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House Hansard - 9

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 2, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Ms. Viviane Lapointe (Sudbury, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/21 2:06:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, recently, in my riding of Sudbury, 39 miners were underground at Vale’s Totten mine when an accident damaged the elevator. The miners were working more than 1,200 metres underground. A plan was carried out to bring all the miners back to the surface. The climb to safety took three days to complete, with all 39 miners brought to the surface without injury or harm. I want to recognize and thank everyone involved in rescuing the miners: 56 Vale mine rescue members, Vale, Vale CISM, United Steelworkers Local 6500, Ontario Mine Rescue, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, NEOMO staff and Sudbury EMS. I also want to recognize the 39 workers and their family members, who remained calm through a trying situation. Nothing is more important than for all our workers to safely complete their work day and get home to their families.
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