The annual Beer Barge BBQ Bash will be held on Saturday, June 18 at the Wardair Docks in Old Town, the NWT Mining Heritage Society’s grand party and fundraising event, now in its third year. Tickets are now on sale by contacting the Society office at 873-6078 (Steve) or 873-4036 (Yvonne) and available from most of the Society Directors personally.
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Our Annual General Meeting and BBQ will be at the Giant Mine picnic site on the 29 June 2011. All members are encouraged to attend. After the BBQ we will have our Annual General Meeting and election of officers for the coming year. Make sure you submit your Nomination Form to the Co-Ordinator one week before the meeting.
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In this issue: Beer Barge 2011 - Annual General Meeting June 29 - Spring Trade Show - Trust Fund for Fire Victims - Con Mine's First Years
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As the ice breaks loose on the Bay, and Baker Creek begins to flow, and with the re-appearance of rusty mining machinery from mounds of deep snow....the NWT Mining Heritage Society wishes you a HAPPY SPRING TIME and may everyone have safe and fun adventures at Giant Mine townsite this summer!
» more Monday, Feb 28th, 2011
The 2011 City of Yellowknife Heritage Week was a great success with a number of well-attended events celebrating the mining history of our community.
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In this issue: Contributions and Donors 2010 - New Mining Heritage Brochure - Yellowknife Heritage Week - Con Cougars, Hockey Champs '64 - This Month in NWT Mining History
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The Society would like to thank INAC and Rowes Construction for the successful backhaul of a jaw crusher from the Hidden Lake gold mine recently. The Hidden Lake mine was in sporadic operation from 1940 to the 1960s. It was cleaned up by the government last summer and the waste was backhauled into Yellowknife this month.
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In this issue: Rec Hall Lease Signed - Donations and Sponsors - Updates and Events - This Month in NWT Mining History
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The Society is pleased to report it has signed a lease with the City of Yellowknife for land on which the mining museum will be constructed, at Giant Mine Townsite. The negotiation of this lease took a lot of cooperation from various departments of the Government of the NWT and the City of Yellowknife. The Society would like to thank everyone who assisted with this process!
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The Society has erected new signs at its outdoor display area of the Giant Mine townsite. This permanent signage describes 28 individual pieces of mining machinery collected from around the NWT. Thanks to our members involved in the drafting of the signs, and Eddie Paul of Nextreme Construction for welding the plates onto the equipment.
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