2013 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition Explained

The 2013 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition was held June 5–7 at the South Windsor Recreation Complex, in Windsor, Ontario.[1]

List of competing teams

Kirkland Lake District

Kirkland Lake Gold - Macassa Mine

Position Name
Captain Pierre Belanger
2 Man Nick Perrier
3 Man Hugh Rodgers
4 Man Hubert Gour
Vice Captain Lino Therien
6 Man Jonathan Gosselin
Briefing Officer Cliff McGill
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue OfficerWayne Baker

Onaping District

Glencore - Xstrata Nickel

Position Name
Captain Gord Horseman
2 Man Matt Lawrence
3 Man Paul Leclair
4 Man Yan Sirard
Vice Captain Ivan Tymchuk
6 Man Andre Lefebvre
Briefing Officer Keith Allen
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue OfficerJohn Hagan

Red Lake District

Goldcorp - Musselwhite Mine

Position Name
Captain Bernie Haley
2 Man J.P. Lepage
3 Man Andrew Legree
4 Man Joseph Connolly
Vice Captain Chris Horde
6 Man Brad Towle
Briefing Officer Leo Levac
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue OfficerGrant Saunders, Duane Croswell

Southern District

Canadian Gypsum Company - Hagarsville Mine

Position Name
Captain Shawn Hunt
2 Man Dan Rulli
3 Man Scott DeGraaf
4 Man Cory Edmonds
Vice Captain Blair Walker
6 Man Paul Hunt
Briefing Officer Brandon King
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue OfficerTim Taylor

Sudbury District

Vale - West Mines

Position Name
Captain Lorne Beleskey
2 Man Ron O'Bumsawin
3 Man Gorden Sullivan
4 Man Shawn St.Louis
Vice Captain Jason Amyot
6 Man Mark Jutras
Briefing Officer Cory Thomas
Coach N/A
Mine Rescue OfficerBruce Hall

Timmins District

Glencore Xstrata Copper - Kidd Operations

Position Name
Captain Jason Leger
2 Man Danny Morin
3 Man Ted Hanley
4 Man Guy Champagne
Vice Captain Marc Villars
6 Man Stewart Labine
Briefing Officer Shawn Rideout
Coach Jim Davis
Mine Rescue OfficerDanny Taillefer

Thunder Bay Algoma District

Wesdome - Eagle River Mine

Position Name
Captain Mike Krell
2 Man Mike Bizier
3 Man Neil Farrington
4 Man James Greer
Vice Captain Noel Lindell
6 Man Manny Girard
Briefing Officer Mark O'Connor
Coach
Mine Rescue OfficerTim Ebbinghaus

List of competing technicians

District Name Company/Mine
Kirkland Lake Jesse VaillancourtAurico Gold - Young Davidson Mine
Onaping Dave Griffiths GlencoreXstrata Nickel - Sudbury Operations
Red Lake Dan RodrigueGoldcorp - Musselwhite Mine
Southern Drew Dalgleish Compass Minerals - Goderich Mine
Sudbury Derrick Parsons Vale - West Mines
Timmins Dave Payne Goldcorp - Porcupine Gold Mines
Thunder Bay / Algoma Denis BilodeauBarrick Gold - Hemlo

Awards

AwardWinnerRunner Up3rd
Provincial ChampionsGlencoreXstrata Copper - Kidd Operations[2] [3] GlencoreXstrata Nickel - Sudbury OperationsN/A
Equipment TechnicianDenis BilodeauJesse VaillancourtDave Payne
FirefightingWesdome - Eagle River MineN/AN/A
First AidCanadian Gypsum Company - Hagarsville MineN/AN/A
Special EquipmentVale - West MinesN/AN/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Annual Ontario Mine Rescue Competition Results. Wawa News. 17 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Xstrata Timmins Kidd Mine Wins Provincial Mine Rescue Competition. Timmins Daily Press. 17 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Kidd Claims Provincial Title. Workplace Safety North. 17 January 2015.