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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - Beneath the streets of Moose Jaw lies an extensive network of tunnels, constructed in the late 1800's and early 1900's so that building staff could move from one building to another keeping furnaces going, without having to go outdoors in the frigid winter weather. Eventually Chinese migrants lived and worked in the tunnels, providing cheap labour while existing in a sad state as the city’s subterranean society. Then along came prohibition. Canada quit it long before the U.S. and Moose Jaw became a hub for rumrunners and gangsters. This is the period Al Capone is said to have spent time here, and although there were several reports by people who said they saw him, no photographs or documentation exists. Still, the city now capitalizes on this era with two tours of the tunnels, on focusing on the Chinese history and the other on the more colourful Capone connection. |
