Gibraltar Mine Rescue Team members were involved in a two-part competition in Sqaumish.
On June 5th they competed for the North-South Central Zones.
“That was Northern Teams and Southern Teams of the Province competing to determine who goes to compete in the Provincial level which took place on Saturday June 7th,” Senior Coordinator, Health and Safety/Radiation Safety Officer at Gibraltar Mine, Grant Fairburn said. “In the North-South Central Zones we represented the South Central Zone competing against teams like Highlander Valor Copper Mountain out of Princeton and we came out as the top team.”
On the Provincial level, Fairburn said you will have both Surface Mine Rescue Teams, 3-man First Aid Rescue Team as well as Underground Mine competing at these events.
Overall Fairburn said the Gibraltar Mine Rescue Team performed very well.
“We took first place in the written component, so we were the top team overall for written, and the top team overall for the 6-Man Surface Team. Gibraltar is 100% impressed and proud of our Mine Rescue Team. My hat is off to all the teams that competed,” Fairburn said.
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