Coalhurst celebrates Miners Days

The Town of Coalhurst will celebrate this year’s Miners Days. The festivity will start this Friday and will run for the whole weekend. Lyndsay Montina, Mayor of Coalhurst says this celebration is a way to celebrate its history. She also explains what the event will entail. Coalhurst’s history dates back to 1911, however, in 1935, a mining tragedy took the lives of 16 miners causing the closure of the mine and creating a ghost town. It wasn’t inhabited again until the 1970s. Today Coalhurst is a small community of just over three thousand residents. It’s located 10 kilometres west of Lethbridge.

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Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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