Two children and their mother learn a little history about the Bellevue Mine Disaster, during the Family Day celebration at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
LINDSAY GOSS
Pass Herald Reporter
In commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the Frank Slide, the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre is hosting a special memorial to honour those who died in the tragic event.
Frank Slide was a rockslide that occurred in the early morning of April 29th, 1903 and buried part of the mining town in Frank. Over 82 million tonnes of limestone rock slid down Turtle Mountain in under two minutes, obliterating the eastern edge of Frank, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the coal mine.
“The Crowsnest choir will be singing and there will be speeches from dignitaries,” said Cathy Pisony, Program Coordinator of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.
The slide has become one of the most recognized and remembered historic events in Crowsnest Pass. To honour the 100th anniversary, the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre will be hosting a special commemoration on Monday, April 29th.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the Frank Slide Memorial Grave Site on Old Frank Road. Fred Bradley, President of the Crowsnest Historic Society will be the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
“The choir will be singing and there will be speeches from dignitaries,” said Cathy Pisony, Program Coordinator of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.
A reception at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre will follow. There will be free admission for the event.
“We will have a special exhibit on the town of Frank and the Frank Slide history,” said Pisony.
The reception will feature a special presentation on the history of the town of Frank and the Frank Slide, as well as a special presentation on the monitoring project that is taking place on Turtle Mountain. The presentation will be put on by Corey Froese the head geologist of the Turtle Mountain Monitoring Project. There will also be a special historical photo exhibit on the town of Frank and the Frank Slide.
Throughout the day the Centre will offer audio visual presentations recounting the events of the day and it’s aftermath.
