MOYIE
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NAME: Moyie COUNTY: N/a ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Warm summers/cold winters BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring to fall |
COMMENTS:
Semi-ghost. There are still many residents remaining in the town located on Highway 3. As well, there is a post office, store, gas station and pub. Visitors can also visit several historic buildings still standing from the mining era. REMAINS: Foundations of huge mine complex, and ruins from an old church |
| At one time called Moyie City, this tiny southern British Columbia community, once boasting a population of 1,200, was considered by the Canadian federal government as the most important silver-lead mining centre in the country.But today, all that remains of the operation — the St. Eugene Mine, located just outside the western edge of the current village of Moyie, are the tailings and concrete foundations from several large buildings. The mine’s boom years crested in 1909, with 450 employees but by 1920 it had dropped to 20 and the town never fully recovered. The ruins of an old church are nearby as well as the old graveyard, which is still being used and maintained. All of the ruins and graveyard are along Highway 3, which runs alongside Moyie LakeThe village of Moyie, 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of Cranbrook and current home to less than 200 citizens, is still hanging on. Residents can stop in and view several historic buildings from the mining era, including the old fire hall. Submitted by: Johnnie Bachusky |
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