{"id":67531,"date":"2024-06-12T08:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T12:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=67531"},"modified":"2024-06-12T04:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:45:44","slug":"ontario-mine-rescue-announces-provincial-competition-winners-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/ontario-mine-rescue-announces-provincial-competition-winners-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Mine Rescue announces provincial competition winners of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Agnico Eagle Macassa Mine Rescue Team of the Kirkland Lake District \u2013 back row, left to right: Mine Rescue Officer Nick Schwehr, Carlie Dewar, Coach Jonathan Boutin, Denis Dion, Nick Perrier, Hubert Gour, Colin Price, Mine Rescue Officer Shawn Shail; Front Row: Jason Dicaire, Jean-Francois Racine, April Belecque, Jackson Lafrance, Alamos Gold Technician Garry Bennett<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mine rescue competitions concluded at the awards ceremony on Friday, after mine rescue volunteers across Ontario competed at the provincial championship in Thunder Bay. Out of eight teams, it was announced during the awards ceremony that Agnico Eagle\u2019s Macassa Mine came out on top \u2013 the first provincial victory for the mine since 1986.<\/p>\n

Every year, mine rescue competitions evaluate mine rescue volunteers on an essential set of emergency response skills, from firefighting to first aid, through both live-action scenarios and a theory test. This year\u2019s provincial competition saw a scenario that began with a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC), which tested their proficiency with hydraulic rescue tools and first-aid treatment.<\/p>\n

After safely extricating two casualties from the vehicles, teams navigated their way through a complex simulated mine to secure the location of a fire that had already been quelled by a foam generator. At this section, the most challenging part of underground scenario began, as teams discovered smoke fuming from a vent. Observation skills were key as they searched for clues in dark, smokey conditions to locate and extinguish the mystery fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re happy to announce that all teams completed the problem safely and successfully,\u201d says Shawn Rideout, Chief Mine Rescue Officer, at the awards ceremony. \u201cThere is only one winner, but in a sense, all volunteers have won something \u2013 they all persevered through the problem, learned from it, and are better first responders because of it. At the end of the day, that\u2019s the goal of mine rescue competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overall winning teams of the competition, including the champions, are as follows:<\/p>\n

Provincial Champion \u2013 Agnico Eagle Macassa Mine<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Captain Nicholas Perrier<\/span><\/p>\n

#2 Jackson Lafrance<\/span><\/p>\n

#3 Jean-Francois Racine<\/span><\/p>\n

#4 Denis Dion<\/p>\n

Vice Captain Hubert Gour<\/p>\n

#6 Carlie Dewar<\/p>\n

#7 Colin Price<\/p>\n

Briefing Officer April Belecque<\/p>\n

Coaches: Jonathan Boutin and Cliff McGill<\/p>\n

Mine Rescue Officers: Nick Schwehr and Shawn Shail<\/p>\n

Runner Up<\/b> \u2013 Lake Shore Gold Timmins West Bell Creek Mines<\/p>\n

Individual Technician Competition<\/b><\/p>\n

1st \u2013 Dan Rioux<\/b>, Glencore Sudbury INO Fraser and Nickel Rim South Mines<\/p>\n

2nd \u2013 Kyle Ouellette, Alamos Island Gold Mine
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3rd \u2013 Nick Fram<\/b>, Vale Sudbury West Mines<\/p>\n

Team Special Equipment Award<\/b> \u2013 Canadian Gypsum Corporation Hagersville Mine<\/p>\n

Team First Aid Award<\/b> \u2013 Lake Shore Gold Timmins<\/p>\n

Team Firefighting Award<\/b> \u2013 Lake Shore Gold Timmins<\/p>\n

Briefing Officer Award<\/b> \u2013 Tyler Williams, Lake Shore Gold Timmins<\/p>\n

Team Theory Exam Award<\/b> \u2013 Glencore Sudbury INO<\/p>\n

Mine rescue competitions have occurred annually since 1950, acting as a province-wide, standardized evaluation of mine rescue volunteers across Ontario. The event, that spans two months, showcases the unwavering dedication of miners who constantly train to improve their knowledge and capabilities for the safety of their fellow miners and communities.<\/p>\n

Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR), a part of Workplace Safety North (WSN), operates under the authority of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. For eight decades, OMR has become a leader in mining emergency preparation and response, by delivering training and ensuring standards are maintained across the province. For more information about OMR and its competitions, visit workplacesafetynorth.ca\/minerescue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Mine rescue competitions concluded at the awards ceremony on Friday, after mine rescue volunteers across Ontario competed at the provincial championship in Thunder Bay. Out of eight teams, it was announced during the awards ceremony that Agnico Eagle\u2019s Macassa Mine came out on top \u2013 the first provincial victory for the mine since 1986. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":67533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 14:25:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67531"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67535,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67531\/revisions\/67535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}