# 2017 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition

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 Champions | Goldcorp 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 Equipment | Goldcorp Musselwhite Mine | N/A | N/A |