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Bellevue Underground Mine Tour, Experience life in a mine
Burmis tree, A most-famous and most-photographed tree. The tree is 11 km east of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. One of the few areas in Canada where this type of tree may be found. The tree fell in 1998, but has been re-erected to help preserve the identity of the Crowsnest Pass. A most-famous and most-photographed tree, this limber pine is on the northwest corner of Burmis. Located on Highway 3 in the Lundbreck-Burmis area.
Hillcrest Mine Disaster and Memorial Cemetry, Canada's worst mine disaster. Located in the Municipality of the Crowsnest Pass - Canada's worst mining disaster. 189 coal miners were killed in an underground explosion here on June 19, 1914. Many of the miners were buried in a mass gravesite at the cemetery. In 2000, a National Monument was erected to commemorate the many mining disasters across Canada. Follow signs off Highway 3 to view the cemetery where most of the miners were buried. For more information contact the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre at (403) 562-7388 or fax (403) 562-8635.
Leitch Collieries, Provincial Historic Site. The picturesque ruins of this coal processing facility provide insight into coal mining in the Crowsnest Pass. Visitors can explore the ruins through listening posts, interpretive signs, and guided tours. A pathway leads visitors past the remains of the coke ovens, tipple, washery, mine manager's house and powerhouse.
Frank Slide and Memorial Grave, When half a mountain fell
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, The town was crushed. Learn about it!
Crowsnest Art Gallery, Local, provincial and national artists
Crowsnest Museum, Discover the Crowsnest Pass and its People and our rich mining history
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