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…with the rest picked up by the provincial government. It cost sixty thousand big ones which works out to 1.4 million and change adjusted for today. “Its construction almost entirely by Doukhobor settlers was a major accomplishment for a pioneer community and demonstrated the considerable capabilities of a people acting… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…reunited. And we’ll be out there again exploring and having a blast. These weekends just fly past. Can’t wait for it… If you’d like to participate in the Alberta GTC, search out the “Mini GTC – Ghost Town Convention (Alberta)” on Facebook. There’s also Saskatchewan and Manitoba editions at times,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 2 in comments.)

…some years on the scene and here’s to that many more. A must stop in any museum tour, it a good size for such a small town and they’ve done an amazing job. Here’s a shout out to Shelly and rest. It’s clear passion and dedication is at work here…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…1912) a block away that soon proved inadequate for the growing region. Barons School as built was outfitted with eight class rooms, a “well equipped laboratory”, along with a library and offices. The gymnasium/auditorium addition was added later and while it’s not said when, the 1950s-1960s period seem likely. Physical… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

Once a year C&C and a group of close and very dear friends get together for a “ghost town tour”. We pick an area and explore. It’s hectic and is more about the fun and comradery than anything else, even if the cameras still get a good work out. Often… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 2 in comments.)

…what, and much more. The adits, for safety reasons of course, are closed up. We also touch on some of the Dundee workings above, which this operation was at times amalgamated with. Ymir (pronounced here as why-mur) was founded in the 1890s and is located a bit south of Nelson.… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…the Okanagan region and passed on at over a hundred. The Windsor weathered prohibition (1917-1921 in BC) the Great Depression, fires in town and the long quiet stretch lasting more than a century with nothing going on in area. Boom and bust cycles are nothing in the mining circles, but… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Sentinels – Mossleigh Alberta. Prairie Sentinels – Hodgeville Saskatchewan. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: July, 2016. Location: Creston BC. Article references and thanks: The Creston Museum, NationalTrustCanada.ca, Alberta Wheat Pool records. The elevators can be viewed from public property…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 2 in comments.)

All that’s left is a concrete shell, remains connecting back to a huge lumber mill that once operated on this property long ago. We’re looking at the Powerhouse Building put in by the Crowsnest Pass Lumber Company here in Wardner British Columbia, about a century ago. Considered too expensive to… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)