The annual provincial mine rescue competition was held in Flin Flon over the weekend.  Mine Safety’s Olaf Hettrick says the competition held at Triple Seven Mine went really well.  He says at this level the competition is the best of the best so it comes down to the fine points.  He says Vale Thompson came out first and Hudbay Flin Flon was a close second.

The Vale team now qualifies for the Western Regional Competition being held in Fernie, British Columbia in 2017.

The Flin Flon team was made up of Captain Trevor Thurston, Vice-Captain Marshal Manns, Tracy Knutson, Mike Desjarlais, Travis Pfoh, Brent Christianson and Director of Operations Jason Levers. Other teams in the competition were Hudbay from Snow Lake and Tanco from Lac du Bonnet.