LAWRENCE GRASSI'S LABOUR OF LOVE.

The article focuses on the a miner turned trailblazer Lawrence Grassi and his work in the Lake O'Hara of the Canadian Rockies. Topics discussed include his emigration from Italy to Kicking Horse Pass in Canada and his initial mining job in Canmore, his steadfast support of mountain explorations and the trail building during a mine strike; and his works in Bragg Creek and Banff hostels using a wheelbarrow, crowbar, shovel and spade.