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VANCOUVER — Trinity Western University (TWU) is a small, private Christian institution near Vancouver, embroiled in a big, public controversy. The school requires students to follow a “community covenant” that, among other things, counsels them not to engage in sex outside of a traditional, male-female marriage.

Some claim the school discriminates against homosexuals, in the name of religion.

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Among TWU’s strongest detractors is a wilderness guide named Christophe Fragassi, who also calls himself Christopher Fragassi-Bjornsen. A native of France who lives with a male partner on Vancouver Island, Fragassi has a deep and curious interest in Norway, Norse culture and Vikings.

He’s a “Walter Mitty-type character” who makes fanciful claims, according to two of his former landlords in the Victoria area.

Fragassi ran an outdoors adventure company called Amaruk Wilderness Corp. In recent filings with Industry Canada, Amaruk claimed more than 200 employees around the world, and annual revenues exceeding $10 million. Amaruk also purported to offer expert guide services from military-trained personnel, access to luxurious wilderness outposts and military-grade aircraft, including a troop transport C-130 Hercules.