meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

The Hillcrest Mining Disaster

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Curiouscast

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Episode 137 - At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 1914, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region of western Canada.Episode written by Josina de BreeSources:Anderson, Frank. “Hillcrest Mine Disaster” (Triumph and Tragedy in the Crowsnest Pass. Diana Wilson, Heritage House Publishing, Surrey, BC, 2005)www.crowsnest.bc.cawww.crowsnest-highway.cawww.hillcrestminedisaster.comArchival Holding PR0740. Provincial Archives of Alberta. https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0740&dv=True&deptID=1https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/canada/Canada3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_(Handel)http://www.indsci.com/the-monitor-blog/carbon-monoxide-carbon-dioxide/https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw193731https://alchetron.com/Hillcrest-mine-disasterhttps://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2466176980 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and

0:04.7

add free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. You're about to listen to a historical episode

0:10.8

of Dark Poutine. After episode 149, you will find Scott is no longer with the show.

0:16.9

In an effort to maintain continuity and offer listeners as many episodes as possible,

0:22.1

we are leaving the episodes in which he co-hosted intact. Thank you.

0:30.0

Welcome to Dark Poutine. I'm Mike Brown, creator and host. With me as usual is my good friend

0:48.0

and co-host, Scott Hemmanway, say hello, Scott. Happy Monday to all of you. What is so

0:53.6

much happy about Monday? Well, they get to hear us, Mike. They're hearing us at this moment

1:00.5

right and feeling curious. They're riding the bus. Yeah. What people are in their cars,

1:06.3

frustrated. Yeah. The little old man in the walker like in office spaces going past you really

1:12.8

quickly. Yeah, because of rush hour. Yeah. You know, but you know what, we care about you in

1:18.5

a little over an hour. We won't be talking anymore. And shitty Monday can come back. Right,

1:24.2

exactly. The views, information and opinions expressed during the Dark Poutine podcast are solely

1:29.8

those of the producer and do not necessarily represent those of curious cast. It's affiliate

1:34.5

global news, nor their parent company, chorus and entertainment. Dark Poutine is not for the faint

1:39.2

of heart or squeamish. We strongly advise listeners discretion. We're not experts on the topics we

1:43.9

present nor are we journalists. We're two ordinary Canadians chatting about crime in the Dark

1:48.7

Side of history. Let's get to it. Put on your took. Grab yourself a double double and an animal

1:54.4

bar. It's time to scarf down some dark Poutine. Drop, drop, drop.

2:13.9

Listeners who feel they are in crisis can contact the crisis text line in Canada by texting home

2:38.4

to 686868 in the usuruk text 741 741. The service will match you with a volunteer counselor who is

2:46.8

supervised by a licensed trained mental health professional crisis text line is free 24 7 support

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Curiouscast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Curiouscast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.