North Western Coal and Navigation Company
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The North Western Coal and Navigation Company also known as Alberta Coal and Railway Company, was a coal mining company formed in 1882 by Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation. As part of his vision for Canada, Galt was committed to finding industries that would bring settlers to the District of Alberta of the Northwest Territories.
The company was founded to create a coal mining industry that could bring settlers to the Northwest Territories. It was based in Lethbridge, Alberta, with Elliott Torrance Galt managing day to day operations as the managing director. The company's superintendent was William Stafford.
The company was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912.
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