Page 95 worked with Dome Limited in North - ern Quebec, Denison-Potacan Pot - ash Corporation in New Brunswick, and then moved to Falconbri dge Ltd. working both in their Quebec and Sudbury operations. Since 1990, she has worked for Inco Ltd. (now V ale) where she has held roles of increasing responsibility , currently lead - ing a multi-d is - ciplinary group of mining and mineral process - ing enginee rs, geologists, met - allur gists, tec h - nologists and other technic al staf f supporting V ale’ s mini ng and milling op - erations in Sud - bury . She is the only woman that has held many of these roles for V ale and is a true trailblazer as well as a role model for young wom - en striving to attain senior roles in the mining. For more information on W omen in Mining Canada visit http:// www .wimcanada.or g Cont’d from pg. 94 women it needs to address the ob - stacles to inclusion and advancement faced by women. WIM Canada encourages young women to explore a career within the minerals sector; and helps its mem - bers connect and navigate their way through a successful career in the minerals sector , through mentorship, networking, educational forums, ad - vocacy , topical debates, and industry speaking opportunities to ensure a sustainable minerals industry in Can - ada. The objectives of WIM Canada are: • to develop tools and programs to increase the attraction, retention and advancement of women in mining; • T o sharing knowledge, best prac - tices, and personal and professional development opportunities with WIM branches across Canada; • T o provide a supportive mentoring network and a national resource cen - tre for connect ing members to public and private sector entities looking to fll their ranks with qualifed individu - als • T o advocate for increased public support for the mining and explora - tion industry . T railblazer A ward Honours Successful W omen in Mining Another way to encourage women to enter the minin g arena is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women in mining. This year Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt was on hand to bestow W omen in Mining Canada’ s T railblazer A ward to Samantha Eps - ley , an enginee r with V ale in Sudbury , Ontario. W omen such as Samantha Epsley serve as role models and testimony that women can excel and succeed in mining. Samantha’ s career progres - sion is an inspiring climb for women in mining. After graduating with an engineering degree 25 years ago, she Page 94 W ha t i s to u gh as a l y n x , but g ent l e on t he env i r onm ent ? T h e n ew LX I I I fro m Lyn xx T ech n o l o gi es. Y ea rs o f d esi gn w o rk i n c ol l abor at i on w i t h D AVW I RE and Br ac el and M ec hani c al c r eat ed t hi s uni que, ec onom i c al , lo g is tic s and t r ans po r t at i o n s uppo r t v e hi c l e . 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For m or e i nf or m a t i on, pl ea s e cont a ct : i nf o@ l ynxxt echnol ogi es. c a ( o ffi c e ) : 705 - 223 - 4445 g m ur doc h@ l y nxxt ec hnol og i es . c a (cel l ) 7 0 5 - 498 - 3688 INTRODUCING THE NEW INTRODUCING THE NEW STANDARD STANDARD In Affordable Onsite Transporta In Affordable Onsite Transporta tion tion and Logistic and Logistic s s Support Support . . creased from less than 1 1 percent in 1996 to more than 14 percent in 2006. But that is still signifcantly lower than the overall workforce where women account for 47 percent. In her address to the W omen in Min - ing session the Minister raised the question: Why then are there so few women in mining? It’ s not because women can’ t do the work as some women are already demonstrating they can exce l in the mining profession. New technology also has reduced the pick axe and shovel labour many associate with mining. Mining also enjoys one of the best safety records in Canada’ s heavy industries. Still very few students—male or fe - male—are interested in the skilled trades that the mining industry needs. Cont’d on pg.95 Cont’d from pg. 92 Only 1 percen t of people aged 25 to 34 are pursuing a trade certif cation in Canada. Study on W omen in Canada’ s Mining Sector Minister Raitt referred to “Ramp-Up: A Study on the Status of W omen in Canada’ s Mining and Exploration Sector”. It surveyed more than 2,000 female employees, employers, stu - dents and educators. It found that one-quarter of respon - dents rejected mining as a career be - cause the working environment or culture was unappealing. Many of them also said it was an industry in which they felt they would be subject to discrimination. The minister concluded her remarks by saying that if the Canadi an min - ing industry is to succeed in meeting its labour needs by recruitin g more Lisa Raitt Canada’ s Minister of Labour