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Williams Lake Hosting Mine Rescue And First Aid Competition

Pat Matthews
By Pat Matthews

BC’s 65th annual Mine Rescue and First Aid competition is being held once again in Williams Lake.

Teams from across the province, along with participants from Taseko’s Gibraltar and Imperial Metals Mount Polley mines, will have their emergency and rescue abilities tested tomorrow and Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm at the Stampede Grounds.

The competition tests teams knowledge of the Western Canada Mine Rescue Manual in three main categories: three person first aid, surface mine rescue and underground mine rescue.

The Mine Rescue and First Aid competition has been held annually since the 1950’s and was last hosted by Williams Lake in 2019.

This event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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