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Duane Radford and his friends from childhood reminisce about growing up in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (lovingly called "the Pass"), when the area's coal mines were active. Set on the edge of the Canadian Rockies, in southwestern Alberta, the Pass includes the small towns of Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, and Coleman-all along Highway 3. In the 1950s, the Pass was a hard place for people to make a living and most faced adversity, relying on their own resourcefulness to survive. The community itself was largely made up of immigrants from many different countries, some of whom were escaping their war-torn homelands. Despite the hardships of working in the mines, the Pass offered an idyllic lifestyle-one of outdoor adventures, clubs, social engagements, and excursions-built around a strong sense of community. Though several people have contributed stories to the book, it is largely narrated by Duane as he follows his family's arrival to Bellevue after World War II, and his experiences living there until 1963, when his family moved to Calgary, Alberta. With not much written about the area, Coal Town Kids is the first substantive nonfiction account dealing with the Pass since 1952.
Duane Radford and his friends from childhood reminisce about growing up in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (lovingly called “the Pass”), when the area’s coal mines were active. Set on the edge of the Canadian Rockies, in southwestern Alberta, the Pass includes the small towns of Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, and Coleman—all along Highway 3. In the 1950s, the Pass was a hard place for people to make a living and most faced adversity, relying on their own resourcefulness to survive. The community itself was largely made up of immigrants from many different countries, some of whom were escaping their war-torn homelands. Despite the hardships of working in the mines, the Pass offered an...
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The primary focus of this book is critically important basic survival skills used to handle any emergency situation in the wilderness areas of Canada. After reading this book you will understand:- the importance of being prepared- the basic requirements and priorities of survival- hazards and causes of survival situations- the major elements of successful survival in the wilderness- the physical and emotional stresses of survival.As well, you will learn how to prepare a personal survival kit for the specific event you are planning, and understand search and rescue procedures. You will also learn the following basic outdoor skills:- emergency first aid- fire lighting, shelter location and construction- water acquisition and purification- signaling methods- bush travel and navigation- knife awareness and competence- identifying and using local plants.Photos and illustrations throughout. The author, an ex-army high school teacher, has taught survival skills for years in many situations.
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