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Brick arches of ruined coke ovens at Lille, with trees and loose rubble in front of them.
History & HeritageRural Alberta

Lille’s Belgian Coke Ovens Outlasted the Village They Served

Lille's 50 Bernard coke ovens were assembled in Belgium in 1904. The…

Alberta Tribune
Concrete mine portal with a lettered panel reading Brazeau Collieries Ltd Nordegg No. 2, a chain-link gate, a small ore cart and a rail track running toward the camera
History & HeritageRural Alberta

Brazeau Collieries Rebuilt Its Nordegg Plant in 1950 and Closed in 1955

A 1950 fire destroyed the Brazeau Collieries plant at Nordegg. The steel…

Alberta Tribune
A low dry-laid stone retaining wall runs through grass in the foreground, with a ruined stone gable showing brick patches and scattered stone remnants beyond, under trees and a clear sky
History & HeritageRural Alberta

Leitch Collieries Built 101 Coke Ovens and Fired Few of Them

Leitch Collieries near Burmis built 101 coke ovens in the Crowsnest Pass,…

Alberta Tribune