Music rescue challenge6/16/2023 ![]() Fred Alderson was one of the first miners to rush into action but later succumbed to the deadly gases. The team from the early Hosmer station were put to work almost immediately after formation when the Bellevue Mine, which did not have its own rescue team, called for assistance following an explosion. The first Elk Valley station was established at Hosmer in 1910 and replaced by a new station in Fernie in 1913. ![]() New laws mandated the establishment of central supply stations for the training of rescue corps be established and maintained by the government. The British Columbia Mines act was rewritten in 1909 following explosions at mines in Morrissey and on Vancouver Island. The event has been held in Fernie since 1993 and attracts teams from the northwestern United States and Canada.įor over a century, mine rescue has been synonymous with mining. ![]() The biennial National Western Region Mine Rescue Competition returns to Fernie on September 5-7th, 2019. In front of City Hall in Fernie is the Miner’s Walk and in Sparwood, the Balmer North Statue is a new memorial to the lives of miners lost in the mines of Sparwood and Elkford.Īs long as there has been mining, there has been a need for mine rescue demonstrations and competitions form a vital link between teams to share skills and develop bonds. Everywhere you go in the Elk Valley, there is evidence of the mining that has shaped communities and sustained society.Ĭoal dust lines trails and the remnants of the former mine site can still be seen at Coal Creek.
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