CULTURAL ICONS GONE

Some people in Coalmont have been breaking the law but nobody knew it.

THE COURIER OF THE PAST~Pioneer Stores Of The Tulameen and The Town of Opportunity

The original Coalmont Courier was first published in April of 1912. It cost five cents and came out on Mondays. It is unfortunate, but there were only 25 editions printed before they closed. The office was located on

THE COTTAGES OF COALMONT ~ Interview with Tom Faliszewski

Wanting to learn a little more about the Coalmont Cottages I originally contacted Murray Wood of Silverado Investments who suggested that I talk with Tom Faliszewski. Tom is the designer of the project and, as it turns out, is the one we often see here working on the first of the Coalmont Cottages.

NEW PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN COALMONT ~ What’s In It For Us ?

A walk down by the old works yard will show something which, to many, is quite frightening. A new subdivision. It looks like Coalmont’s population is about to double. There are fresh white surveyers stakes in a row, even on the side that is zoned industrial, and signs with lot numbers. A pleasant looking little [...]

FIRST EDITION HOT OFF THE PRESS & WWW TOO

The original Coalmont Courier was published as an eight page broadsheet in 1912 but only ran for about six months. Its getting to be almost 100 years since then and Coalmont has gone through many changes. Times have been good and times have been bad. Coalmont was on the brink of extinction for so [...]

Coalmontians Unite!

By Diane Sterne
Let’s face it – we live in a unique town with a unique group of people. The “welcome” signs to Coalmont show that. But what do we want for our town?

CBM AN ISSUE HERE?

COALBED METHANE
Many people that I have spoken with say they don’t know much about it, so I’ll start with a short

Can’t Get There From Here

It looks like we’re running out of places to go. That poor old sign on the corner of Parrish and Main is dropping it’s bits. It would be nice to get a new one some day.

Shoe Tree Disaster

Cub reporter, Diane Sterne, has just heard via a reliable source (Tony, our construction worker) that the Famous Tulameen Shoe Tree is no more. Tulamites are in mourning today at the loss of their beloved tree which came down in a freak wind storm on July 10, 2008.

Defining Coalmont

I just finished writing the Town Info page for this blog. Since I came to this town, I’ve been hearing a lot about what it means to be a Coalmontian. It’s amazing how many people have something to say in that vein. That really made me wonder where that is coming from. Well, after [...]