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Below left:This ruin stands like a monolith in a forested area inside Canmore’s town boundary. It sits near a huge ravine where the Canmore Creek is tumbling towards the Bow River.

Right: Most of Canmore’s mine buildings were destroyed within one year of the mine shutting down in 1979, a victim of provincial reclamation and safety policies.
The ones that were not destroyed were left to the elements.

©Johnnie Bachusky

Right: Moss and vegetation is overtaking this mining ruin.

Left: This ruin sits beside a walking path. There is no marker to let residents of the new Canmore — now a booming tourist community of almost 11,000 people — know its historical significance.

Above: In recent years, local artists have been focusing on mining ruins; their way of trying to preserve Canmore’s coal mining past.

Right: A grave fence in Canmore’s pioneer cemetery bends from years of braving the elements, and neglect. In 1999, a few Canmore residents protested the graveyard’s deteriorating state and attempted to clear away overgrown brush and garbage. However, as of April, 2000, the old site has again fallen on hard times.

Above: Many of the grave sites in the pioneer cemetery, final resting place for many coal miners, are now difficult to find due to the long-term neglect of the historic area.

The Hoodoos with Three Sisters Mountains in the background

Canmore’s magnificent hoodoos, with the famed Three Sisters mountains in the background, are on top of bluff overlooking the pioneer cemetery. Unfortunately, the hoodoos are being squeezed by development from all sides; sandwiched between two busy roads leading to new subdivisions.

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