The province celebrated excellence in mine safety at the combined Provincial Mine Rescue, First Aid and Safety Awards ceremony held June 6 at Britannia Beach.
The 54th Annual Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition brought together regional mine rescue teams for an all-day event at the Britannia Mine.
The competition was designed to simulate real-life situations and test skills in first aid, extrication, firefighting, rope work and general mine rescue knowledge.
Trophies were awarded to the best three-person miner first aid team, as well as for excellence in surface and underground mine rescue.
Mining industry representatives from across B.C. also gathered at Quest University later that evening to celebrate the 47th Annual Mine Safety Awards ceremony.
The awards were handed out to 14 mines and quarries that had accumulated 15,000 or more worker or contractor hours, and had no fatalities between the period of Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2008.
