gold on the property.
