Stornoway Diamond Corporation  announced yesterday  that the Renard Mine Rescue team was the overall winner at the 56th Quebec Provincial Mine Rescue Competition that took place between May 17  and 19, 2018.  

The members of the team included  David Langlois, Adam Paquet, Danny Bérubé, François Gilbert, Guillaume Lemay, Patrick Tremblay, Raphaël Duchesne, Simon Gélinas, Steve Veillette and Yannick  Savard.

Apart from  the   overall title, the Renard team also bagged   the prize for ‘Best Team on the Field’;  and team leaders David Langlois and Raphaël Duchesne won an award for ‘Best Team Management’.

Patrick Godin, Stornoway’s COO, commented: “We are incredibly proud of the Renard Mine Rescue Team and what winning this competition represents for the overall health and safety culture at our mine. This achievement requires long hours of training, dedication and hard work, and all of Stornoway’s employees at the Renard Mine can be comforted in the knowledge that their colleagues in Mine Rescue are now rated the best in Quebec.”

Pic Cap: Stornoway’s  Winning Team