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On October 17, 1951, 20 passengers and 3 crew members died in which at the time was considered to be the worst aviation accident in British Columbian history when a Canso-A (CF-FOQ) [9] that was operating as Queen Charlotte Airlines Flight 102-17 and was en route from Kitimat to Vancouver crashed into Mount Benson at the 490 m (1,610 ft) level at 6:55 P.M. PDT.
Operated by the Vancouver Coal Company, the Number One mine opened in 1884 at the foot of Milton Street in Nanaimo. Its shafts and tunnels extended under the Nanaimo Harbour to Protection Island, Newcastle Island, and the Nanaimo River. After the explosion, the mine re-opened and produced 18 million tons of coal before permanently closing in 1938.
Mining accidents can occur from a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide [2] or explosive natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, [3] dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors from improperly used or malfunctioning mining equipment (such as safety lamps or electrical equipment).
Tignish train crash: 21 February 1932: near Tignish, Prince Edward Island: 4: 11: A snowstorm resulted in a train getting stuck in a snow drift. Another train collided head on with the stuck train. The incident is considered PEI's worst rail accident. [50] Cataraqui automobile/train crash: 6 October 1945: Chesterville, Ontario: 6: 0
At the Nanaimo terminal, on March 20, 2013 at about 2:20 am, a woman from Gabriola Island drove her van through a barrier gate, onto the docked BC Ferries' ship, and off the other side. The next day, an RCMP dive team were able to recover her body and the van from 40 metres (130 ft) of water.
Other fatalities in Erie area Tuesday. The fatal crash in Millcreek Township was reported at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 4100 block of West 12th Street.
Reid, was shot and killed by Toronto police after holding a 15-year-old girl hostage for 7 hours. He had recently escaped from the Brampton Adult Training Centre, which his father criticized in the press for allowing him to "just walk away". [43] 1978-11-11 Wawryniuk, Michael (73) Ontario Toronto Police Service
A Mackenzie-class destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Nanaimo. Sechelt Canada: 24 March 1911 A steamboat that sank off Race Rocks Light. USS South Dakota United States Navy: 18 February 1961 A Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser that was sold for scrap and sunk in Powell River. USS Tattnall United States Navy: 1946