June 19, 1914, and 225 men are in the Hillcrest Coal Mine when a catastrophic explosion rips through the mine, killing 189 men. The Hillcrest mining disaster remains Canada's worst, yet somehow it became lost in the fabric of our history. Learn of the disaster, its possible causes, and the devastating aftermath within Alberta's Crowsnest Pass. |
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