The 2017 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition was held June 6-9 at Compass Minerals Goderich Mine, in Goderich, Ontario.

List of competing teams

Kirkland Lake District

Kirkland Lake Gold North Complex (Holt McDermott & Taylor Mines)

Position Name Captain Jonathan Boutin 2 Man Jonathan Aubry 3 Man Justin Arsenault 4 Man Scott Gillett Vice Captain Ben Young 6 Man Patrick Adams Briefing Officer Erik Barr Coach Terry McKnight Mine Rescue Officer Shawn Shail & Wayne Baker

Onaping District Glencore - Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations Position Name Captain Andrew Jorgensen 2 Man Rock Carriere 3 Man Dave Wylie 4 Man Pat Robitaille Vice Captain Max Kant 6 Man Peter Robichaud Briefing Officer Paul Leclair Coach N/A Mine Rescue Officer Walter Adler & Gord Sullivan

Red Lake District Goldcorp - Musselwhite Mine Position Name Captain Chris Horde 2 Man Andrew Legree 3 Man Steve Godin 4 Man Ryan Lepage Vice Captain Holly Robinson 6 Man Robin Jilks Briefing Officer Brad Towle Coach Denis Leduc Mine Rescue Officer Grant Saunders, Mike Krell & Duane Croswell

Southern District

Canadian Gypsum Company - Hagersville Mine Position Name Captain Dan Brown 2 Man Justin Reinbrecht 3 Man Scott Walton 4 Man Darren Martin Vice Captain Jim Winkworth 6 Man Travis Mitchell Briefing Officer Shawn Hunt Coach N/A Mine Rescue Officer Dan Rulli

Sudbury District

Vale - West Mines Position Name Captain Jeff Farquharson 2 Man Roch Berthiaume 3 Man Nick Cecconi 4 Man Aaron Brouse Vice Captain Mario Ceccon 6 Man Dustin Hirschfeld Briefing Officer Lorne Belesky Coach Paul Frising, Shawn St-Louis Mine Rescue Officer Dan Davidson & Danny Taillefer

Timmins District Tahoe Canada, Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines Position Name Captain Adam Weagle 2 Man Sylvain Falardeau 3 Man Nicholas Schwehr 4 Man Pete Gagne Vice Captain Yannick Marchand 6 Man Jon Beaulieu Briefing Officer Terry Roy Coach Jim Davis, Brent Woods, Pete Joliat Mine Rescue Officer Jason Leger

Thunder Bay Algoma District North American Palladium Lac des Isles Mine Position Name Captain Mike Newbold 2 Man Rylan Vesa 3 Man Dave Chony 4 Man Cody Vold Vice Captain Justin Wilson 6 Man Cyle Wheeldon Briefing Officer Trevor Puumala Coach Mike Van Roon, Gord Paddock Mine Rescue Officer Duane Croswell

List of competing technicians District Name Company/Mine Kirkland Lake Norm Gannon Jr. Kirkland Lake Gold Macassa Mine Onaping Simone Hensher Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations Red Lake Dave Hay Goldcorp - Red Lake Gold Mines Southern Rick Reid K+S Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine Sudbury Ron Weaver Vale East Mines Timmins Dan Guillemette Tahoe Canada Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines Thunder Bay / Algoma Steeve Pinel Richmont Island Gold Mine

Awards Award Winner Runner up 3rd Provincial ChampionsGoldcorp Musselwhite Mine Tahoe Canada, Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines N / A Equipment Technician Ron Weaver, Vale East Mines Rick Reid, K+S Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine Simone Hensher, Glencore Sudbury INO Firefighting Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine N/A N/A First Aid North American Palladium, Lac des Isles Mine N/A N/A Special EquipmentGoldcorp Musselwhite Mine N/A N/A

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