Banff RCMP searching for coal miners lamp that disappeared from ghost town

BANFF, Alta. — Police are asking for help finding a 1900s-era coal miners lamp that was removed from a historic site in Banff National Park.

Banff RCMP received a report on Saturday that the artifact was missing from the Lower Bankhead near Lake Minnewanka.

Police say the Wolf Flame Safety Lamp was placed on the ground near the lamp house, as part of a Parks Canada interactive guided walk.

Bankhead, a ghost town that used to be known for coal mining, is part of Banff’s history.