Historic Happenings ‘History of Hamilton’ excerpt from Wikipedia.org

What was happening in Hamilton Ontario in 1906-1918? International Harvester Company plant and waterfront in Hamilton c. 1907 Hamilton had a momentous year in 1906: local boy Billy Sherring won an Olympic gold medal at Athens for the marathon.[20] The Amalgamated Transit Union struck against the HSR in a bitter labour dispute. The working class voters of Hamilton East, sympathetic […]

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The ‘Real’ Coal Valley

Coal Valley Mine – Alberta The Coal Valley Mine is a 20,660 Ha. surface mine located in West Central Alberta south of the Town of Edson in the Foothills of Alberta. The mine operates both truck/shovel and dragline pits and utilizes a dragline for coal removal. The mine exports bituminous coal to customers in Japan and Korea as well as […]

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