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2017 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition

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The 2017 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition was held June 6-9 at Compass Minerals Goderich Mine, in Goderich, Ontario.[1]

List of competing teams

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Kirkland Lake District

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Kirkland Lake Gold North Complex (Holt McDermott & Taylor Mines)

Position Name
Captain Jonathan Boutin
2 Man Jonathan Aubry
3 Man Justin Arsenault
4 Man Scott Gillett
Vice Captain Ben Young
6 Man Patrick Adams
Briefing Officer Erik Barr
Coach Terry McKnight
Mine Rescue Officer Shawn Shail & Wayne Baker

Onaping District

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Glencore - Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations

Position Name
Captain Andrew Jorgensen
2 Man Rock Carriere
3 Man Dave Wylie
4 Man Pat Robitaille
Vice Captain Max Kant
6 Man Peter Robichaud
Briefing Officer Paul Leclair
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue Officer Walter Adler & Gord Sullivan

Red Lake District

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Goldcorp - Musselwhite Mine

Position Name
Captain Chris Horde
2 Man Andrew Legree
3 Man Steve Godin
4 Man Ryan Lepage
Vice Captain Holly Robinson
6 Man Robin Jilks
Briefing Officer Brad Towle
Coach Denis Leduc
Mine Rescue Officer Grant Saunders, Mike Krell & Duane Croswell

Southern District

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Canadian Gypsum Company - Hagersville Mine

Position Name
Captain Dan Brown
2 Man Justin Reinbrecht
3 Man Scott Walton
4 Man Darren Martin
Vice Captain Jim Winkworth
6 Man Travis Mitchell
Briefing Officer Shawn Hunt
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue Officer Dan Rulli

Sudbury District

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Vale - West Mines

Position Name
Captain Jeff Farquharson
2 Man Roch Berthiaume
3 Man Nick Cecconi
4 Man Aaron Brouse
Vice Captain Mario Ceccon
6 Man Dustin Hirschfeld
Briefing Officer Lorne Belesky
Coach Paul Frising, Shawn St-Louis
Mine Rescue Officer Dan Davidson & Danny Taillefer

Timmins District

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Tahoe Canada, Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines

Position Name
Captain Adam Weagle
2 Man Sylvain Falardeau
3 Man Nicholas Schwehr
4 Man Pete Gagne
Vice Captain Yannick Marchand
6 Man Jon Beaulieu
Briefing Officer Terry Roy
Coach Jim Davis, Brent Woods, Pete Joliat
Mine Rescue Officer Jason Leger

Thunder Bay Algoma District

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North American Palladium Lac des Isles Mine

Position Name
Captain Mike Newbold
2 Man Rylan Vesa
3 Man Dave Chony
4 Man Cody Vold
Vice Captain Justin Wilson
6 Man Cyle Wheeldon
Briefing Officer Trevor Puumala
Coach Mike Van Roon, Gord Paddock
Mine Rescue Officer Duane Croswell

List of competing technicians

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District Name Company/Mine
Kirkland Lake Norm Gannon Jr. Kirkland Lake Gold Macassa Mine
Onaping Simone Hensher Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations
Red Lake Dave Hay Goldcorp - Red Lake Gold Mines
Southern Rick Reid K+S Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine
Sudbury Ron Weaver Vale East Mines
Timmins Dan Guillemette Tahoe Canada Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines
Thunder Bay / Algoma Steeve Pinel Richmont Island Gold Mine

Awards

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Award Winner Runner Up 3rd
Provincial Champions Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine Tahoe Canada, Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines N / A
Equipment Technician Ron Weaver, Vale East Mines Rick Reid, K+S Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine Simone Hensher, Glencore Sudbury INO
Firefighting Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine N/A N/A
First Aid North American Palladium, Lac des Isles Mine N/A N/A
Special Equipment Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine N/A N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Goldcorp takes top honours in mine rescue competition". Northern Ontario Business. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.