The 60th Mine Rescue Competition took place in Snow Lake this past weekend.
The Vale team out of Thompson ended up being the winning team. The team consisted of Captain, Sean McKenzie, #2 position- Martin Murphy, #3 position- Rikki Stabback, #4 position Rob Chuipka, Vice Captain- Mathew Herman, Director of Operations- Alfred Szabo, Coach- Kelly Edwards and Senior Instructor Mike McDonald.
The Hudbay team out of Snow Lake ended up winning the First Aid competition. The team consisted of Mike Dejarlais- Team Captain, #2 position- Taylor Thiessen,#3 position Andrew Rachuk, #4 position Travis Fedak, Vice Captain- Katerina Njegoven, Director Of Operations- Jon Young, Technician- Bernard Fourie and the Coach’s were, Terry Hornyak, Trevor Thurston and Tracy Knutson.
Next year’s competition will be hosted by the Tantalum Mining Corporation on May the 24th and 25th in Bernic Lake Manitoba.
