Teck teams and individuals shine at provincial competitions.
Teck’s mine rescue teams demonstrated true skill, dedication and excellence in achieving top rankings at mine rescue competitions in Alberta and British Columbia (B.C.) in June.
Mine rescue competitions are important events that provide an opportunity to test emergency response and rescue skills, and share best practices. Members of these teams are to be commended for their hard work, safety leadership and commitment to helping ensure everyone is going home safe and healthy every day.
Congratulations to all the participants who recently took part in competitions, and thank you for exemplifying our company’s most important core value.
Teck Winners at Provincial Mine Rescue Competitions
Alberta
- Cardinal River Operations won First Overall Aggregate.*
British Columbia
- Greenhills won Best Overall Surface Mine Rescue, Best Team Rope Task category and the Highest Non-Aggregate Points Trophy.*
- Elkview placed second in the Overall Surface Mine Rescue.*
- Highland Valley Copper won the Best Practical Bench Skills, Best Fire and Best Written categories.
- Coal Mountain won the Best Three-Person First Aid category. Coach Josh Gallinger was awarded the Kathie Lofstrom Memorial Trophy for Best Three-Person Coach.
- Sullivan Mine won the Best Practical Bench Skills, Best Performance in Underground Smoke, and Best Obstacle & Recovery categories. Team member Dave Heathfield was awarded the Bench Technician Individual Trophy.
- Greenhills and Fording River Mine Rescue Teams were also recognized with the Chief Inspectors’ Award for their life-saving actions in the line of duty.
*Having won first and second places in their respective provincial competitions, Cardinal River, Greenhills and Elkview earned spots to compete at the National Western Region Mine Rescue Competitions in Fernie, B.C. in September.
