Page 51 place to stay W e had an agreement with the Ma tachewan First Nation to provide tem porary housing recalled Guimond The facility is called Ednysian Camp and it is still in place AuRico pro vides a recreational committee that funds certain activities such as a com pany golf tournament in the summer In the winter the Recreational com mittee funds a curling bonspiel In addition to in house events the rec reational committee also funds some activities in the neighbouring com munities It brings the work force together and creates camaraderie Guimond states The ability to fnd skilled labour force from nearby communities is one of the strengths of the AuRico opera tions W ith this relationship benefts fow both ways The community of Matachewan and the Matachewa n First Nation are the closest neighbours and we have had tremendous support from the reeve of Mata chewan and the chief of the Matachewan First Nation said Gui mond W e make an ef fort to get out and talk to the communities and provide them with updates and progress on our op erations added Guimond Guimond is very pleased that the communities have contributed to the development of the mine and that the mine has been able to contribute to the regional economy Contd from pg 50 FOR MORE INFORMA TION ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS PLEASE CONT ACT US A T 18667973300 INFOTECHNOSUBNET WWW TECHNOSUBNET ENTER THE CYCLE OF SUCCESS ARE Y OU SUCCESS READ Y Succeeding in mining operations today is quite a challenge with so man y daily unforeseen situations With T echnosub you will always be able to react quickly and efciently to an y situation regarding pumping systems Backup pump ser vice Emergenc y inventor y Ada pted pumping equipment F astest deliver y in the industr y Tsurumi master distributor across Canada AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE Page 50 Contd on pg 51 By Frank Giorno The reopening of the old Y oungDa vidson and Matachewan Consolidated mines by frst Northgate Mines and now AuRico has been a rebirth for the community according to Luc Gui mond general manager for AuRico Gold in Matachewan in an interview on February 6 2013 But the rebirth would not have been possible without excellent people available to work at the mine from the surrounding area Most of AuRico s work force comes from the nearby communities Kirk land Lake is their biggest source of employment They also draw from Englehart Elk Lake New Liskeard and Matachewan AuRico also held a couple of job fairs in Kirkland Lake and New Liskeard and surrounding communities It s pretty tough for industry to secure topnotched mine workers Guimond feels that AuRico has been very suc cessful in attracting skilled people W e have been able to attract some very good people in all areas of mine operations W e had to go out and hire 20 opera tors About half had experie nce but the new people we had to train and they have really picked up the min ing business and that is what it is all about So it is really about gettin g good people whether we have to train them or through getting people who were already in the industry contin ued Guimond If anyone is looking for work they can drop by with their resume and talk to our HR people said Guimond If they are qualifed and have the skills we are looking for they can be hired on the spot All of AuRico s senior positions have been flled their department man agers mine superintendent mainte nance superint endent millin g super intendent and human resources T oday AuRico is still recruiting for people with technical expertise such as a chief metallur gist and rock me chanic engineer Of the 50 employ ees we are adding in 2013 our great est need is for under ground miners electricians and mobile mechanics Guimond said For AuRico Gold providing housing is not a major issue since it recruits its labour force from the surrounding region People alread y live in the area and already have homes Guimond em phasizes They look after their own housing That s unlike remote gold mines like the massive Detour Gold proj ect which required the building of a campsite residence dining and recre ational facilities W e did provide it during the early construction phase Guimond add ed and it was actually a First Na tion business located on Matachewan Road At peak construction AuRico had 1200 employe es and contractors on site so that people coming in had a For AuRico Gold community is important AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE