The 62nd annual Manitoba Provincial Mine Rescue Competition will be hosted in Thompson by Vale and the Mining Association of Manitoba on May 23rd and 24th.
The event will take place at T-3 Mine.
Marc Scaddan is Vale’s Mine Rescue Captain and he talks here about the competition.
“The competition, it just tests the skills of all the mine rescue stations against each other as well as to familiarize the teams with each other. We have a mutual aid agreement where we would respond to other mines if they required help.”
The competition includes an underground scenario, a first-aid scenario, a written test, and the use of various fire-fighting equipment.
The competition wraps up with the Skills event which will be held on Saturday, May 24th at the TRCC, starting at 1 pm. The public is encouraged to attend.
Hear more about the Competition and the local team that will be participating on Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.
