Miners Walk - 2011 - Fernie, British Columbia
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N 49° 30.238 W 115° 03.755
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Miners Walk is a tribute to Fernie's coal mining heritage. It is located in front of the city hall at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 6th Street.
Waymark Code: WMQ9Z9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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While visiting Fernie we happen upon the Miners Walk in front of the city hall. We noticed a metal sculpture and at first wondered what is that. As we approached the miners face became obvious.

The plaque is attached to a rock at about midway down the path. There are spider and ant sculptures, a fossil replica and 6 interpret signs.
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The Fernie Miners Walk exhibit is located on City Hall grounds, the original headquarters of the old Crows Nest Pass Coal Company.

The exhibit is set in beautiful flower gardens with leafy mountain ash trees providing shade. There are picnic benches, seating and the walk is suitable for strollers and wheelchairs.

The exhibit is paved with over 300 bricks bearing the names of miners, mining families and those who supported the building of the feature. Surrounding this, are six interactive posts with educational panels featuring the history of mining in the Elk Valley with imagery reflecting the geological roots of mining and the local ecosystem. The exhibit also features a series of fun challenges perfect for young children, plus fossil replicas and a series of special local sculptures from the Fernie Forge- look around and make sure you find them all.

Approach the walk from the West side/5th street, across from the Fernie Heritage Library. Look across to the other side of the walk and you will see what appears to be a sculpture of a miner's face - but as you walk around you will see that this is an optical illusion, as the face turns into simple posts, angles and shapes with a circle design at the top.

When you finally get to the end of the walk, the structure turns back into the face of a miner compete with hard hat and lamp- reflecting the journey that the Elk Valley has taken through the history of mining.
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 2011

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
Miners Walk - The Faces of Coal

Honouring Our Mining Heritage

Dedicated October 08, 2011

Miners Walk Committee
Helen Bachlet, Mary Giullono, George Cockburn
Mary Loughery, Michael Pennock, Bob Morris

Project Partner
The Corporation of the City of Fernie

Exhibit Design
Lorne Perry
Lorne Perry Designs

Project Management

Fred Lightfoot
Paradigm Construction Services


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