Britannia Village was profiled in a CBC News segment about the decades-long revitalization effort which has brought life to the Britannia Mine townsite some 50 years after the mine closed. Over the years, Britannia’s population, once as high as 1,200 dwindled to a few dozen hardy soul living in a place once described as the “worst source of metal pollution in North America.”
Watch the video below and learn the story of how Britannia Village has helped bring the Britannia Mine townsite back to life and how the growing new community remains connected to history of the area.
