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Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park
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Dawn
August 22, 2018
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park protects features of Vancouver Island’s rich coal mining history. This small, undeveloped day-use park contains the only remaining coal tipple on the Island. This concrete tipple was built in the early 1900s by the Pacific Coal Company, and was the first of its kind in the region. The tipple is all that remains of the Morden Coal Mine, which once thrived here. The first sod was turned at this mine in 1912; in its first year of operation the mine produced 76,000 tonnes of coal.
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park protects features of Vancouver Island’s rich coal mining history. This small, undeveloped day-use park contains the only remaining coal tipple on the Island. This concrete tipple was built in the early 1900s by the Pacific Coal Company, and was the first of…
Joann
June 4, 2022
Morden Colliery provincial park is a 10 minute walk from our Airbnb. Head up Eglington ave. Take a quick right onto Akenhead and anothe right at the 4 way stop. 450 m on your left you will find the tipple. The tipple is all that Remains of the Morden coal mine, which once thrived here the first sod was turned up at this mine in 1912 and in its first year of operation the mine produce 76,000 tons of coal. Although the area around the coal tipple is fenced off for public safety, there are many trails hiking cycling and wildlife viewing at this park. Dogs are on leash.
Morden Colliery provincial park is a 10 minute walk from our Airbnb. Head up Eglington ave. Take a quick right onto Akenhead and anothe right at the 4 way stop. 450 m on your left you will find the tipple. The tipple is all that Remains of the Morden coal mine, which once thrived here the first sod…
Alex
June 14, 2022
A park that has the island's only remaining coal tipple, which is built around 1900s. Here you can learn some interesting history about coal mining
Giselle
January 23, 2022
Recently reinforced so it will last many more years. The Morden Colliery is the last coal tipple on Vancouver Island. Take a short walk around the tipple and see other ruins in the forest. A longer walk at the far end of the parking lot will eventually take you to the Nanaimo River (20 minute walk).
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1850 Morden Rd
Nanaimo, BC