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RUINS ALONG The ELK VALLEY TRAIL
Filled with sights and stories, the Elk Valley Trail is a 130km section of the Great Trail,
also known as the Trans Canada Trail. Visit the Hosmer section just east of Fernie for
a glimpse into the area’s rich past.
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From 1908, the Hosmer Mine—a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway—
produced coal. By 1910, over 1,200 people lived in what appeared to be a community
with a bright future but in 1914, the C.P.R. unexpectedly announced that the mine
would cease production immediately. Still inhabited today, the community is a popular
spot where the Hosmer Cemetery, former power house, coke ovens, and other ruins
can be explored.