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Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too
Author: Bruce Kelly
Date: 02-11-2010 - 19:57

March 1910 also saw 62 workers killed in an avalanche while attempting to clear snow off CPR's main line in the Selkirks. Parks Canada posts the following info:

Events Schedule
March 4, 2010
12:00 noon: Opening ceremony for a special exhibit on the development of avalanche safety over the past century at the Canadian Avalanche Centre, Grizzly Plaza, Revelstoke.

7:00 pm: 1910 Avalanche Memorial Service at Grizzly Plaza in downtown Revelstoke.

August 13, 2010
7:00 pm: Opening ceremony for a special exhibit featuring the snow-clearing techniques used in 1910 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke. Check with the Railway Museum for other related events during Revelstoke's annual Railway Days Festival, August 13-22.

August 14, 2010
11:00 am: Opening ceremony for a special exhibit at the Revelstoke Museum and Archives featuring the lives of the men involved in the 1910 slide and the impact of the slide on the community.

August 15, 2010
2:00 pm: 1910 Memorial Service at the site of the 1910 slide in Rogers Pass, Summit of Rogers Pass Picnic Area, Rogers Pass National Historic Site.

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  Wellington Avalanche Centennial Goes National Martin Burwash 02-11-2010 - 19:13
  Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too Bruce Kelly 02-11-2010 - 19:57
  Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too Martin Burwash 02-11-2010 - 20:09
  Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too WAF 02-12-2010 - 06:49
  Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too Bruce Kelly 02-12-2010 - 06:55
  Re: Rogers Pass Avalanche Centennial Too Martin Burwash 02-12-2010 - 09:01
  Re: Wellington Avalanche Centennial Goes National Martin Burwash 02-12-2010 - 08:56


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