LEFT TOWER
No longer useful, the tower was slated to be demolished at a cost of $150,000. In early 2000 a public plea was issued on the front page of the Lethbridge Herald for ideas to possibly salvage the landmark.
Douglas J. Bergen accepted this challenge and began the three-year process of convincing the City of Lethbridge that the large steel structure should become an elevated restaurant and lounge. He hired consulting engineers to check the structure and they found it to be still strong and sturdy. The city sold the water tower to Mr. Bergen and on March 24, 2003 Douglas J. Bergen & Associates Ltd. received the development permit and set out to execute the transformation. Lethbridge water tower
RIGHT TOWER
The Galt No. 8 Mine was in operation from 1934 until February 1957. It was the last mine to close within the City of Lethbridge proper and was one of the last within the Lethbridge Coal Field. 114 Men died in the mines of the Lethbridge field over a period of eighty-two years. The Galt No. 8 Mine is located on private land in West Lethbridge. The Virtual Crowsnest Highway
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