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    Leitch Collieries Mine ruins
    I take an underground tour in Bellevue mineHosmer mine ruinsMemorial fir Canada's worst mining desaster 1914-almost 200 people diedAnd another desaster: the side of Turtle Mountains slid down in 1903, burying the town of FrankLime kilnsMost mining towns disappeared, the remaining struggleModern mining

    Coal Mining Towns

    July 23, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    I travel along the southern border of Canada along the Crowsnest Highway. Crowsnest pass communities started as mining towns, and there is a lot of history there