For the first time in 10 years, Vale Manitoba Operations came in 1st place at the Manitoba Mine Rescue Competition.
Held in Flin Flon over the weekend, Renae Campbell, Manitoba Mining Association Director of Communications and Administration says the first competition was in 1961:
"This year was the 54th year of the competition. The competitions really are to test the completeness of the emergency response teams. This year we had 4 teams competing: Hubday Snow Lake, Hudbay Flin Flon, the team from Vale and the team from Tanco".
Campbell says competitions included a fire fighting challenge, technician competition, and an underground portion.
The Vale team now qualifies for the Western Regional Competition.
