INTRODUCTION
NATURAL HISTORY
  HUMAN HISTORY
MINING COAL - ECONOMICS
MINING COAL - METHODS
MINING COAL - COSTS
MICHEL-NATAL BEGINNINGS
MICHEL-NATAL CELEBRATIONS
MICHEL-NATAL WOMEN
MICHEL-NATAL CLUBS
MICHEL-NATAL SPORTS
THE MOVE TO SPARWOOD
SPARWOOD TODAY
LEST WE FORGET
GLOSSARY
CONTACT US
SITE MAP

THE MOVE TO SPARWOOD - A New Life

"Michel-Natal no longer stands,
Where did my home town go?
No houses, friends, not even streets,
"God is this truly so?"


        - Arlene Gaal, former Natal resident, entitled Michel-Natal

"Oh God, by whose word all things are made holy, pour down thy blessings on this new town of Sparwood."

        - Father Leslie Trainor, official opening of Sparwood, June 21, 1970.

This picture recording the opening ceremony is similar to many official unveilings - the story behind it is not.

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