Ontario Mine Rescue News
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Ontario Mine Rescue Videos
VR for Good - Ontario Mine Rescue - Oculus (October, 2019)
Timmins District Mine Rescue Competition - CTV Northern Ontario (May 9, 2019)
Timmins Mine Rescue Team Heading to Russia - CTV Northern Ontario (Sept. 13, 2018)
Testing Emergency Response Capabilities - CTV Northern Ontario (May 12, 2017)
Mine Rescue Competition - CTV Windsor (May 12, 2017)
2016 International Mines Rescue Competition: Improving Global Best Practice - WSN (April 20, 2017)
The Mine Rescue Experience - NORCAT/Science North (August 18, 2016)
Mine Rescue Competition Ramps up in Levack - Sudbury.com (May 19, 2016)
Rescue Competitions - CTV Northern Ontario (May 13, 2016)
2016 District, Provincial and International Mine Rescue Competition - MCTV (April 28, 2016)
Mine Rescuers Showcase their Talent - Northern Life (Sept. 29, 2015)
2015 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition - Workplace Safety North
2015 Provincial Mine Rescue Award Presentation - Workplace Safety North
MP Charlie Angus Praises Mine Rescuers - Charlie Angus (May 12, 2015)
CTV Northern Ontario: Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins (May 7, 2015)
Mine Rescue Teams Compete in Levack - Northern Life (May 11, 2015)
Ontario Mine Rescue Team (communications) Study - M. Waller (June 16, 2014)
Timmins District Mine Rescue Competition - MCTV video (May, 2014)
2014 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition - Workplace Safety North
2012 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition - Workplace Safety North
Vale's Copper Cliff Mine South Site - Workplace Safety North
IMRB 2013 - Workplace Safety North
2011 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition - Workplace Safety North
Ontario Mine Rescue - Workplace Safety North
Ontario Mine Rescue Playlist - Workplace Safety North
Ontario Mine Rescue Photos
Dragerman Stories
IMRB 2013 Videos
Ontario Mine Rescue in the News
Ontario Mine Rescue Souvenir Issue - Edition Mining Life & Exploration News (Oct. 2019)
Windsor Salt Mine Rescue Workers Take Top Prize at Provincial Competition - Windsor Star (June 12, 2019)
PGM Mine Rescue Awarded as Top Firefighting Team at Provincials - Timmins Daily Press (June 11, 2019)
Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine Wins Ontario Mine Rescue Competition - CTV Windsor (June 11, 2019)
From the Bottom to the Top: Windsor Salt Mine Scores 1st in Ontario Rescue Competition - CBC Windsor (June 11, 2019)
Ontario Mine Rescue Celebrates Two Anniversaries - Timmins Today (May 28, 2019)
Two Sudbury Teams Going to Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury Star (May 27, 2019)
Macassa Team Ready for Ontario Mine Rescue Competition - Northernnews.ca (May 27, 2019)
Inside the 2019 Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition - Wawa News (May 15, 2019)
Wesdome Gold Eagle River Hosts Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition - Wawa News (May 15, 2019)
PGM Wins Timmins District Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Daily Press (May 11, 2019)
Mining Competition in Town - Goderich Signal-Star (May 9, 2019)
Wesdome Gold Mine Hosts Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition - Wawa-news.com (May 8, 2019)
As OMR Turns 90 This Year, Local Teams seek Bragging Rights - Sudbury.com (May 3, 2019)
Canadian Mine Rescue Team Named Fastest at International Contest - Northern Ontario Business (Oct. 26, 2018)
Tahoe Mine Rescue Team gets Nod for Fastest Time - Timmins Press (Oct. 4, 2018)
Tahoe Drills to Win Gold at World Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Press (Sept. 13, 2018)
Timmins Mine Rescuers Will Compete in World Event - Timmins Press (Aug. 29, 2018)
Timmins Mine Rescue Volunteers win Provincial Competition - Northern Ontario Business (June 12, 2018)
Tahoe Canada Timmins West & Bell Creek Mines Top - Wawa-News.com (June 11, 2018)
Locals Shine at Mine Rescue Event - Sudbury Star (June 10, 2018)
Tahoe Tops in Ontario Mine Rescue Competition -Timmins Press (June 10, 2018)
Vale and KGHM Teams Headed to Ontario Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury.com (May 29, 2018)
Team Tahoe Wins Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Press (May 12, 2018)
District Mine Rescue Competition Next Week - Timmins Press (May 3, 2018)
Annual District Mine Rescue Safety Competitions - CTV Northern Ontario (May 2, 2018)
Mine Rescue Teams to Take Part in Competition - Sudbury Star (May 1, 2018)
Local Mine Rescue Teams to Test Rescue Skillz - Timmins Today (May 1, 2018)
Wawa to Host Mine Rescue Competition - Wawa News (May 1, 2018)
Mine Rescue Teams to Compete in May - Northern Ontario Business (May 1, 2018)
Russians Demonstrate Mine Rescue Techniques - Northern Ontario Business (Oct. 24, 2017)
Musselwhite Mine Tops in OMR Competition - Timmins Today (June 12, 2017)
Goldcorp Takes Top Honours - Northern Ontario Business (June 12, 2017)
Local Mine Rescue Teams Heading South - Sudbury Star (May 31, 2017)
Mine Rescue Teams Compete in Goderich - Northern Ontario Business (May 29, 2017)
Teams Bound for Mine Rescue Event - Sudbury Star (May 14, 2017)
Mine Rescue Competition Photo Gallery - Sudbury Star (May 13, 2017)
Mine Rescuers Pass the Test in Sudbury - Sudbury Star (May 13, 2017)
Area Teams Take Part in District Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Today (May 1, 2017)
Virtual Reality a Game Changer in Safety Training - Daily Commercial News (Jan. 24, 2017)
Canadian Mine Rescue Team the Best in the World - Canadian Occupational Safety (Nov. 14, 2016)
New Virtual Mine Exhibit - Northern Ontario Business (Sept. 27, 2016)
Salt Miners Win Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury Star (June 14, 2016)
SAFETY: Compass Minerals Mine Rescuers Tops in Ontario - Canadian Mining Journal (June 13, 2016)
Compass Minerals Mine Rescuers Tops in Ontario - Sudbury.com (June 12, 2016)
Mine Rescue Draws the Best and the Brightest - Sudbury Star (June 10, 2016)
Ontario's First Female Mine Rescue Captain - Sudbury Star (June 10, 2016)
Mine Rescue Teams Competing in Sudbury - Sudbury Star (June 9, 2016)
Here's a Peek at the Action at the District Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury.com (May 19, 2016)
Mine Rescue Skills Tested - Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (May 12, 2016)
Emergency Response Put to the Competitive Test - TBnewswatch.com (May 11, 2016)
Ontario Mine Rescue Competitions Start May 11 - Sudbury.com (May 3, 2016)
World's Best Coming to Sudbury - Sudbury Star (Sept. 29, 2015)
Sudbury to Host Mining World - Northern Life (Sept. 29, 2015)
Vale's West Mine's Team Wins Ontario Title - Canadian Mining Journal (June 15, 2015)
Ontario Mine Rescue Competition Won by Vale - Net News Ledger (June15, 2015)
Vale Team Crowned Provincial Mine Rescue Champions - Northern Life (June 14, 2015)
Sudbury Mine Rescuers Test their Mettle - Sudbury Star (June 4, 2015)
Top Mine Rescue Competition in Thunder Bay - News Net Ledger (June 3, 2015)
Barrick Hemlo to Represent District at Provincial Mine Rescue Competition - OntarioNewsNorth.com (May 18, 2015)
Vale, Glencore Tops in Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury Star (May 11, 2015)
Safety Kicks Off Mining Day - Northern Life (Feb. 11, 2015)
Ontario Mine Rescue, OPP Talk Partnership - Northern Life (Feb. 11, 2015)
Sudbury Mine Rescuers Taking on World in Poland - Northern Life (Sept. 5, 2014)
Vale Mine Rescue Team Heading to International Competition - CBC (Sept. 4, 2014)
Sudbury does well at Mine Rescue Competition - Sudbury Star (June 9, 2014)
Vale Wins Ontario Mine Rescue Competition - Canadian Mining Journal (June 9, 2014)
Vale Mine Rescuers Tops in Ontario - Northern Life (June 9, 2014)
First Woman Leads Team - CBC (June 6, 2014)
In the Aftermath - A New Relationship Between Mine, Urban Rescue Teams - Northern Ontario Business (March 24, 2014)
World Mining Congress/Sharing Vision, Sharing Knowledge - International Social Security Association Pg. 11 to 13 (December 2013)
Miner Earns Spot on Rescue Team - Northern Ontario Business (Aug. 6, 2013)
Mining Rescue Communications: A Matter of Life and Death - Schulich Spotlight on Research 2013, York University, Pg. 20-21 (July 2013)
Locals Take Honours in Mine Rescue Competition - Northern Life (June 11, 2013)
Kidd Mine Rescue Team Ontario Champs - Timmins Daily Press (June 10, 2013)
Xstrata Timmins Kidd Mine Wins Ontario Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Times (June 8, 2013)
Taking Refuge - OHS Canada (June 6, 2013)
Xstrata Kidd Wins the 2013 Timmins Mine Rescue Competition - Timmins Times (May 10, 2013)
Team Xstrata Perfect - Timmins Daily News (May 10, 2013)
Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition on in Timmins - Timmins Times (May 9, 2013)
Rescue Competition Tests Miners' Mettle - Timmins Daily Press (May 9, 2013)
International Social Security Association (mining section) newsletter - OMR news on Pages 22, 35 & 36 (March 2013)
Emercom Magazine - Emercon Visits Ontario Mine Rescue (English) (Fall 2012)
Emercom Magazine - Emercon Visits Ontario Mine Rescue (Russian) (Fall 2012)
Mine Rescuers Dedicate Competition Win - Northern Life (June 14, 2011)
Timmins Mine Rescue Team Uses Home Field Advantage - Northern Ontario Business (June 17, 2010)
Hollinger Mine Disaster 80 Years Ago - Timmins Times (Feb. 8, 2008)