LEST WE FORGET Remembering the Fallen  Supporting a Family

Mining the Elk Valley's mountains was a difficult and oftentimes dangerous undertaking for the courageous men of Michel-Natal and Sparwood.

The mines were unquestionably the economic backbone of the Elk Valley region, and for many of the veterans who toiled underground, in the coke ovens, or on the surface, the arduous work within the mines was the best - and at times the only - way to support a family.