Springhill – It’s stood for six decades after the mining disaster of 1958 signaled the end of coal mining in Springhill, and now its days are also numbered.
A week after a portion of wall crumbled at the old lamp cabin in the Springhill Industrial Park, Cumberland County’s Municipal Council announced at its Apr. 18 meeting they are working with the province to demolish the building while salvaging some portions for a future monument or display.
Designated a heritage property in 2008, council is working with the province’s Dept. of Communities, Culture and Heritage to conduct the demolition now that it has become a public safety concern.
Built in three phases beginning in 1901, the lamp cabin was the final stop for miners before entering the pit head of the Number. 2 and Number 4 collieries, reportedly the deepest in Canada during World War II.
