Page 18 By Frank Giorno Glencore Xstrata s Ontario operations fnished one two in the all Ontario Provincial Mine Rescue Competition held in simulated under ground envi ronment at the South W indsor Rec reation Centre in W indsor Ontario June 2013 Glencore Xstrata s Kidd Creek mine rescue team representing T immins District took frst place honours and Xstrata s Onaping District Nickel Op eration near Sudbury was the runner up For placing frst Glencore Xstrata s Kidd Creek mine rescue team mem bers each received gold helmets The team consisted of Captain Jason Leger Marc V illars Stewart Labine Guy Champagne T ed Hanley Danny Morin and Briefng Offcer Shawn Rideout The team won the T immins District compe tition in May in South Porcupine The All Ontario Mine Rescue Com petition is the culmination of annual district mine safety competitions held in May each year across the province In fnishing onetwo the Xstrata T im mins and Xstrata Nickel Onaping competed against mine rescue teams from across the province Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine repre senting Red Lake District W esdome Gold Mine Thunder Bay Algoma District Kirkland Lake Gold representing Kirkland Lake District V ale W est Mines Sudbury District Canadian Gypsum Co Hagersville Mine Southern District The competition though fun and ex citing has a serious purpose saving lives by keepi ng mine rescue team members fne tuned and ready to re spond to any emer gency that may oc cur in their workplace The competitions are or ganized by Ontario W orkplace Safety North and Ontario Mine Rescue the or ganiza tion that was formed in 1928 to im prove mine rescue training after the 1928 Hollinger Fire The members of each rescue team are volunteer mine workers trained by the Mine Rescue Offcer in each district to respond to all types of mine emer gencies including fres explosions and rock slides and ground collapse Judges evaluated each Mine Rescue team on their ability to use of emer gency equipment fght fres respond to frst aid requests and decision making under stress A wards were also given to the follow ing individuals T op T echnic ian A ward Denis Bi lodeau mine rescue technician for Barrick Gold Hemlo Operations near Marathon Y ears of Service A ward Gilbert W ahl W esdome Gold Mine hon oured for 40 years of service to On tario Mine Rescue Jim Nault and Jim Davis mine rescue volunteers at Glencore Xstrata Copper Kidd Op erations and Doug Osborne a volun teer at the Canadian Salt Company s Ojibway Mine were honoured for 30 years of service T eam Firefghting W esdome Gold Mine Ltd T eam First Aid Canadian Gypsum Company T eam Special Equipment V ale W est Mines Ontario Mine Rescue is a part of W orkplace Safety North which pro vides products and services to pro mote workplace health and safety in the mining forestry and paper print ing and converting industries as well as workplaces across Northern On tario Glencor e Xstrata s Ontario operations fnish 12 in 2013 Pr ovincial Mine Rescue Competition