The 62nd annual Manitoba Provincial Mine Rescue Competition takes place tomorrow at Vale’s T-3 Mine.

It is being hosted by Vale and the Mining Association of Manitoba and includes teams from Vale, Hud-Bay Snow Lake and Tanco. (Tanko).

The competition includes an underground scenario, a first-aid scenario, a written test, and the use of various fire-fighting equipment.

This year, the public is invited to attend the fire-fighting competition at Birchtree Mine south of Thompson at 8 am.

Those attending will be met at the turnoff and escorted to the above-ground event by Vale personnel.

The competition wraps up with the Skills event which will be held at the TRCC, starting at 1 pm.     The public is encouraged to attend.