100th anniversary of Coal Creek Disaster

  • Sep
  • 16

The 100th anniversary of the fatal Coal Creek mine disaster will be recognized in Fernie this weekend. A bronze plaque has been added to the Miners Walk at City Hall. Ken Novakowski with the BC Labour Heritage Centre says 34 lives were lost in the 1917 incident. “They were a number out of hundreds that […]

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  • Crowsnest Pass Coal Mining Ltd. Potential for a significant underground mine operation producing high quality coking coal.
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