Xstrata Nickel Wins Provincial Mine Rescue Competition

Fraser/Thayer-Lindsley Mine Rescue Team - Front Row (left to right): Dave Lachance (Captain), Luc Lalonde and Pierre Coderre (Vice-Captain) Back row (left to right): Joe Hinrich, Cliff Poirier, Greg Nadeau, Terry Dubois (Briefing Officer) and Dale Kinnonen

This article was provided by the Ontario Mining Association (OMA), an organization that was established in 1920 to represent the mining industry of the province.
    
Xstrata Nickel´s Fraser/Thayer Lindsley mine rescue team captured the top prize in the 2008 competition, which was held in Sudbury. Let´s applaud all team members in earning the coveted gold helmets as overall competition winners. This team earned first place overall as well as in the team firefighting and team first aid categories. The competition was held in Onaping at the NORCAT Training Centre, which is the former Fecunis Mine.

“Congratulations to the members of the Fraser/Thayer Lindsley team. They were outstanding representatives of both Xstrata Nickel and the Sudbury District with their performance,” said Mike Romaniuk, Vice President of Sudbury Operations for Xstrata Nickel. “This is a clear demonstration of the quality of our mine rescue program and the commitment of all employees to ensuring the health and safety of our workers.”

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