The Coal Miner - Sparwood, British Columbia
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N 49° 43.906 W 114° 53.054
11U E 652466 N 5510956
The Coal Miner is near the Titan Truck located on Aspen Drive.
Waymark Code: WMWDNJ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/20/2017
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The Coal Miner was recently dedicated on April 3, 2017. It is in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Balmer North Mine Explosion in British Columbia.
The casting and sculpture was completed by talented artist Nathan Scott from Victoria.
This bronze sculpture shows a traditional coal miner with his miner's helmet, protective clothing and lunch bucket in hand.
There is also a memorial wall near the statue that remembers 181 coal miners who lost their lives in British Columbia from May 15th, 1901 to March 16th, 2014. Among those are miners who died in three major coal mining disasters that claimed the lives of thirty-four miners:
1904 - January 8th Seven died in a Michel explosion.
1916 - August 8th Twelve died in three explosions at Michel’s New No. 3 East Mine.
1967 - April 3rd Natal, BC: 3:59 pm. Fifteen of a 32 man shift died in Crowsnest Industry Limited’s Balmer North Mine.
The Miners Memorial Wall was unveiled on National Day of Mourning Friday, April 28, 2017.