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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.

List of competing teams

Kirkland Lake District

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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