Maintenance and Services (cont`d)

Greetings
I
t is my pleasure and privilege to pass along
holiday greetings for the first time to all
employees. We are completing a year that has
brought success on many fronts and I believe
we are poised for more good fortune in
and beyond.
Admittedly, this year was not without its
challenges for some of our employees who
were impacted by the smelter closure in
June. We did our best to mitigate this action
and have done much to help those who
were affected. Most importantly, we continue
making significant investments in both the
Flin Flon and Snow Lake camps to help secure the long-term
sustainability of our operations for years to come. In turn, these
investments will provide exciting employment opportunities for
the region's residents.
The decision to proceed with the full development of Lalor
has reintroduced a significant element of growth into the HudBay
story. Investment in the 777 North expansion, advancement of
the Reed Lake, Cold and Lost deposits and a commitment to
intense exploration are all examples of the vitality of our business.
We are committed to optimizing our operations in Northern
Manitoba and this will remain a key cornerstone of our growth
strategy in 2011 and beyond.
One of our most notable accomplishments in 2010 is our
continued record of strong safety performance across our operations. Maintaining high levels of safety helps protect our most
valuable asset at HudBay - our people . Our commitment to
safety is unwavering and during each visit to our operations I will
ensure it remains a priority.
Thank you for your continued commitment and dedication to
our collective success. I wish you a safe holiday season spent with
friends and family and continued success and prosperity in 2011 .
David Garofalo
President and CEO
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Trout Lake Mine
Karen Yeo
A
nother year has come and gone
again. Things seem to be moving
very fast this year with lots of changes
at Trout Lake.
We have seen so many manpower changes over this past year.
With so many retirements and transfers , people coming and going, it is
tough trying to remember who has
gone where.
We wished long and happy retirements to Art Hughes, Arnie Lundquist,
Dave Roberts , Lyle Misfeldt, Brett
Davie, AI Hynes, Jim Gudbranson,
John Hrechka, Dave Edwards, Larry
Garrioch, Geoff Stuckless, Chuck
McLean, Bob Brough and Bob
Bloxom. We wish you all the very
best.
Bob Simon and family , wife Carla (IT Helpdesk) and Madison, Bodyn and Mackenzie.
M&M Richard, Karen, Amber and Jenna Klause
with "Elvis" M&M in Vegas (Apri/2010).
Ken and Janice Brough with Dwight and
Arlene Collins getting ready for their shore
lunch at Naosap (June 2010).
Moose Camp is open for the season , Eric
DuRussel (Mine training).
The DuRussel family - mom and dad got
married.
Eric DuRussel with his newest grandson
Kristofer, 6 days old, the morning after major
heart surgery in Edmonton. Thank you Lord
for the miracle.
Vegas sign -Ken and Janice Brough holidaying in Las Vegas with Ken 's cousin Perry
Trusty and wife Rhonda, from Prince Albert,
SK and Garry Chapman from England (April
2010).
Bob Simon and wife Carla during a friend 's
wedding this summer.
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Ken and Janice Brough with Janice's mom Adeline Chornoby, enjoying the 75th Anniversary
RCMP Ball with longtime friends Lila and Ken Denbury (Aug 2010).
Trout Lake Mine
Vern Bittner July 1, 2010 Trout Festival
Parade.
(cont'd)
Numerous personnel changes
took place when Snow Lake went
back into production, as we said
goodbye to those that called Trout
Lake home for a time. Also leaving Trout Lake were: Lome Bergen,
Shane Kerfont, Joe Downey, Scott
Madarash, Joyce Fulmore, Jeff Head
and Ralph Campbell who all transferred to 777. Also Terry Bensen
has moved on to greener pastures
elsewhere. Dale Ryan has moved
out to North Ramp Mine. Trout
Lake welcomed some new transfers
to our ranks as well. Joe Klasson,
George Muir, Rob Bouteiller, Darryl
Furber, Mike Fullowka, Mark Koop ,
Jim Rasmussen, Dave Edwards, Dan
Hay, Philip Jobes and Eric Wallaker.
Randy Raddysh practicing drums for the
George Canyon I Alan Jackson concert Nov
2009.
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Eric Wallaker and his stepson Erik Johnsgaard
on Erik 's first deer hunt.
Randy Raddysh with the "Old Man " off the
TV Show "Pawn Stars " in Las Vegas March
2010.
Bob Andres with granddaughter Alyssa.
Randy and Angie Raddysh, Perry and Trudy Burton having a snack
in Las Vegas {March 2010).
Bob and Shelley Andres on holiday this summer made a stop at corner gas.
Nevada Ross with Kristopher and Tim Ross and Dustin Danis on the
day of Dustin and Nevada's graduation.
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Trout Lake Mine
(cont'd)
We saw changes to some crews
when some retirements happened; it
was like a complete change in the tire
shop as Gary Fisher moved up there
to join them, and Lyle King moved to
the shaft crew to replace Chuck who
retired.
Soon enough there will be more
manpower changes with North Ramp
Mine manning up , we will be losing
a few more faces that have been
around Trout Lake for quite some
time, and there are more folks that
are going to retire coming up as well.
We wish you all the best in your new
endeavors when they happen.
Dave Danis and AI Johnsguaard
received their 25 year watches.
Congratulations.
Doug Schaff, Karen Yeo, Essy, George Warman ,
Forrest, Bonnie and Murray McLean at the
Southernmost Point of Florida in February.
Friends Rodger and Tina with Ken and Carol
Ross on holiday in Cuba.
Tim, Nevada and Kristopher Ross, Steph
Affolter, Carol, Ken and Tia Ross on Nevada 's
graduation.
Ralph Bouvier {retired) with son Korey and
grandchildren Randi, Justin , Emma, Meredy
and Jaden at Emma 's gradutaion ; also
Audrey (retired) and Hugh Dakin and John
Lisitza.
Geoff and Patti Stuckless at Stoney Creek
Smoker in Neepawa.
Ross Woods and his buck from last fall .
Ralph Bouvier (re tired) with wife Roberta, sister Sadie Berg and
husband Martin from Chi/lliwack, BC, and brother Moe Bouvier and
wife Lynn.
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Chuck McLean retirement party.
Trout Lake Mine
Congratulations to all those
receiving safety awards this year.
John Hrechka, Randy McCutcheon
and AI Johnsguaard received 25 year
safety awards. Receiving 30 year
safety awards were Vern Bittner, Bob
Brough, Tim Bortis, Marty Benko
and Glen Overland. Receiving a 35
year safety award is Mike Woroniuk.
Finally, receiving 40 year safety
awards are Brian Murphy, Dave
Etienne and Garry Long.
Last but not least, Merry
Christmas and best wishes for the
coming year from everyone at Trout
Lake Mine!
(cont'd)
Trout guys at Ston ey Creek Sm oker: Graham
Wiscomb, Doug Schaff, Terry Bensen, Floyd
Brown and Tim Bortis.
Tim Bortis - that 's not a Harley!
Karen Yeo, Doug S chaff, Essy the Cuban connection, George Warman , Bonn ie McLean ,
Forrest McLean, Murra y McLean and the
cook living it up in Florida in February.
Jami e, son of Karen Yeo, receiving Honours
Award for Grade 5.
Gerald Chail/e- MOOOOOOOO!
Brian Murphy congratulates Chuck McLean
on his retirement.
Jim Gudbranson and Brian Murphy on Jim 's
retirement.
Bonnie McLean at the North Carolina
Tennessee State Line.
Brian Murphy congratulates John Hrechka
on his retirement.
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Trout Lake Mine
(cont'd)
Dale Holgrem accepting award certificate from Brian Murphy for
being part of the winning team of the 2010 Provincial Mine rescue
competition.
Retirement cake for Jim Gudbranson.
Len Gulka, retired from Trout Lake Tireship, Larry Garrioch and
Geoff Stuckless on Larry's retirement.
Geoff Stuckless and his retirement cake.
Larry Garrioch on his retirement.
The guys say goodbye to Geoff Stuckless on his retirement.
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Mary and Bentley Busby in Ridgedale.
Trout Lake Mine
(cont'd)
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Trout Lake- the original flagship shows off their colours in the Trout
Festival Parade.
Brent Burke and brother Clay in Corbin,
Kentucky.
Brent Burke at Broke Leg Falls, in Appalachian Mountains of Eastern
Kentucky.
Brent Burke and aunt Naomi Blanton in
Elaqnger, Kentucky, overlooking Cincinatti,
Brent Burke at South Dakota Badlands.
Ohio.
Gerald Chaille (TL.) and his mother at a Chaille reunion in Cam rose,
Alberta.
Karen Yeo enjoying the ride.
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777 Mine
Jan Mcintyre
i everyone. Well here it is - my
H
first attempt at doing the write
up for the 777 Mine. I have been
here for almost a year now and probably will make a few name mistakes,
leave out some important information, etc ... , but I am going to try my
best to make sure that I get everything correct.
There have been many changes at
the 777 Mine - people leaving either
by quitting or retiring and people
transferring in and transferring out.
Our retirees are Mike Anaka,
Stewart Lloyd, Bruce Thompson ,
Ron Nazar, Brian Martinson, and
Nadine Morrison. Mike Wilson from
the Smelter has been transferred here
to take over Nadine's job.
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Bob Thompson (Power House), brother Bill from Barry, Ontario, and Tanner Schaft (son of
Rod Schaft 777) - first time camping at Naosap.
Darren Lyhkun and Carrie Dease - Lake
Louise, AB while camping in Banff National
Park.
Leah and Grandpa - AI Snow fishing in
August 2010.
Chris, Kristin and Lilia Ballard 2010. Lilia
was born on April 1, 2010 and is the first
child of Kristin and Chris.
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Joyce Fulmore and son Jamie rafting in BC.
Les Vancoughnett - 777 Miner.
777 Mine
(cont'd)
Richard Trudeau presenting Russ Swain with
his 30 Year Safety Award.
Katie, Kelsey, Rick and Kevin Kawerski,
Grand Canyon, March 2010.
Darren Lyhkun and Carrie Dease - Chichen
Itza Ruins, Yucatan Peninsula.
Sandy Davie received a large bouquet of
roses f rom Pete Ludek to thank her for all
of her help over the years.
Ed Webber and Brad Slugoski - 1412 Fuel
Bay Construction .
Sandy Davie and her princess cake at her
going away party. Sandy's last day was April
23, 2010.
Gerry Beauchamp (Mine Dept) with granddaughters Peyton and Teslynn Beauchamp.
(Daughters of Jeremy Beauchamp (777 Mine)
at the Enchanted Forest, BC.
David Fortier (777 mechanic) with Dan, Shirley, Doug and Derek in
Waikiki in March.
Wayne and Shelley Kendrick visited the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on their bike trip.
Shawn Fraser and nephew Trevor Fid ler fishing on the Fraser River, BC.
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777 Mine
(cont'd)
Sandy Davie left 777 Mine to
move to Kelowna, BC with Joyce
Fulmore transferring from Trout Lake
to take her position . Tony Scheres
was transferred to Chisel North Mine
as the Mine Superintendent. Ken
Charuk was promoted to Operations
Foreman. Jeff Head also was transferred here from Trout Lake Mine
to take over for Phil Cardell who
was promoted to Projects Foreman.
Annette Dundas was hired as a Mine
Surveyor in December 2009 .
For the Mechanical Department,
Matt Neubuhr, Dean Bychkowsky,
Wayne
Todoschuk,
Mervin
Hershmiller, Nicholas Ryan and
Ralph Campbell have transferred in.
Transferring out were Mike Williams
(Appr) , Ron Lee, George Muir, Dave
Craig, Richard French (Appr) and Ted
Carter left HBMS to pursue other job
opportunities.
AT
Keenan Tait, Lyle Mitchell and
Jim Gray have also left HBMS 's
employment.
We have had many Smelter
Transfers including Scott Anderson,
Ed Jones, Fred Allen, Gord Lau,
Abe Collins, James Mcintosh, Albert
Clarke , Barry Patten, Ron Yacentiuk,
Clayton Hiller and Joseph Audit.
Transferring from the Zinc Plant
was Guy Henderson.
For the Electrical Department transferring in was Luc Nivon and
transferring out was Colin Hynes
(Appr). Wayne Hardy was also hired
this year.
Many people went on holidays
as the pictures will tell. There were
Graduations and Retirement parties,
hunting and fishing excursions and
many babies were born into the 777
families (either as children or grandchildren).
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Leo and She rry Bonsant vacationing in
Cancun, M exico, 2010
N
Erik Kendrick, son of Shelley and Wayne
(777) gradua ted from Minot State Uni ve rsity
with a BA of Scien ce in Education.
Joyce Fulmore and grandson Anthony Pegg.
Larry Edworth y presenting a Gold Star to
our summer student Sam Elder.
Wayne and She lley Kendrick took in an
Indians game in Cleve land.
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Nadin e and Tom Morrison retired with a
combination of 78 years at HBMS.
Ryan Hataley and his wife Tammy on their
wedding day in St. Lucia, West Indies on
April 3, 2010.
777 Mine
(cont'd)
777 Mine continues to work
safely. On July 23, 2010 the crews
achieved 1000 days without a Lost
Time Injury. Another milestone
occurred on September 3 , 2010.
The first blast for the 777 North Portal
happened and in two years our second egress will be a ramp to surface.
Congratulations to the watch
recipients this year. Receiving their
25 year watch was: Tim Dean, Alex
Gauthier, Lionel Carriere , Wayne
Dease and Steve Roberts. Receiving
their 25 year Safety awards were
Don Gummerson, Terry Norman,
Terry Ferguson , Marvin Dease, Ken
McCrimmon, Joe Lavoie, and Ken
Jackson. Receiving 30 year Safety
awards were Eric Mcintosh, AI Kirk,
Clinton Brooks, Ross Schellenberg
and Russ Swain.
Congratulations to the Flin Flon
Mine Rescue for winning the 2010
Provincial Competition. The team
consists of: Captain - Don Last (777),
· Vice Captain - Trevor Thurstan (777) ,
Bob Lyons (H&S), Dale Holmgren
(Trout Lake), Tracy Knutson (777),
Director of Operations - Richard
Trudeau and coaches - Don Peake
and Olaf Hettrick.
We here at 777 Mine would like to
wish everyone a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Prosperous 2011.
Trevor, Marcie, Hannah and Grace Allen
{youngest) 2010.
Ross Schellenberg and daughter Jessica
fishing at their favourite fishing hole.
Eric and Dallas DuRussel were married on
May 22, 2010.
Maddox Dominey taking an orange break
with his dad Damian Dominey (777) at one
of his first soccer games.
Phil Cardell, Ray Power, Jordan Sproxton and Kelly Peever - U/G
- preparing to launch a Sputnik for an Ore Pass to bring down a
hang-up.
Adrianne Wallaker celebrating her 21st birthday in January 2010 at
the Minus 5 ° ice bar in Las Vegas with her parents Garry and Shelley.
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777 Mine
(cont'd)
In memory of: Tristin DuRussel Loewen -(Eric DuRussel's grandson)
celebrating Christmas with Santa Claus 2009.
Melanie Wallaker, daughter of Garry and
Shelley Wallaker graduated in June 2010
from Hapnot Collegiate with honors. Melanie
is currently enrolled in Professional Cooking
at SIAST, Kelsey College in Saskatoon.
Ryan Hataley and his wife Tammy on their
honeymoon in St. Lucia, West Indies.
4 Generations -Great-Grandma Marge, Mom Shayna, Grandma Joyce
(Fulmore) (777 Receptionist/Timekeeper) and Anthony Lorne Pegg
born on January 23, 2010. This is Joyce 's first grandchild.
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Randy Winfield and Sig Hallsorson - 1508 Pump Station.
Jan Mcintyre (777 Mine Clerk) with granddaughter Kennedy Dubreuil in Saskatoon for
a wedding (September 4, 2010).
Pat Gulko, Lisa Hynes, Nadine Morrison and Jan Mcintyre -Picture
was taken at Nadine's retirement party on August 20, 2010. The four
ladies worked together for a period of time (Jan was the last hired in
1986) in the Purchasing/Warehouse Department. Pat has been retired
for about 2 years now, Lisa Hynes works in the Tax Dept and Jan is
the 777 Mine Clerk. Nadine 's official last day was August 27, 2010
with 38 years at HBMS.
777 Mine
(cont'd)
Alpha Music -Menno Giesbrecht (Lab), Eric
DuRussel (Mine Training), Pat Mulholland
and Bob Thompson (Zinc Elec).
Leo Bonsant (777) with wife Sherry and his
grandsons Lucas and Kieran - Christmas
2009.
Jeremy Beauchamp (777 Mine) and his 1st
moose.
Gerald Nabe- 1262 Shop.
Sinclair James and his partner Olivia
Stonechild on holidays at the Columbia
Icefie/ds, Rocky Mountains (August 2010).
Richard Trudeau and Tony Scheres at his
going away party.
Amy Switzer and Derek Green were married on September 4, 2010 in
Saskatoon . Amy is the daughter of James and Cheryl Switzer.
Darren Lyhkun and Carrie Dease- Christmas
in the Mayan Riviera 2009.
Jan Mcintyre (777 Mine Clerk) in Elkridge, SK at the lodge after a
game of golf with husband Hugh {Powerhouse) and sister Helen and
her husband Henri. (June 2010).
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777 Mine
(cont'd)
Richard and Sherry Trudeau celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with their children Amanda, Ryan and Connor.
Kevin Pozniak and Brad Carpenter- 1262 Toyota Bay.
Johah Bjaranason with daughter Torrie
September 2010.
Larry and Sharon Edworthy with son-in-law
Kelly, daughter Jodi and newest addition
to the family JJ (Jorja) who was born in
February 2010 and is the first grandchild.
Jan Mcintyre (777 Mine Clerk) with grandson
Aarron (5 years old) (taken September 27,
2010) in front of her lilac garden.
Nadine Morrison and Richard Trudeau at
Nadine's Retirement Party on August 12,
2010.
Sinclair James (777 Mine Surveryor) in
August 2010 with his pet Elk - Rocky
Mountains, AB.
Annette Dundas (777 Mine Surveyor) with
her children Austin and Taylor. (Summer of
2010.)
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Spencer from Winnipeg, son of Debbie and
Lorne Stadnuk, loves coming for a visit and
doing a little fishing every summer.
Richard and Sherry Trudeau 's daughter
Amanda graduated with her Bachelor of
Arts degree majoring in English from the
University of Saskatchewan.
777 Mine
(cont'd)
Retirees: taken in Mesa, Arizona. L-R (Back Row) Dave Katz (Trout
Lake) Jim Webber (Mine Dept) Shauna Webber, Gail and Terry
Kennedy (MTS) Evelyn Beauchamp (Mine Dept) Joyce Katz and Gerry
Beauchamp (Mine Dept). L-R (Front Row) Dave and Joyce's grandchildren and daughter Brooklyn, Bostyn, Sklar and daughter Sherri.
Trevor Thurstan and Don Gummerson with a 6 foot 8 inch sturgeon
on the Fraser River.
Don Last (777 Senior Mine Planner) with wife Louise and daughter
Annette Dundas (777 Mine Surveyor), summer of 2010.
Ken Jackson at Reptile World in Drumheller with son Isaac, daugh ter and son-in-law Katy & Chris Shoemaker and grandchildren Roy,
Brock & Liv.
Rick, Kelsey and Kevin Kawerski- Circus Circus Hotel- Chris Angel's
motorcycle- Las Vegas- March 2010.
Lorne and Debbie Stadnyk 's grandson Jagger visiting from Cayman
Islands this summer. Grandpa is giving Jagger his first ride on a quad!
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Chisel North Mine and Snow Lake Mill
Pam Wiwcharuk
ack again for another year, with
B
a lot of activity in the Snow Lake
Operations in the later part of this
year. As most of you know, 2009
was a difficult year for us with Chisel
North being placed on care & maintenance beginning in February and the
Snow Lake Mill in July. It all began
to get back to normal in November,
2009 with Chisel North starting up
again and our people and equipment
being transferred back home. The
Snow Lake Mill resumed operations
in March, 2010. During the transition,
we did lose a couple of employees
who chose to take permanent transfers and remain in Flin Flon, Freddy
& Julie Slippers, Lisa Tower, Dan
Armstrong and Eldon Seymore.
Since operations resumed, the
Snow Lake Mill while continuing with
daily milling have been repairing and
refurbishing equipment and structural
areas that were in bad need of repair.
Planning and preparations for the
future are on-going with the Lalor
Project going forward.
Snow Lake Mill welcomes back
all former employees transferring
back and also welcomes several new
employees this year: Warren Burton,
Steve Denton , Riley Eastman, Nick
Narlock, Paul Peddle , Ronald Stoltz
and Braden Wiwcharuk-Roy and summer student Calvin Cairns. Also welcome to those tranferring from the
Flin Flon operations: Brian Darling,
John Hill , Lacey Hughes, Tim
Karpan , Keith Loggie and Kristopher
Ross. Congratulations to Kristopher
Wayne & Tony Butt with brother-in-law, Paul
on a bike cruise to Place ntia Bay.
Tony Butt (right), Health & Safety
Coordinator with wife Anne Marie & daugh te r Toni , vacationing & visiting family on the
East coast, Topsal Beach, NL.
Greg Foard, SL Mill re tiree (2nd from left)
with daughter Sara-Lynn Coop, wife Val
and son-in-law, Dave Coop in Egypt. Both
Greg and Dave explored the interior of one
of the pyramids which can be seen in the
background.
While on their trip to the Middle East, Greg
Foard 's daughter Sara-Lynn Coop and his
wife Val (former SL Cafeteria employee)
enjoyed a camel ride.
Val & Greg Foard climbed Mount Sinai up to the statue of the
Memorial of Moses.
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Ivan Forjan , CN Sr. Engineer at his daughter
Rebecca 's graduation in Campbell Rive r.
Rebecca is now attending UVIC.
Mike Willett presenting Bernard Fourie, CN Mechanic with his interprovincial HD Mechanic certificate.
Chisel North Mine and Snow Lake Mill
(cont'd)
Ross who was awarded the Industrial
Mechanic Apprenticeship and joined
the Snow Lake Mill Mechanical Crew.
Thank you to retirees, Larry
Dunbar and Judy Steeves who rehired as casuals for brief period to
assist in getting the mill up and running after the shut-down.
We bid farewell to Jennifer
Cockerill who accepted other
employment and wish her success
in her future endeavours. We extend
our deepest sympathies to Mike
Moshenko's family and friends on his
passing in June this past year.
Congratulations to all those
who contributed to the Mill safety
record, as of September 30, 2010
we accumulated 2003 days with no
lost time accidents, also congrats to
all Mill employees who received safety
awards during the past year.
Chisel North Mine welcomes
all former employees who returned
when the mine re-opened. We also
welcomed new employees: Darryl
Armsworthy, Mark Lesarge, Suzanne
Kluke , James Williams, Ivan Forjan,
Dennis Merber, Charles Rozell (Lalor
Project), Ahmed Yaiesh, Jonathon
Young and summer students
Shane Fris & Judd Smith. Former
employees rejoining us are: Glenn
Young, Kari Pulkkinen, Charmain
de Ia Roche and Curtis Antoine .
We also wish to welcome transfers
from Flin Flon : Chad Collacott, Jon
Entwistle, Adam Harrower, Shawn
Hillier, Derek Hunter, Chris Hryhoruk
and Neil Young. We all welcome
Tony Scheres as our Snow Lake
Area Superintendent, Tony came
to us from "777" and has been
busy getting to know the employees and the Snow Lake Operations.
Leaving us for greener pastures
are: Mark Lesarge, Ahmed Yaiesh,
Darryl Armsworthy, Hein Lombard,
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James Willett (former summer student)
proudly showing his his graduation diploma
to his grandfather, Archie Willett .
James Willett at his graduation ceremony with mom , Cathy (Chisel North
Mine Planner). James graduated from the
University of Saskatchewan with a degree in
Chemical Engineering.
The Willetts enjoying a family supper, left to
right: Mike, Sarah , Cathy, grandpa, James
and Alex.
Dave Morrison, CN Surveyor and Kari
Pulkkinen, CN Mine Planner hard at work
in the office at Chisel North.
CBC Chisel North Mine Tour, Nov. 2009.
L-R: Jaison Empson, Terry Stape lton, Bob
Libbey, Tom Goodman, Karen Pauls, Reg
Sherren , Mike Willett.
Dennis Merber, Sr. Geologist and Ivan Forjan ,
Sr. Engineer, also hard at work in the engineering office at Chisel North .
Glenn Young, Chisel North Maintenance
Foreman & wife Jody vacationing in the
Dominican Republic in April, 2010.
Jonathon Young, Randy Cockle and Shawn
Vincent . Jonathon and Shawn were awarded
HD Mechanic Apprentice Bulletin for Chisel
North. Randy, Mechanical Foreman was
instrumental in these positions being bulletined.
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Chisel North Mine and Snow Lake Mill
(cont'd)
Stephanus Vanderlinde, and Gail
Dupont, wishing them all the best in
their chosen professions. We also bid
farewell to Brian Schuman and Randy
Cockle who retired this year, Brian
in July with 35 years and Randy
in September with 34+ years with
HBM&S, Happy Retirement to both
of you.
Congratulations go out to Shawn
Vincent and Jonathon Young who
were awarded Heavy Duty Mechanical
Apprenticeships and joined the Chisel
North Mechanical Crew.
Congratulations goes out to Ellyn
Hornyak the 2010 HBM&S Snow
Lake Open Scholarship recipient,
Ellyn is the daughter of Terry (Chisel
North) & Colleen Hornyak and is now
attending the University of Manitoba
pursuing a degree in Physiotherapy.
Chisel North mine has been
busy with many facets of mining
operations, learning new and innovative ways in mining techniques.
Bob Libbey, Sr. Mine Foreman and
Ivan Forjan, Sr. Engineer travelled to
Germany in May to tour some of their
mining operations and bring back
new ideas for our operations.
The future of Snow Lake operations lies in the Lalor Project which is
well on the way, road to the site has
been completed , site is cleared and
getting ready for preliminary construction. We expect to be extremely
busy for the next few years with
the development of Lalor and with
Exploration continuing to get good
results in the Snow Lake Area the
future looks very promising.
In writing this we are busy preparing for a visit from Hudbay Minerals
Board of Directors and government
offficials for an announcement and
presentations.
Congratulations to all Chisel
North employees who received safety
awards this year. With the introduction of the PASS program our
employees keep up to date on safety
and address any issues that may have
a negative effect on employees and
our operations, we also discuss all
positive safety issues and recognize
those who contribute safety ideas to
our respective groups. Going forward
we hope that all our employees keep
in mind that safety, in the workplace
and at home must always be in the
forefront of our minds.
Thank you to all who provided
photos and information for this article, your assistance is much appreciated. For another year Chisel North
Mine and Snow Lake Mill wishes each
and everyone a Very Merry Christmas
and a Safe and Prosperous New Year.
Jonathon Young, HD Mech Apprentice, sitting in the snow, contemplating life, while
on vacation in the mountains, Kamloops,
BC.
Glenn Young and friend, John Matt sledding
up in the mountains, Kamloops, BC.
Brook with her dad, Herb Erickson (CN
LHD Operator) with a young moose, hunting
season, 2009.
Tyler Doak with grandpa, Bob Libbey, Chisel North Sr. Mine Foreman ,
keeping warm while enjoying the outdoors in Bob's backyard in Snow
Lake.
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Ed Langmuir with Myah Camryn LeCierc-Longmuir, granddaughter of
Ed and Cammie Langmuir, born Aug. 12, 2010.
Chisel North Mine and Snow Lake Mill
(cont'd)
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Dave Kendall (CN Training Supervisor) with granddaughter Avery and
a nice Wekusko Lake Walleye.
Hein Lombard (right) accepting congratulations from Mike Willett upon receiving his
Interprovincial HD Mechanic Certification.
Bob Libbey congratulating Brian Schuman (Electrician) on his retirement, July 2010. Brian was employed with HB for 35+ years . From
L-R: Randy Cockle, Brian Schuman , Gerald de Ia Roche, Bob Libbey
and Tony Butt.
Mike Willet presenting Johan Moritz with
his Inte rprovincial HD Mechanic Certificate
which he happily accepts.
Darcy Tower (SL Mill operator) along with his family ce lebrates his parent 's 40th wedding
anniversary, May 2010 in Brandon MB. Back row L-R: Wayne, Colleen , Devon, Darren , Dawn
and Bill Tower, Kendra Fredricksen, Darcy Tower holding Brayden Tower & Chelsea Miller.
Front L-R: Mason, Dustin, Leonard (dad), Marvella (mom) & Dillon Tower & Toy/a , Makenna
and Jackson Cousins.
Stephan Menge (right) accepting his
Interpro vincial HD Mechanic Certification
and congratulations from Mike Willett .
Bob Libbey, Sr. Mine Foreman, the proverbial tourist, taking photos in Wolfach in
heart of the Black Forest. Taken while Bob
and Ivan Forjan, Sr. Mine Engineer, were on
company business in Germany, May, 2010.
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Chisel North Mine and Snow Lake Mill
(cont'd)
Susanne Kluke (CN casual clerk, 2nd from
right) with husband Alex and nephews Tao &
Corben Davidson enjoying a nice sunny day
out on the Casual Cruiser, July 2010.
On his retirement day, September 15, 2010,
Randy enjoyed cake and coffee with his crew
and staff at Chisel North.
Randy Cockle (Mechanical Foreman) accepting congratulations from Bob Libbey upon
his retirement in September, 2010. Randy
worked at HB for 34+ years.
Randy Cockle with Atlas Copco Rep, Joe
Benoit who presented Randy with several
gifts upon his retirement. In the background
are Gerald de Ia Roche, AI Styba & Ed Finlay.
Kristopher and Tia Ross on their honeymoon
in the Mayan Riviera, El Dorado Royal
Resort, February 2010.
Kristopher Ross, Timothy Ross, Dustin ,
Danis and Nevada Ross celebrating Nevada 's
& Dustin 's graduation, June 2010.
Chisel North 's Vicki Sarkijarvi, GIT and
David Morrison, U/G Surveyor patiently
awaiting the arrival of their first child, due
in October, 2010.
Ellyn Hornyak with her family on graduation , June 2010. From L-R:
Dad, Terry Hornyak (Chisel North U/G Miner), grandparents Dennis
(HB retiree) and Agnes Hornyak, mom Colleen, grandparents Patti
and Dick Ulmer, sisters Alex & Kate.
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Darren Tower (FF Mill) holding his 3 week
old nephew, Brayden Jacob Tower.
Chelsea Miller and Darcy Tower (SL Mill) with 4 month old son,
Brayden Jacob Tower.
Mines Technical Services
M
ines Technical Services saw
some big changes in its personnel roster this year. Rob Carter moved
into the role of Superintendent Mines
Technical Services after Kim Proctor
transferred to the main office as the
new Lalor Project Manager. Paolo
Strapazzon also left our department
to join the Lalor group in the main
office. We wish everybody great success in their new roles.
Spencer Martin received his
20-YearnoLTAaward. Congratulations
Spencer! Our group was represented
at this year's local science fairs when
Travis Rideout and Paolo Strapazzon
helped out with the judging.
Brian Hartman organized some
new field work for a returning
University of Wisconsin student from
last year's field trip. The work is ongoing and hopefully will foster new
ideas in VMS exploration . Brian also
volunteered many hours researching and recommending equipment
and consumables for the upcoming
Northern Manitoba Mining Academy's
rock and mineral processing lab.
That's about all the news for
this year. We 're all looking forward
to another productive year ahead.
Wishing everyone a joyous holiday
season from the Mines Technical
Services group!
Olivia, Hannah , Jody, Sarah and Rob Carter on
summer holidays in Winnipeg.
Paolo Strapazzon (right) with son
Alessandro struttin ' their stuff in Cuba,
February 2010.
Tania Heaton (HBED) and Reg Yaworski discussing the fine points of acQuire core logging.
Paolo Strapazzon staking the center line of
the Lalor shaft.
Travis Rideout with Corey, Drew, Jill and Nolan at a concert in Winnipeg.
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Mines Technical Services
Brian and Tara Hartman with sons Braden (left) and Riley (right)
enjoying autumn in Flin Flon.
(cont'd)
Spencer Martin (right) received a congratulations from Rob Carter for
his 20 year no LTA award.
Flin Flon Mill
Louise Schollie & Shelley Holldorson
reetings from the Mill to the
Northern Lights readers. Wow
G
what a year ... we have numerous new
employees in the Mill and quite a few
employees leaving. With the Snow
Lake area starting up again, we said
goodbye to Robert Henderson, Ken
Baird, Dan Kryschuk, AI Johnson,
Val McAuley, Veronica Teneycke
and Darcy Tower. The Smelter shutdown has resulted in a number of
personnel changes. The Mill welcomes in no particular order: David
Van Caseele, Travis Peterson, Isaac
Peters, Blair Brooks, Dean Madarash,
Scott Eastman, Tony Flynn, Brittany
Jones, Darcy Salamondra, Grant
Norman, Chris Durand, Todd Stevens,
Trevor Thompson, Dallas Walker,
John Suchoplus, Chet Brown, Chad
Mcintosh, Scott Davis, Clark Cluff, Len
McKenzie, Roger Lassen, Dale Buick,
Brent Bilquist and Ryan Hanson and
James Pidluberg. Darren Johnston has
transferred back to the mill.
The mill has had a few employees retire from the company and
they were Greg Ellingson , Tom
Cluett, Brien Lee, Allan Link, Tom
Bourgeois and Marvin Patterson
while Don Kirkham decided to move
on to greener pastures. We wish them
all the best and hope to see them at
the retirement party.
The Mill Rec Club has found a
way to be reinstated and is doing many
enjoyable things for the employees.
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Darren Johnston and Jill Storey in Nelson ,
BC.
Israel Hynes celebrating his 50th birthday
with Stanley before heading to a Toronto
Maple Leaf game.
Shaun Ruben with his daughter, Danielle
Masia Elizabeth Ruben , born October 23,
5 lbs, 13 oz.
Barrack Obama, Deanna
VanCaeseele, Las Vegas.
and
David
Flin Flon Mill
They have opened a small canteen
called "Storefront" and sell a number of items to the employees. The
rec club held a golf tournament with
Brook Hagberg taking home the trophy congratulations Brook. They are
planning a retirement party in the fall ,
a Curling Bonspiel and a children's
Christmas party. Also a BBQ was
held on the deck for all the employees, moose sausage and burgers were
donated by Israel Hynes along with
the beef burgers and smokies it was
enjoyed by all employees, thanks
for a great job. It is great to see the
enthusiasm from the rec club.
The stork club was small in the
mill and the new fathers are Shaun
Ruben with a baby girl (Danielle Maria
Elizabeth Ruben) and Calvin Bartle
with a new baby boy (Riley Edward
Bartle). Congratulations to the new
parents.
The apprentices in the Mill at this
time are Ray Shirran, Rick Ruckle
and Justin Burwash and they are
working hard at their trades.
Quite a few Mill employees went
on vacations this past year; Sharon
and Tom Lindsey went to Play Del
Carman, Mexico, Louise and Jim
Schollie went to Puerta Vallarta,
Mexico, Israel and Lisa Hynes went
to Hawaii, Lisa Tower, her daughters,
sister, and mother went to Mazatlan,
Mexico, Shelley Halldorson went to
Arizona to visit her sister Onalee,
Darrel and Marv Woroniuk went to
the Panama Canal, Darren and Fawn
(cont'd)
Brown went to Vegas, Shelley and
Duke Durack went to Vegas, Karl and
Sandra Hoover went to Vegas, Cass
and her sister went to Costa Rica,
Dean Danis went to Cuba, Manny and
Charlene Pelly went to Cuba, Cass
and her hubby Joel went to British
Columbia for a family reunion and
Diane and Yuri Scholtz went to Banff.
Everyone enjoyed their vacations and
came back ready to work again.
Last fall at the Awards night party,
Karl Hoover received his 25 year
watch and 25 year safety award while
Ian Smith received a 25 year safety
award, Israel Hynes and Glen Rideout
received 30 year safety awards and
Allan Hill received his 40 year safety
award.
The year 2010 was a very busy
time in the Mill with the two projects
being started and all the training of
the new employees. Major projects
this year included the completion of
the new lime plant, and the new copper concentrate filter plant that was
built to coincide with the closure of
the smelter. The plant uses a Larox
pressure filter and can produce the
low moistures required for concentrate shipping.
Commissioning of the new plant
began in June. Over the course of the
next few months it was ramped up to
full production and by September the
old plant was phased out.
We wish everyone a successful
2011 and all the best to you.
Darre n Brown (Mill) 40th and Mike Gobeil (Zinc) 37th birthdays same day -September 4th. Note the small cake for Mike.
Blaine, Marlene, Gage and Brody Haygarth
at Yankee game.
Blaine Gogal, James Duffie and Brody
Haygarth at Game 4 in Philadelphia.
Derek Abrahamson (Zinc plant), Travis Ford (Mill), Jay Best (form e r
student in the lab) and Mitch Whitbread (Zinc plant) in Cancun.
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Flin Flon Mill
Don Kirkham, Ricahrd Korte, Karl Hoover.
Shelley and Duke at Wild Animal Park in
San Diego.
Lisa Tower and Shelley Haldorson hard at work.
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(cont'd)
Jim, Louise, Aron, Maxine and Gary enjoy Cafe Roma in Mexico .
Calvin Barite with son Riley.
Dozen yellow roses from Cody for Louise's
birthday.
Cass and Joel in BC.
Flin Flon Mill
(cont'd)
Israel Hynes enjoying the sun at Waikiki
Beach.
Israel and Lisa Hynes celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in Oahu, Hawaii.
Shawn , Leslie and Danielle Ruben.
Lisa (Mill) with gecko and iguana in Mazatlan.
Darren Brown at his 40th birthday with sons
Zander and Connor.
Tom and Sharon Lindsey along with Jill Cousins in Playa Del Carmen , Mexico.
Darren Johnston and Jill Storey on a hot air
balloon ride in Kelowna , BC.
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Flin Flon Mill
(cont'd)
Peter Oliphant and Patrick Owens with
Industrial Mechanic certificates.
Yuri, Diane and Abigail Scholtz at Lake
Louise.
Chet and Cindy Brown celebrated their first
anniversary on August 15th, 2010 (MillCrusher).
Marv Patterson on his last shift.
Blaine, Marlene and Gage Gaga/ on carriage
ride in Central Park, New York.
Amber McKenzie, daughter of Len and
Connie McKenzie, graduated from the
University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelors
of Science in Nursing degree.
Lisa Tower (Mill) and her mom gett ing ready to go for a horseback ride
while vacationing in Mazatlan, Mexico, this March.
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Sharon and Tom Lindsey and Jill Cousins on the beach in Puerto
More/ax, Mexico.
Flin Flon Mill
(cont'd)
Lisa Tower with sister Kathy, daughters Kelsie and Brianna after getting braids in Mazatlan , Mexico.
Vern Rultey presenting golf trophy to Brook Hagberg.
Tony Flynn (Mill boilermaker/ welder) with son Brody (1 year) and wife
Darla.
Deanna, Noah and David VanCaeseele.
Dan Sevold (Mill) receiving his 35 Year Safety Award from Karl
Austman.
Uncle Brook Hagberg 's nieces and nephews. Back row: Briem
Hagberg, Brook, Connor McCracken. Front row: Logan Loeppky,
Halla Hagberg, Courtney McCracken .
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Zinc Plant
Shannon Irwin
S
easons Greetings to all. Another
year has sped by and with it came
many changes.
We would like to welcome all
our transfers in: Danny Fisher, Dustin
Thompson, Jarrett Kemp , Brian
Ferris, Craig Simpson, John Trumbley,
Richard Korte , Blair Macisaac, Pat
Fullowka, Jen Lu, Bernd Schubert,
Andre Blouin, Darren Blatz, Chad
Patterson, Darren Ford, Mike
Gobeil, Cory Grant, Crystal Highfield,
Trevor Menzies, Mike Morissette,
Kirk Pawlachuk, Dustin Trumbley,
Randy Fredeen, Jack Willey, Tom
Wolokoff, Darrin Haugerud, Garett
Pelly, Dave Salahub, Kevin Allen,
Dennis Hamilton , Keith Guitard ,
Ryan Hassel, Britt Butcher, Damase
Bouvier, Dallas Walker, Cyr Geneau,
Jason Merton, Curtis Walker, Dan
Kowalchuk, Matt Wazny, Shaun
Nabe , Fred Ledoux, Kelvin Brown,
Geoff Gulliford, Cory Campbell,
Brad Campbell, Doug Boyes, Russ
Thompson, Jody Feuerstein, Tanner
Brough, Marty Tetlock, Lyle, Gelinas,
Chris Bilquist, Rolf Affolter, Rob
Simon.
New hires were: Tesslyn Anderson
(summer student), Tom Bailey, Ryan
Peever, Scott Campbell, Rian Bayless,
Chris Danis, Shawn Wallaker, Chris
Hryhoruk, Andre Longmore , Eric
Kendrick.
Transfer outs were: Guy Henderson, Brent Bilquist, Ryan Kosmenko ,
Ken Kowall, Daryl Furber, Jason
Werbicki, Chris Lengyel, Dune Adam,
Wayne Todoschuk, Brian Ferris,
Dallas Walker, Kris Ross, John Hill,
Eric Wallaker, Dustin Thompson, Carl
Redahl, Chris Hryhoruk.
Retirees : Shirley Andreychuk Jan 29; Randy Beever and Rick Hurst
- May 31 ; Bob Roman and Murray
Grimes - June 29; Marc Boisjoli June 30; Les Pogue - July 25 ; John
Zagrodney- July 31; Emilio Quitania
- Aug 31; Bob Dyck and Don Ginter
- September 30. We wish you well
and will miss you all. Don't forget to
keep in touch.
Baby congratulations go to Brad
and Crystal Eggert on the birth of their
daughter Violet Loree born Jan 17.
Joe, Kristina, Madelyn , Anna, Justin and
Joey Lies, Drumheller, August 2010.
Brent Bilquist with his Master-Angler perch or wait a minute - that 's a lake trout!
Doug, Brenda-Lee, Kristen and Audrey
Murray posing with Doug 's 35 lb big catch
of the day.
Steve and Onalee Stelmach, Derald and Barb Gruff, Jim and Val
Glynn, and Brent and Pat Bilquist, Candle Lake, SK.
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Sarah and Richard Rebelo in Sao Migues, Acores, over-looking the
volcanic crater and twin lakes of Sete Cidades.
Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
The Zinc Plant Rec Club held two
events this year; the annual Children's
Christmas Party in December, Curling
Bonspiel which was held in February.
Thanks to those who coordinated
these events your hard work was
appreciated. Also congratulations to
all the guys on the Zinc Plant hockey
team for winning the HBMS Hockey
Tournament.
Until next year, have a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to
all! All the best in 2011.
Kristen , Doug, Audrey and Brenda-Lee Murray at Banff Springs Golf Course, August 2010.
Crystal, Ryan and Camryn Peever on their
wedding day.
Joe and Kris Lies and hockey on Grant Lake.
Dennis and Sharon Kotz and Kriss and Tia Ross at the E/' Dorado
Royale in Mexico.
Cheryl and Tom Garrioch in Los Cabos,
Mexico, for daughter Crystal 's wedding to
Ryan Peever, February 2010.
Jason Mucha (Casting Plant) with wife Amber and children Shayna
and Ryder at the Sea Lion show at West Edmonton Mall.
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Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
The Garrioch family in Mexico: Tom, Cheryl,
Crystal, Ryan , Amber and Camryn .
Rachele Leifso, daughter of Brad (Zinc Plant)
and Karen , with her Masters in Speech
Language Pathology in Minot, NC, 2010; Erik
Kendrick, son of Wayne and Shelley Kendrick,
degree in Education, Minot, ND, 2010, and
Rachele's grandmother Vera Leifso.
Nicole Bilquist, wife of Tyler Bilquist {Casting
Plant), daughter of Brad (Zinc Plant) and
Karen Leifso, a graduate with her degree in
Nursing from UCN/U of M 2010.
Camryn lazing in the sun with daddy, Ryan
Peever and Pappa Tom (Garrioch) and Pappa
Kelly (Peever).
Erik Kendrik {Casting Plant) and his business
partner Cody Wakeford started Vendictive
Entertainment Inc. and successfully promoted
their first MMA & Boxing event in Minot,
North Dakota .
Joey Lies being congratulated by Kevin
Elliott on his graduation as a Pipefitter.
Randy Bowman presenting Carl Redahl with
his Instrumentation certificate.
Garrioch/Peever wedding in Los Cobos, Mexico, February 2010. L-R:
Mike Lucowich , Danny Muir (Zinc Plant), Ryan Peever (Zinc Plant),
Crystal Peever (Garrioch), Amber Garrioch, Hilary Faktor, Nikki
McConnell.
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Crystal and Ryan Peever celebrating their wedding with family and
friends in Los Cobos, Mexico, February 2010.
Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
Barry Wabick and father Alex with their
deer.
Kevin Elliott presenting Mark Kritzer with
his graduation certificate for Pipefitter.
Winners of the Ca rpenter Golf Tournament
on August 13 were Lyle Wallaker and Larry
Trudeau.
Kev in and Shawn Elliott, moose hunting
2009.
Shaun and Lacey Nabe on their wedding
day, May 29, 2010.
Shawn and Lacey Nabe on their honeymoon
at Walt Disney World, Florida .
Dennis and Sharon Katz in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico.
Shirley Andrychuck and Oreo with sister June, brother Ed and Mom,
June 23, 2010.
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Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
Dan Chupik (Zinc Plant) with wife Val and son Joel at Madame
Tussaud 's Wax Museum in London, England, July 2010.
Retirement party for Marc Boisjoli and Don Ginter. Ron Dundas,
Andrew Lami, Dean Danis and Don Ginter.
Carpenters Local 1614 presented watches
to retirees Bob Roman , Larry Wiwcharuk ,
and Dave Law at the Flin Flon Golf Course
on August 13. Missing were Dave Broughton
and Tom Fehr.
Marc Trudeau and grandson Jordan Gorrell
"1st Fish- A Whopping Walleye, " Jan Lake,
August 3, 2010.
Shirley Andrychuk retirement party, October,
2009, with Roe/of Helberg doing the roast.
Dan Chupik visiting daughter Lindsay
Patterson at London train station.
Dave Wilson presenting Lyle Wallaker with
his graduation certificate for Carpentry.
Keith McDuffee and Natalie Pilling in
Niagara Falls.
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Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
Shirley Andrychuk on vacation in Cuba with
Charlene, Manual and Shaylene Felly.
Keith McDuffee at Mackinaw City, Michigan
in August.
Keith McDuffee and Natalie Pilling going on
the Jet Boat. Oh yeah!
On Brad and Crystal Eggert 's camping trip
through BC, they stopped to see Takakkaw
Falls.
Brad and Crystal Eggert on their trip to
Runaway Bay, Jamaica.
Marc Boisjoli (OES operator} on his last
working day before retirement.
Don Aasen with Claire who was born on March 20th. Mom and dad
are Evan Aasen and Genia Haberman.
Joel Chupik and gi rlfriend Brooke Dallas on grad, June 25, 2010.
Joe l is the son of Dan (Zinc plant) and Val Chupik.
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Zinc Plant
(cont'd)
Marc Boisjoli celebrating his retirement.
Tegan Nordick , daughter of Myron
(Cellhouse) and Debbie Nordick, graduated
high school 2010.
Tegan Nordick on her graduation day with
family, Kale and Shaina Nordick, grandparents Eugene and Muriel Baduik, aun t and
uncle Grant and Lianna Franko .
First time in over 30 years that all the
McDuffee family has been together. Back:
Duane (Boo), Anne (mother}, Kirk. Middle:
Keith, Darci, Randy. Front: Ron.
Brad and Crystal Eggert with newborn Violet
Loree Eggert .
Keith McDuffee and Natalie Pilling at
Bimidji, Minnesota.
Instrumentation grad Ryan Bortis receiving
his certificate from Randy Bowman.
Don Ginter at his retirement party with co-worker Scott Nattrass.
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Erin (Agerbak) and Rob Boiteau on their wedding day, October 9,
2010, with family Greg (Maintenance) and Myrna Agerbak, Chris,
Lyndsay, Hayden and Calli Lenderbeck.
Smelter
Cindy Jorgensen
A
s you all know, the Smelter had
its last cast on June 11 so this will
be our final article for the Northern
Lights. The Smelter has been a faithful contributor to the magazine over
the years, and we 'd like to thank
everyone who participated.
Numerous employees took the
retirement packages offered as a result
of Smelter closure and they are as follows: Ron Baschuk, Orul Bilec, Guy
Bishop, Ron Blatz, Dave Bolton, Larry
Brading, Patti Carriere, Earl Crouse,
AI Davis, Sharon Gibney, Dennis
Herzberg, John Hinks, Allan Keller,
John Laidlaw, Vuong Le, Lawrence
Mandes, Bob O 'Connell, Max Owen,
Harvie Perkins, Hugh Quinn, Andy
Sawka, Euclide St Germain, Brad
Stevens and Bill Williamson. Cory
Slater left HBM&S for other employment. Best of luck to all.
Most of the remaining staff and
hourly employees settled into their
new departments by the end of June .
A small crew was left for decommissioning and clean-up through the summer and into September. The only
areas of the Smelter that will remain
intact are Feed Prep (which has now
become Concentrate Handling) and
the Track & Train crews; these areas
will move to the CSG dept.
Our Smelter meeting room I
warehouse building and office are
now being used by IT as a training
centre, and 777 North Mine has
moved into our maintenance trailers
and shop. There was lots of activity
this summer as the portal for 777
North was prepared near the north
end of the slag tunnel. The stack has
been inspected and capped, and will
remain standing, while other areas of
the smelter have been cleaned and
prepared for future demolition.
The Smelter Rec Club held its final
golf tournament in June, with a very
good turn out. Darcy Salamondra was
the winner but there were plenty of
prizes for all. The remaining Rec Club
funds were donated to Liston Chaisson.
We had some 25 year watch
recipients this year and they are
Rob Larocque, Doug Lyon , Guy
Henderson, Doug Slugoski and Scott
Anderson. Ron Blatz and Craig
Simpson both received their 30 year
Safety Awards. Congratulations to all!
So, after 80 years of operation, the end is here. Best of luck to
everyone in your new endeavors and
a heartfelt thank you for your efforts
in making the Smelter the great place
to work that it was. Have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Chad Mcintosh '. crew, one of the last to work in the reverb. Front
row: Geoff Gulliford, Derek Hunter, Steven Baschuk. Back row : Chad
Mcintosh , Allan Keller, Ray Pruden , Abe Collins, Dallas Walker,
Shawn Wal/aker.
Craig Simpson receives his 30 year No Lost
Time Accident decal from Gary Willetts
Sharon Gibney (on the right) took a long
planned trip to the east coast with her
mother and sister Doreen after retirement at
smelter closure.
Scott Davis' converter aisle crew. Euclide St. Germain , Blair Brookes,
Scott Davis, Lawrence Mandes, Kevin Allen, Rolf Affolter.
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Smelter
(cont'd)
Rob Simon 's reverb/ roaster crew. Front row: Tim Karpan , Marc Boisjoli, Dustin Trumbley, Guy
Bishop, Steven Baschuk. Back row: Clayton Hillier, Matt Capyk, Darcy Janzen, Cory Campbell,
Adam Harrower, Fred Ledoux, Rob Simon.
Retiree Allan Keller getting congratulation s
from Henry Kosar. Allan retired after over
33 years of service.
Craig Simpson presenting Johnathon
Earnshaw with his Journeyman Electrician
certificate.
Henry Kosar congratulating Dave Bolton on
Dave's last day of work. Upon retirement
Dave and his wife Cindy moved to Saskatoon
to be closer to kids and grandkids.
Brad Stevens (left, with Gary Willetts) on his
last day after over 30 years service.
Harvie Perkins with converter aisle crew. Albert Clarke, Pam Leefe,
Ron Blatz, Vuong Le, Max Owen , Harv Perkins.
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The bricklaying crew. Rob Galbraith , supervisor Andy Sawka, Sonny
Audet, Jim Rasmussen .
Smelter
(cont'd)
Harvie Perkins was a Converter Aisle shift
supervisor until his retirement at smelter
closure.
Dennis Herzberg retired from the converter
aisle after almost 35 years of service.
Bill (Bucky) Williamson (right) and Jay
Cooper on Bill 's last day of work.
Hugh Quinn on his last day. Hugh was a
supervisor in the anode casting area .
Vuong Le, Dennis Herzberg, Max Owen, Ron Blatz, Harv Perkins enjoying themselves at one
of the many retirement gatherings.
A smiling John Hinkson his last day of work
after over 30 years service, most recently as
the Gas Handling Supervisor.
Dougall Dubinak 's anode crew completed the last cast on June 11. From the left, Jody
Feuerstein, Abner Agpalza, Jennifer McDuffee, Jordan Crone, Ryan Peever, Dougall Dubinak,
Jason Merton , Jillion Storey, Kyrra Kosar, Crystal Highfield.
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Smelter
(cont'd)
Orul Bilec (center) was the last retiree to leave the smelter. He and
partners Joe Rylance and Tyler Kittle were part of the decommissioning crew.
Ron Baschuk, seen here with Jay Cooper, was an oiler upon his retirement from the smelter maintenance crew.
John Laidlaw was a happy man on his last day of work. John was the
smelter Bullgang Supervisor.
Retiree Patty Carriere leaning on one of the many thousands of
anodes she cast as the wheelhouse operator.
Part of the decommissioning crew. From left
Philip Jobes, Scott Storey, Tyler Kittle, Rolph
Affolter, Chris Bilquist, Geoff Gulliford, Brett
Koczka, Rob Simon, Doug Lyons.
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Last Smelter hockey team
L-R back: Shawn Wallaker, Darcy Salamondra, Jordan
Crone, Lawrence Mandes, Shawn Nabe, Chris Hryhoruk. L-R middle: Clarke Cluff, Cory
Grant. L-R front: B ritt Jones, Tyler Kittle, Dustin Thompson , Jarett Kemp.
Powerhouse
Chris Faktor
ow how the time flies , another
year has come and gone in what
W
seems to be record time.
2010 saw the end of an era in the
Powerhouse. In June with the Smelter
closure the Reverb Boiler area of the
Powerhouse also shut down. This
saw relocation of 3 Reverb Boiler
Operators to the main Powerhouse.
At this time, we saw the departure of
David Scully who took a position with
the Environment group. We would
also like to thank Tanner Buettner for
his time spent in the Powerhouse as
a Reverb Boiler Operator for the final
few months of operation.
In January, we wished Larrie
Coles all the best in the next phase of
his life. Larrie retired after 37 years in
the Powerhouse.
Bob Williamson left the Powerhouse and HBMS in April to pursue
other opportunities. We wish him all
the best in his future endevours. Dave
Sullivan took a position with the mine
department in early October after
many years in the Powerhouse, Good
Luck Dave. Dustin Wynnyczenko
took an opportunity to expand on his
horizons and accepted employment
with Saskpower in Saskatoon as an
operator at their Queen Elizabeth
Power Generating Station. Good luck
to Dustin as well.
Congratulations to Mike Kozar
and Richard Hopkinson for successfully becoming Second class Power
Engineers. Congratulations as well
to Freddy Slippers, Dan Hotel and
Josh Enns. Freddy obtained his
Interprovincial Journeymans certificate as an Industrial Mechanic.
Dan and Josh passed their Interprovincial Journeyman Exams in
the Instrumentation field . These are
major accomplishments. Job well
done guys!
I would like to wish, on behalf of
everyone in the Powerhouse Department, a Merry Christmas, Happy
New Year and all the best in 2011.
Chris Faktor presenting Jim Prall with a
certificate recognizing his 44 years with no
LTA 's.
Chris Faktor presenting Paul Rutherford
with a certificate recognizing 15 years with
no LTA 's.
Lavern Reynolds really let his hair down in
July.
Gerry, Vern , Todd, Chris, Lorrie, Dave, Greg and Ralph on Lorrie
Coles' final day of work.
Chris Faktor, Gerry Robertson, Hank Kozar, Todd Boyd, Jay Cooper
and Gary Willetts on the final day of Smelter Operations.
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Powerhouse
(cont'd)
Greg Senyk presenting Freddy Slippers
with his Industrial Mechanic Journeyman 's
Certificate.
Greg Senyk with his daughter Morganna
after a successful hunt.
Powerhouse employees had a safety breakfast to celebrate 4 years of
no LTA 's.
Powerhouse Maintenance Crew December 2009.
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Josh Enns with his Master Angler Walleye
caught at Sourdough Bay.
Ron Prieur with the boys on his retirement day.
Rhonda Snow with Granddaughter Leah
camping at Jan Lake.
Powerhouse
(cont'd)
The final day of operation of the Reverb
Boilers that went down with the Smelter.
Todd Boyd presenting Larrie Coles with a
gift on his retirement.
Rick Strom being presented with a certificate
for achieving 35 years with no LTA 's.
Greg Senyk with his family on vacation in
Mexico.
Todd Boyd congratulating Dan Hotel on
obtaining his lP certificate as an Instrument
Mechanic .
Todd Boyd congratulating Josh Enns on
obtaining his IP certificate as an Instrument
Mechanic.
Scott Smith receiving a certificate for 10
years with no LTA 's .
Wayne, Roxy, Riley and Rikki Reynolds at
the beach in Costa Rica.
Todd Boyd presenting Tony Smida with a
certificate for 40 years with no LTA's.
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Maintenance and Services
Nancy Chlan
Northern Lights time again ,
It'sanother
busy year comes to a close.
Mega changes have taken place
as a result of the Smelter closure so
I'll begin with our retirees. Starting in
February and ending in August twentytwo retirees bit us farewell : Randy
Whitbread (Machinist), Tom Mager
(Surface), Jim Prall (Electrical Substn
Opr) , Lloyd Maclvor (Pipe-fitter),
Don Mclean (Machinist), Len Olson
(Machinist), Don Slowski (Boilermaker),
Bruce Joyner (Boiler-maker), Roger
Morin (Industrial Mechanic) , Tony
Suchoplas (Surface Crane Opr), Joe
Danis (Motorwinder), Dave Derman
(Boilermaker), Cam Seckinger (Garage
Mechanic), Tom Fehr (Carpenter),
Dave Broughton (Carpenter), Dave
Law (Carpenter) , Holly Freeborn
(Surface), Len Bernhard (Surface)
Ken Grindle (Surface), Tony Porras
(Electrical), Tom Morrison (Surface)
and Jim Lengyel (Pipefitter Supervisor).
CONGRATULATIONS and thanks for
all the donuts! Obviously we needed
recruits to fill the void. Personnel additions included: Boilermakers - Kent
Hucaluck, Liston Chaisson and Paul
Linnick; Carpenters - Bob Anaka,
Russ Reeves and Duncan Adam;
Surface- Joey Penney, Terry Canning
and Jason Werbecki; Electricians Dustin Pauwells, Ken Kowal and
Rodney Naude; Garage Mechanic Nick Smook. Jamie Pidluberg moved
to the Mill as General Foreman and
Gary Willetts joined us as he took
on the position of Superintendent
of Central Services & Concentrate
Handling, bringing the TNT (Train and
Track) crew and the Feed Prep fellas
with him from the Smelter. Welcome
aboard everyone!
The Apprenticeship Program
had 18 Apprentices graduate during
You can have your cake and eat it too! Carpenter crew with Bob Roman on his last day.
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F'""
the year and has awarded 12 new
apprenticeships which brings the current total to 31. Kudos to the following for achieving Journeyman status:
Instrument Mechanic - Joshua Enns,
Dan Hotel, Ryan Bortis and Carl
Redahl , Industrial Electrician- Tanner
Brough, Dustin Pauwells and Jonathan
Earnshaw; Boilermaker/Welder- Marty
Tetlock and Britt Butcher; Carpenter
- Mark Anderson, John Benko and
Ryan Larsen; Industrial Mechanic Joe Rylance; Machinist - Brad Clarke;
Heavy Duty Mechanic - Mervin
Hershmiller; Pipefitter - Mark Kritzer,
Joey Lies and Richard Korte.
Congratulations to Samantha
Epa P.Eng for achieving Professional
Engineering status in November.
Employees presented with Safety
Awards this year were Roger LeClerc
(Machinist) 25 years No Lost Time
Accident, and Todd Quinn (Surface)
Maintenance and Services
(cont'd)
and Tom Kozar (Machinist) for 30
years NLTA. Safety milestones of
30+ years without a lost time accident were achieved by Doug Shearer
(31 yrs), Gord Linnick and Tom
Mager (32 yrs), Dennis Whitbread
(33 yrs), Laurie Grudgfield and Andy
Wasylciw (34 yrs) and Jim Lengyel
(36 yrs). Congratulations to all on
your achievements!
Disney World was a popular
choice this year, visited by four families:
Ryan Russell, Samantha and Duminda
Epa, Kaysor Khan and Shelley
Williamson all enjoyed the sun and fun
on their family vacations. Les and
Kathy Lengyel had two weeks RnR in
Maya Riviera Mexico.
The Mechanical & Construction
Rec Club held another successful year
with a variety of events to entertain
everyone . October was the kick-off
with the Family Halloween party complete with a Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Way to go Marty Ledoux - 27 dogs
in one minute! The Dart Tournament
followed in November with Brian
Humphreys and Ryan Hanson as the
top darters. In January, the Curling
Bonspiel was held with the foursome
of Russ Kennedy , Drew Moore, Bill
Williamson and Mike Wilson winning the honour of representing the
Mechanical department in the Green
Trophy. The Norm LeClerc Best Ball
tournament was held in June with 30
golfers enjoying the golf and steak
dinner. Summer ended early post-
paning the Leo Hanson Memorial
Golf Tournament to mid September.
Despite the cool, wet weather, Hugh
Devlin emerged the top golfer, Kelly
Davis awarded the longest drive and
Brad Hyrich closest to the pin. Sixty
eight golfers participated in the tournament. A total of nine entries this
year in the Fish and Game events
with Mervin Hershmiller winning the
draw for the fish knife and Andy
Wasylciw the hunting knife .
That's 2010 in a nutshell.
From all of us in Central
Services (Mechanical , Electrical
and Engineering Services, Surface
& Transportation, Train & Track
and Concentrate Handling) Seasons
Greetings and Happy New Year.
Brad Clark {right) receives his Machinist
Ce rtification from Tom Kozar.
Duane Davis (left) presents Mark Anderson
with his Carpenter Certificate.
Jim Ryan presents Dustin Pauwells with his
Industrial Electrician 's certificate .
.
Duane Davis and family at the Larocque Family Reunion as Team
Pink in support of breast cancer. Over $900 collection was raised by
Kirby, Taylor, Moira, Duane and Spencer.
Don Slowski, Boilermaker retiree, takes one last look at the Shop.
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Maintenance and Services
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Garage crew say farwell to Cam Seckinger.
L-R: Mike Williams, Cory Lane, Chris
Huysman , Cam Seckinger, Darin Mansell
and Mervin Hershmiller.
Two month old Oden James Gibson, son of Scott and Chelsey Gibson of Saskatoon , has three
pairs of great-grandparents and two pairs of grandparents living in the Creighton -Denare Beach
area. Front row, L-R: Penni Gibson (grandmother), Scott Gibson, Che lsey Gibson (holding
Oden), Shauna Vincent (grandmother). Back row, L-R: Doug Gibson (great-grandfather), Bruce
Gibson (grandfath er), Isabel Gibson (great-grandmother), Doris Slugoski (great-grandmother),
Carl Slugoski (great-grandfather), May Vincent (great-grandmother), Don Vincent (great-grandfather) , Ken Vincent (TNT, grandfather).
Andy and Valerie Wasyleiw with children
Melissa and Darwyn at the Edmonton Zoo
during their 2010 holiday to Alberta.
Kevin Elliott (left) presents Pipefitter certificate to Mark Kritzer.
Mervin Hershmiller accepts his Heavy Duty
Mechanics certificate from Jamie Pidluberg.
Wayde and Linda Lowe with son Drayden in
Pu erto Vallarta in February.
Wayde and Linda Lowe with son Drayden
(21 months) at his first skate.
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Any and Valerie Wasyleiw during the 2010
Lion 's Journey for Sight snowmobile ride to
Brandon.
Maintenance and Services
Todd Boyd presents 25 yrs NLTA award to
Rob Kif lick at the Awards Night.
Doug Dutcawich congratulates Tom Morrison
(left) on achieving 25 years NLTA.
Tim Davis and family Christmas 2009. L-R: Sean , Tim , Rees, Robyn ,
Susan, Megan and Gemma.
Audrey, Kristin , Brenda-Lee and Doug
Murray on vacation at Johnston Canyon,
Banff, Alberta.
(cont'd)
Doug Shearer, Boilermaker, receives his 30
year NLTA award from Jamie Pidluberg.
Gary and Gayle Willetts with grandson Dane, daughter Holly, granddaughter A/lyssa, son-in-law Kerry Mansell, son-in-law Darren Nagel
and daughter Carrie. (Missing are son Wade and daughter-in -law
Ashley Willetts .)
Dave King, Boilermaker, receives his 25 year
NLTA award from Jamie Pidluberg.
Ken Bass receives his 25 yrs NLTA award
from Todd Boyd.
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Maintenance and Services
(cont'd)
Tim Davis and daughter, Gemma, at the
Calgary Zoo.
Duminda and Samantha Epa, Engineering
Services, with their children Amasha and
Vishwalza at Disney World.
Kaysor Khan , Engineering Services, and family in front of the entrance to Disney Florida
Animal Kingdom theme park.
Tim Davis with his son Rees and granddaughte rs Brooklyn and Noelle.
Dustin Law (left) receives his Carpenter certificate Dave Wilson.
John Benko (left) receives his Carpenter certif icate from Duane Davis.
Kirby Davis, graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from
Mount Royal University in Ca lgary in Jun e. Kirby also passed her
National RN exam in July 2010. The two old people beside her are
her proud parents, Moira and Duane.
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Wayde and Linda Lowe celebrating Linda 's 40th birthday in Las
Vegas in Sepetember.
Maintenance and Services
Philip Jobes (left) presents Tanner Brough
with his Industrial Electrician 's certificate.
Tom Kozar presents 25 yrs NLTA safety
decal to Roger LeClerc.
Kent Hucaluk and friends after successful
moose hunt. L-R: Mike Alexander, Darren
Strelezki, Rod Alexander, Kent Hucaluk
Tom Morrison and Holly Freebarn -last day
of working.
Bruce Joyner, center front, on his last day with some of the guys from the Shop.
(cont'd)
Gary Willetts presents Tom Kozar with his
30 yrs NLTA safety decal.
Doug Murray with his 35 lb salmon caught at
Tofino, BC during vacation in August.
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Len Bernhard's last day with the crew.
Kent and Jackie Hu ca luk with their chi ld ren
Joel and Jordan at their summer cabin.
Len Bernhard on his last day on the 988 loader.
Liston and Rhonda Chaisso n 's "twins. "
Raycine and Austin graduated Grade 12
from Creighton Community School on June
25, 2010.
Ryan , Che lsea, Keilen and Cole Russell at Disney World for Christmas.
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Austin Chaisson.
Russell family on vacation at Grouse Mountain. L-R: Cole, Chelsea,
Keilen and Ryan.
Maintenance and Services
Liston Chaisson, Les Ford and Glen Muench
discussing fishing strategy.
Doug and Donna Shearer {Boilermaker) at
daughter 's wedding.
The 0/iynyk's family trip to Walt Disney World,
January 2010. L-R: Michelle, Meghan , Minnie, Taylor,
Mickey and Ken.)
Boilermaker fishing weekend at Mystic Lake.
(cont'd)
Marty, Tricia and Maelynn Tetlock. Maelynn
was born December 7, 2009.
Yes, we are in our winter coats and yes we are
at Sea World, Orlando, Florida . Harland 's!
0/iynyk's/Pederson 's Disney World vacation,
January 2010.
Doug Shearer at Devi/'s Tower in
Wyom ing (Boile rmaker), August,
2010.
Machinist apprentice, She lley Williamson, with her husband
Bob and their chi ldren Marley (15), Ty ler (12) and S hannon
(8) on a summer vacation to Disneywo rld in July 2010.
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Logistics
Tracey Fullowka
ello everyone! I am replacing Jan
H
Mcintyre as Logistics Reporter.
Jan accepted a position at 777 Mine
in August, travelling to Drumheller,
Calgary, Banff and West Edmonton
Mall. Lisa Rogers and her son Luke
when skiing in Wapititi Valley in
March.
There were a few weddings.
Nadine's daughter married Matt
Winterton (ZPL) on June 12, 2010 .
James Johnson's son married Denee
Church on July 24th, and Mavis
and Rick Strom's daughter Sharalyn
married Chris Petryk on December
19th. Sharalyn also graduated from
University College of the North with
her Bachelor of Nursing .
There have been quite a number of employee changes. Garth
Thompson moved into our building
from I.T. as the Director of Supply
Chain and Contract Administration.
Terry Hyrich was hired permanent
in December 2009 replacing Jan as
Group Clerk Steno. Jennifer Reeves
came to use as a casual in January,
helping out Mavis and Angie in
Contracts . She was hired permanent
on September 15, 2010 . Way to
go Jenn! Jarrett walked across the
perimeter from the Warehouse to
take the position of buyer in August,
replacing Vera Keyede who moved
back to Winnipeg to be closer to her
husband. Oliveira Kozy left us in May
and returned on a casual basis in June
until we fill the position of Supply
Chain Specialist. I think she just
missed us so much, welcome back!
We welcome a few new faces
to the Warehouse. Dougall Dubinak
from the Smelter and replaced Jarrett
as Assistant Warehouse Foreman .
Doug Slugoski also from the Smelter
Angie and Cory Raddysh with their sons,
Michael and Rylan, while on vacation at
Lake Louise.
Linda and grandson Cory at the Union kids
Christmas party.
Nadine and Derek dancing at their daughter's wedding just before the "Cotton Eyed
Joe " incident.
as a Mine Clerk. We miss you Jan!
There has been a lot of activity in
our little department.
There were a few hot trips this
year. Linda and Steve Lane vacationed in Mazatlan in February.
Nadine and Derek Rideout went to
Jamaica in February. Nadine finally
got to take her "dream" vacation
and may be returning there again.
Laurelle and Bob Cassan went to the
Dominican Republic as part of their
30th anniversary. Jennifer Reeves
and her boyfriend Kiley Spiller vacationed in Puerto Vallarta in March.
Jarret Toffan and his family
enjoyed Disneyland in March. Angie
Raddysh and family took in Alberta
Our curling team , Linda Lane, Pam White (1. T), Tracey Fullowka and
Nadine Rideout enjoying Nadine 's daughter's wedding. Notice how
we are all wearing black and white.
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Nadine and Derek Rideout's daughter married Matt Winterton on
June 12!10. L-R: Kennedy Winterton (granddaughter), Derek, Nadine,
Amie, Theresa Takacs (Nadine 's mom), Matt, Candise Rideout (daughter) and Michael Rideout-Watling (grandson).
Logistics
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replaced Aaron Dowding as a
checker. We wish Aaron all the best
in his future endeavors. Chris Lengyel
came from the Zinc Plant to replace
Watler Benes as a checker in July. We
wish Wally a very happy retirement.
Cavin Ballard came out of retirement
to help out at the Warehouse while all
these changes were happening .
Randy Rice 's son Tyler and Mark
Pretzer's son Jonah both graduated from Grade 12 at Creighton
Community School in June.
Time Dubreuil at Trout Lake
Warehouse is very busy building his
new house in Channing . It is going to
look awesome!
In closing, I wish everyone a
healthy and prosperous 2011.
Sharalyn and Chris Petryk were married on
December 19, 2009.
Sharalyn (Strom) (former Anode employee)
Petryk, daughter of Mavis (Contracts
Administration) and Rick (Powerhouse)
Strom , obtained her Bachelor of Nursing
degree from UCN/U of M in July. She now
works full·t ime in the ER of the Flin Flon
General Hospital.
Jarret and Tristan at Honda Center in
Anaheim -Ducks vs. Sharks.
The Strom family on Sharalyn (Strom) and Chris Petryks' wedding day.
The Toffans with Lisa Simpson at Krustyland in California.
Nadine and Rick Rideout in Negrail, Jamaica at Rick's Cafe.
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Logistics
(cont'd)
Lisa, Linda, Tracey, Jenn , Jan and Nadine
having a little going away for Vera Keyede.
Victoria with her mom Marilyn and daughter Kendra
during her m o m 's 3 month visit to Flin Flon in February,
2010.
Linda and Steve Lane in Mazatlan , Mexico
in February.
The Terminator Toffan and Universal Studios
in California.
Victoria and daughter Kendra at the
Whitney Forum for a Christmas skate,
December, 2010.
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Gerry Fullowka, Monique Rowe and daughter Erika's Grade 12 Grad from Creighton
Community School. Erika has relocated to
Calgary to take Business Administration,
Accounting at SAlT University.
Angie Raddysh enjoying her
30th birthday.
Jennifer Reeves and boyfriend Kiley Spiller
with friends Clayton Nagy and Caitlin Waly
enjoying a night out in Pue rto Vallarta.
Victoria with husband Len (Zinc Plant), daughter
Kendra, son Michael at Eric DuRessel 's wedding,
May 2010.
Metallurgical Services and Environment
Terry Smith
S
eason's greetings everyone! In this
past year, many things have change
here in the lab. We said goodbye to
four employees as they embarked
onto retirement!! Joanne Sturley
left in March, Menno Giebsbrecht in
May, and Ken Wells and Bill McLean
in June. Congratulations and best
wishes to all!
We welcomed back Nichole
Walaker and Steve Baschuck who
had transferred to the Smelter earlier
this year. We also welcomed new
casual employees Mark Ellingson,
Adam Harrower and Jeff Morrison.
Jay Cooper, Dave Scully and Les
Ford have joined the Environment
department.
This year we started up our LIMS
system supplied to us by Mincom.
Dave Armstrong came all the way
from Australia to help us set up the
system and train us. Thanks Dave!
Bob Dominey's son Travis
graduated from Hapnot Collegiate
this year. Former summer student
Christine Ticzon graduated this year
from the University of Manitoba with
a bachelor's in Nursing. Tim Ballard's
daughter Breanne also graduated with
a bachelor's in Nursing from the
University of Alberta. Congratulations
and good luck in the future! Tony
Ticzon's daughter Caitlin played for
Tearn Manitoba in basketball this summer. Traveling to Calgary, Toronto
and Chicago. Great job Caitlin!
Las Vegas was a popular destination for many in the lab this year.
Visited by the families of Richard
Klause, Dwight Collins, and JoAnne
and Steph West. Karen Carrier and
Terry Smith traveled to the Dominican
Republic and Marsha Rainville took a
detour to Seattle while on vacation in
Vancouver. Tim Ballard and his family ventured all the way to Jamaica
for his daughter's wedding. Congrats
Holly and Steve!
Finally Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year from everyone in
the lab!
Travis Dominey, son of Bob and Darlene
Dominey, graduated from Hapnot Collegiate
in June 2010 and is currently attending
Brandon University taking his Bachelor or
Education. Bob works in the lab.
Former student Christine Ticzon on her graduation with a Bachelor of Nursing degree.
Dave Armstrong, our Mincom consultant, at
Iskwasum Lake.
Menno Giesbrecht and Bill McLean cutting their cake at the retirement party.
The Klause family (Karen , Jenna, Amber, Richard) at the south rim of
The Grand Canyon, March , 2010.
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(cont'd)
Tony with sister Lynn, brother John and wife Rita at a Team Manitoba
game - #5 daughter Caitlin!
J.B. Anderson, Bob Dominey, Dave Armstrong at Iskwasum Lake.
Terry Smith and Karen Carriere in the Dominican Republic.
Marsha Rainville and her cousin Meghan on top of the Space Needle
in Seattle.
Marsha Rainville and cousin Meghan with their Space Needle tickets.
Marsha Rainville and her Aunt Joanne and cousin Meghan.
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Main Office
G
reetings to everyone from the
Main Office. This year has been
very busy with new computer technology being implemented through our
IT Department. With the Smelter shutdown , the HR Department was busy
handling personnel transfers, retires,
etc. The Safety Department was consistently involved with the many projects happening around HBMS.
There were some new hires in
the Main Office. Accounting: Cindy
Schuroff and Joleen Rossington. Pay
Office: Bryant Thiessen. IT: Marc
Krushelnyski is working as an IT
Support Technician.
Audrey Murray transferred from
accounting to the Zinc Plant. Cal
Huntley moved over to Logistics
as Contracts Administrator. Sandy
Ward transferred from pay office to
Industrial Relations.
People who left the Main Office
were Blair Nygren (Accounting) ,
Chuck Perera (IT), Cassandra Cowper
(Industrial Nurse).
Margie Gibson retired and was
replaced by Ashley Thompson .
Babies: Maelynn Tetlock was
born on December 7 , 2009 . She is
the grand daughter of Anita Tetlock.
Graduates: Tyler Rice, son of
Lorna (IT) and Randy Rice (Logistics)
graduated from Creighton School
with honors and is attending SIAST
enrolled in business.
Leisure Activities: Stacey Stockham,
Cindy Wheeler, Jan Rodnisky and
Lorna Rice all went to a Bon Jovi
concert in July. Cindy Wheeler vacationed in Niagara Falls and saw a
Toronto Blue Jay game with her
mom, daughters, husband and her
six grand children (August of 2010).
Cindy also went to Las Vegas with
her mom in October of 2009 .
Corey and Tara Dewhirst on vacation in
Playa del Carmen.
Walt Ryan (Health & Safety) heading
out in the morning mist in Roberts Arm,
Newfoundland .
I. T 's new technician Marc Krushelnyski.
This year 's Team Challenge was won by "Thin to Win. " All four men
worked in Smelter. Showing off their trophies, prizes and svelte bodies
are Curtis Barron, Ryan Shuya, Darren Hynes and Ken Vincent. Th ey
lost 50.4 pounds of fat mass.
"The Sisters and Amber" at the Bon Jovi concert this summer. L·R:
Cindy (husband Laurie @ Trout), Lorna (IR), Amber (husband @ Zinc
Plant), Nancy (husband @ Zinc Plant), Pam (IT).
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Carla Simon (I. T Helpdesk) with Grandma Mary Madarash 's 1 GOth
birthday. Back row is brother Dean Madarash (Mill) and Scot
Madarash (777 Mechanic) and cousin Tim Madarash.
Tyler Rice, Creighton Grad 2010.
Bryant Thiessen is the new Payroll General
Accoutant who started working for us in
June, 2010.
Bray family this summer: Pam (IT), Cindy (husband Laurie @ Trout),
Les {brother in from Victoria -used to be Smelter), Lorna (IR), Nancy
(husband @ Zinc Plant), Dad - Don Bray (worked and retired from
the Mine Dept.)
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Cindy Wheeler {Pay Office) with her 6 grandchildren: Ethan McLean ,
Hanna Lytwyn, Mackenzie McLean, Scott Lytwyn , Austin McLean
and Allison Lytwin vacationing at Niagara Falls.
Sharon (Mill) and Tom (Safety) overlooking
the strip in Las Vegas.
Rob Schiefele and wife Bev, along with friends Don and Jeri Holmes
while on cruise through Panama Canal on opening day of 2010
Olympics.
Main Office
(cont'd)
Carla Simon (I. T Helpdesk) with twin daughters Madison (L) and
Mackenzie (R) during a wedding this summer.
Chuck and Sue Woods and Sharon and Tom Lindsey in Las Vegas.
Carla Simon with husband Bob {Trout Lake) and kids Madison, Bodyn
and Mackenzie during summer vacation at Niagra Falls.
Susie (accounting), Mark (Zinc Plant Electrician), Liui and Mila
Playford.
Ashley and Dustin Thompson on their wedding day on August 7, 2010.
Kathy Crone, Jan Rodnisky, Lorna Rice and Pam White .
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Main Office
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Halloween at Inform ation Technology - 1/3 of the I. T Nerds.
What ever! We just don 't see the resemblance!
HMBS 2010 float celebrating the 60th An niversary of the Trout Lake Festival.
FLI NFLON
ELIEVES
Human Resources BELIEVES in our athletes- Vancouver Winter 2010 Olympics.
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Janitorial Services
Roberta Bouvier
A
s we look back at an awesome
2010, only one word can be used
to describe it - busy!
Lynda Eagle finished the year up
right with a well-deserved retirement
holiday with her family at Walt Disney
World. Her grandchildren, Brandt,
Tyler, Kalen and Linden have voted
her "Best Grandma" in the world.
November found Sandra and AI
Chatfield heading to Punta Cana not
just for the warm weather, but for
the wedding of their oldest daughter Cassandra to Robert Feltham on
November 9, 2009. Family and friends
that were able to attend also enjoyed
the relaxation and great weather.
Since last year, we have had a few
staffing changes in our department. A
big welcome to Chelsey Lindsey, who
joined our department in November,
2009. As well, welcome aboard to
Moe Ricard, Wade Andrusiak and
Darcy Janzen. We're very happy to
have all of you with us.
Home was calling Sandra Chatfield
in January where she visited with
family and friends.
As the cold months of winter
closed in on us , Wade Andrusiak
headed to Puerto Vallarta for some
fun in the sun. Linda Connolly and
two of her sisters decided to "beat
the winter blues" and chose Cuba for
their sunny destination to celebrate
Linda's birthday. No snow and sandals and shorts - why would anyone
want to stay home?
In March, Ralph and Roberta
(MacKinnon) Bouvier planned a trip
to Arizona with longtime friends
Arnie and Sally Stephansson. The
perfect get-away but what? SNOW
in Arizona - in March? Who would
have thought it - we had to wear all
the clothes we brought - every day
for the first week just to stay warm!
We hope Onalee and Steve Stelmach
had better weather in Yuma, Arizona
on their winter retirement.
Roberta celebrated her 60th
birthday in May. She and Ralph
surprised everyone at her "surprise"
birthday by getting married. Yahoo!
Congratulations to Colleen Gidney
who also reached a milestone birthday this year when she turned 50 and
was surprised by family and friends
with a surprise party at the Rotary
Hub. Lori Bada also had a special
birthday this year when she turned
40 and was surprised by a birthday
celebration a day before her birthday.
So many cakes - so little time - way
to go birthday girls!
Geri and Cal Walter had a welcome visit in Mary when two of Geri's
sisters, Ruth Cipak and Maria Stockley,
arrived from Nova Scotia. Never having been "this far north," they were
amazed at our long days and short
nights - at least in the summer!
Then came June and graduation.
Congratulations to Clara Karcha's
son Travis upon his graduation from
Many Faces. Mom and Dad are very
proud of you!
Sharon Lindsey (Mill - formerly Department 80), Chelsey Lindsey
(Department 80), Phyllis Mackenzie (retired Department 80) attending Alison (MacKenzie) and Michael Desjarlais 's wedding, September
4, 2010. Three generations of Department 80!
Congratulations to Samantha
Breedon, daughter of Gwen and Ron
Breedon, on her graduation from
Hapnot Collegiate. She is now attending Brandon University, studying education and majoring in history. Way to
go Sam!
Sharon Martin made her way
east this year where she visited many
family and friends in Newfoundland.
Hard to stay away from that call of
the ocean!
Ron and Gwen Breedon gained
themselves a daughter-in-law on
September 4, 2010 when son Michael
Dejarlais married Alison MacKenzie,
daughter of Rick and Debbie MacKenzie. We all wish you both many
years of health and happiness together!
Wade Andrusiak enjoyed travelling to BC and visiting with his son
Scott Levandosky and grandchildren
Shaylynn and Quinn in Calgary. What
a great way to end the summer!
Congratulations go out to Darcy
and Joy Janzen on the birth of
their daughter Robyn Danielle on
September 17. Tiny but healthy!
It doesn 't seem to matter if we
travel far or just go camping close
to home. The most important thing
is the friends and family we see and
spend our time with.
In closing, all of us here in
Department 80 would like to wish
our co-workers, family and friends a
very Merry Christmas and all the best
in 2011.
Ralph and Roberta with six of their eight children on their wedding
day. L-R: Korey Bouvier, Dean Bouvier, Ralph and Roberta, Nancy
Carson , Pam Gonzalez, Donnie MacKinnon, Brady Bouvie r (front).
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Darcy and Joy Janzen with new daughter
Robyn Danielle born September 17, 2010.
Brittney Leefe, Cassandra Feltham , Alyssa
and Katie Chatfield {daughters of Sandra
Dept. 80) and AI (Trout Lake) Chatfield on
Cassandra's wedding day.
Dale Connolly (777 Mine), Linda Connolly
(Dept . 80) and Rodger Larson (Mill). "Build
it and they will come " at their camper at
NAOSAP
Ralph and Roberta Bouvier with granddaughter Megan Bouvier at Megan 's graducation in Brandon, MB.
Geri Beaton-Walker with her sisters Ruth
Cipak and Maria Stockley.
Brenda McDuffee, Terry Lofstrom - former
janitor, Colleen Gidney.
Rob, Brenda and Brad McDuffee .
Linda Connolly, Department 80, in Cuba,
February 2010.
Sandra and AI Chatfield at daughter
Cassandra 's wedding in Punta Cana ,
November 9, 2009.
Travis Karcha , Grad 2010.
Bill Rhodes, Travis Karcha and Clara Karcha
at Grad.
Snow in Sedona , Arizona in March 2010.
Roberta and Ralph playing in the snow.
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Janitorial Services
(cont'd)
Cassandra (daughter of Sandra and AI
Chatfield) married Robert Feltham on
November 9, 2009 in Punta Cana.
Rose Reimer celebrating another year young!
R ight Rosie.
Alison (MacKenzie) and Michael Desjarlas
(Trout Lake) on their wedding day, September
4, 2010.
Wade Andrusiak visiting his son Scott
Levandosky and grandchildren Shaylynn (6)
and Quinn (1) in Calgary.
"Oh no you don 't! " as we surp rised Colleen
for her 50th birthday at the Rotary Hub.
Roberta (MacKinnon) Bouvier at her birthday
party put on by the girls from work.
Samantha Breedon, daughter of Gwen (Dept .
80) and Ron (Trout Lake) Breedon, graduated
from Hapnot Collegiate and is now attending Brandon University, studying education
and majoring in history.
Yahoo! Roberta Bouvier, May 8, 2 010.
Jessica Moore and Tra vis Karcha, Many
Faces Grad 2010.
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Janitorial Services
(cont'd)
Linda Connolly (Dept. 80) and her two sisters, Joyce Haminton (PA.)
and Jody Dequire (PA.) enjoying dinner out in Cuba.
Sandra Chatfield (Dept. 80), cousin Sophia Rowe and sister Lorna at
Sophia 's for a Jiggs Dinner.
Sally and Arnie Stephansson with Roberta (Dept. 80) and Ralph
(Trout Lake - retired) Bouvier at Cave Creek, Arizona.
Brenda McDuffee (Machine Shop Janitor), sisters Lorraine Mounce,
Maureen Forrest and brother Ken Grindle (retired Surface).
Joy, Darcy and Robert Janzen , June 18, 2009, on Joy and Darcy's
wedding day.
Wade Andrusiak along with friends Chelsi Peever, Elise Polegato and
niece Alesha Bonsant aboard the pirate ship in Puerto Vallarta.
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Janitorial Services
(cont'd)
Geri and Cal Walker, Roberta and Ralph Bouvier and Sally and Arnie Stephansson
at their daughter Aimee's wedding.
Wade Andrusiak vacationing in BC. Now I know why
they call me "Mini-mel "
Ron, Gwen, Coralie, Samantha and Nicole Breedon with Michael and Alison celebrating their "Big Day. " Yeah!
Roberta and Ralph Bouvier, married May 8, 2010.
Papa Dale (777 Mine), Katie Connolly (Brandong) and Alexis
Connolly (Saskatoon).
Back row, L-R: Lynda Eagle (retired Dept. 80), Dana Baath (Winnipeg),
Marlee Moore, Rich Moore (Zinc Casting Plant). Front row: Brandt
Moore, Tyler Baath, Kalen Baath, Linden Moore. September 2009
trip to Disney World .
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Plant Protection & Fire Department
Allan Broughton
A
t the 2009 XMAS party, years
of service pins were awarded;
receiving a 1 year pin was Dustin
Law; receiving a 5 year pin was
Terry Brown, Alan French and Colins
Hynes; receiving a 10 year pin was
Don Peake; receiving a 20 year pin
was Luc Nivon.
Jodee Gray finished his schooling receiving his teaching degree,
while working as a casual with Plant
Protection for the past 5 years. We
would like to thank him for the dedication he showed this department and
we wish him and his family our best.
Jodee started teaching at Wadena,
Saskatchewan this September.
Regular training practices have
been scheduled through out the year
for all areas of our Fire Department
including the Hazmat teams (Technical
and Operations), as well as the Rope
Rescue teams (Technical and Basic).
Operations and Basic teams provide
support for the two Technical teams.
Along with in-house training, we
send our firefighters to Brandon Fire
Collage. In October, the Brandon
Fire Collage holds a seminar and has
weekend courses. There are 6 members going this year. What they learn
is brought back to the Department
and the knowledge is shared at our
Fire Practices.
Bob LeSage vacationed on the
east coast this year spending some
time with an old friend Harold Brown
(from Plant Engineering). They toured
New Brunswick, exploring the famed
Tidal Basins of the Bay of Fundy, the
few remaining covered bridges, some
challenging golf courses and of course
catching up on old times. Bob then
took the Confederation Bridge over
to PEl, the land of red soil, wind swept
dunes of Cavendish Beach and Anne
of Green Gables. He then braved the
seas on a ferry over to Cape Breton
Island where he sampled some scotch
at Canada's only scotch distillery at
Glenora, then over to Ingonish to
spend a day lobster fishing. Seafood,
seafood, seafood was the order of
the day - every day! Bob's daughter
Candace also graduated this summer
and is off to U of M in the fall. To use
up the rest of his holidays, Bob went
west to Lethbridge, Alberta and the
Craw's Nest Pass where he spent a
week camping and hiking the mountain trails in and around Frank's slide.
Allan Broughton's step daughter
Katherine Lane graduated this June
from Bishop James Mahoney High
School. Kat graduated on her 18th
birthday. After the graduation service
and supper, a social was held where
Allan and Katherine enjoyed the 1st
dance. Kat had the 2nd dance with
her escort Nathan before the power
went out due to the storm outside. It
was an early night for all except the
grads.
Bob and Anna Penner, Bob 's daughter Susie and grandson Jakob just
before the Trout Festival parade.
Allan Broughton (Plant Protection), Katherine Lane and he r mom
Nicole Zoretich (daughter of the late Frank Zoretich from Callinan
and Konuto Lake Mines).
A wee bit larger than Grampa 's still! Glenora Scotch Distillery, Cape
Canada 's only scotch distillery near Glenora, Cape Breton Island, NS .
Breton Island, NS.
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Eric and Dallas DuRussel. A little rain does
not dampen a new marriage or a good fishing trip to Kissynew Lake!
Terry and grandson Jonah at his 3rd birthday.
A good day 's catch! Fresh lobster caught
off the shores of Cape Breton Island near
lngonish, NS.
Terry and Carol Brown at Darren 's 40th
birthday in September.
Bob and Anna Penner in front of the
Canadian Embassy in Havana, Cuba .
Allan Broughton with his step children at
Katherine's grad. Kat 's chaperone Nathan ,
Katherine, Stephanie, Matthew and Allan.
Firefighter Ted Pelletier (Zinc). Always a fan
favourite!
Allan Broughton (Plant Protection) with his
son Nicolas at Katherine 's Grad.
Bob and Anna Penner enjoying an old ride
in Varadero, Cuba.
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Plant Protection & Fire Department
Bob and Anna Penner and travel group on the last day in Varadero,
Cuba.
Everything from the shoulders down was
under water (Bay of Fundy tidal basin and
its famous 40 foot tides).
Jodee Gray with his daughter Aurora
and her "big" catch.
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2010 Firefighters- always ready to play!
Darren Parsons, Brent Stomp and families Sunday fun at Tyrel Lake Sandpits.
Bob and Haro ld Brown (Plant Engineering)
enjoying a cold beer in St. John, NB.
Te rry Brown (Plant Protection), Mark Dundas (Chef
Extraordinaire) and Ron Dundas (Casting Plant) at
Banff Springs Hotel.
Bob and daughter Candace on her graduation day (Grade 12 Grant Park, Winnipeg).
HBED
A
nother busy year at the exploration department. Our exploration
activities at Lalor Lake have started
to wind down as the deposit's development begins. New and exciting
projects have arisen and HBED is
jointly working on the Reed Lake and
Lost/Cold Lake Deposits with VMS
and Halo Resources. Work continues
in the Flin Flon/ Creighton area to
test potential geophysical and seismic targets. Staff and contractors
of HBED also had some changes in
their personal lives as we 've received
some new additions to our family and
will sadly be saying goodbye to some
other valued members of the team.
Holly Leyland (HBED) and Derek
Smyth (HBED) of Snow Lake celebrated the arrival of their first baby
boy Aiden James Smyth. He was
born on March 20th in Windsor
Ontario. Mom and baby are enjoying
their time together in Snow Lake .
The Leyland-Smyth family took their
first vacation out west this summer
- getting baby Aiden trained for the
field at an early age . We hope they
enjoyed the trip and look forward to
seeing Holly back with us soon.
Other new members include
geologists Clint Brickner, Josh Miller,
Jamie Bewcyk, Tara Hartman, Jim
Sparling, Tania Heaton, and Maggie
Currie. Josh Miller had the opportunity to visit South Africa for the
World Cup soccer tournament. Other
highlights from his trip included visiting the wine regions of Stellenbausch
and befriending the local wildlife. Jim
Sparling and Tania Heaton came to
HBED this past January with their
daughter Kayla and black Labrador
puppy Blue. Jim has hired on as the
new Senior Exploration geologist and
Tania is our new database manager.
Maggie Currie is based out of Ottawa
and is helping us organize our vast
digital datasets. HBED hired a new
project geophysicist Matt Holden and
new Exploration Technician Coenraad
Jones this year. Welcome new staff!
Several children of HBED staff
graduated university this year. Crystal
and Brad Hancock (children of Doug
Hancock) received their Masters of
Social work and Commerce degrees
from the University of Saskatchewan
this year. Raeanne Donaldson (daughter of Wanda Donaldson) received a
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Christina Taylor, Christine Devine, and Otis
Devine at the start of the 22km Kwasitchewan
Falls hiking trail
Coenraad Jones spotting drill holes in the
bush near Herb Lake Landing.
Tara Hartman and Brent Neufeld (far right) taking the forestry students from the Egg Lake Camp on a diamond drill tour
Stacey Lowe and Doug Hancock at The Falls
Inn in Walter's Falls, Ontario.
Clint Brickner and Doug Hancock both celebrating birthdays this
S eptember Doug - still "Fabulous at 50! "
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Bachelor of Education with Distinction
from The University of Manitoba and
is currently working as an English
teacher in Carlyle, Sk. Congratulations
Crystal, Brad, and Raeanne!
Edgar and Mary Wright became
very proud grand-parents this year.
Mary's son Kelly West and wife Natalie
celebrated the arrival of their baby
Dayton. Edgar will also be retiring at
the end of this year, giving them time
to spend with their new grandson.
Thank you Edgar for all your hard
work (and patience!) . We will miss you
and wish you all the best.
Stacey Lowe- our GIS Technician
also resigned this year. She has chosen another career closer to her
hometown and family. She will also
be able to attend more Roughrider
games which may be the underlying
reason for her departure. Good luck
Stacey.
There were two weddings this year
at HBED. Chanelle Lepine (HBED)
and Quintin Joubert (Smelter/ESG)
were married on July 3rd at Walters
Falls in Ontario. Thank you to the
friends from Flin Flon who were able
to attend. The day was made even
more special since Quintin's mother
traveled from South Africa to be
part of his special day. Clint Brickner
and Heather Lewis were married in
Victoria, B.C. on October 2, 2010.
Thanks to all Clint and Heather's
family and friends for participating in
their wedding celebration.
Kenda and Jason Kozar went to
Disneyland and Tampa Bay in Florida
for their family vacation this past winter with parents Alvin and Ida, and
daughters Raeanne and Jessie.
HBED also had some students
hired over the summer to help with
our various drilling programs. These
included Justine Rodninsky , Burt
Stewart, Lindsey Reid, and Jen Volk.
Thank you all for your hard work
and good luck with your remaining
studies.
A special note regarding pets!
Welcome to Brent and Jacqueline
Neufeld's new dog Shady and the Jim
Sparling and Tania Heaton's black
lab Blue. Clint Brickner's dog Scrap
also deserves special recognition for
saving Clint's wife Heather and their
Saskatoon house from burning down .
He awoke Heather from a deep sleep
and the entire house was evacuated and the fire department notified . Scrap even made the Saskatoon
news! The Brickner family celebrated
the addition of a little puppy Isabella
in the winter of 2010 - a nice little
companion for Scrap .
Doug Han cock happily paying the bill for
his 'Great ' meal at Gretzk y's restaurant in
Toronto.
Stacey Lowe and the Stanley Cup at the
Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, ON.
Chanelle and Quintin Joubert o n their wedding day at the Falls Inn , Walters Falls ON.
Josh Miller and Matt Holden stopping by Doug Hancock 's after their
evening jog for some mineral water and a pulse-check.
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Ray and Wanda Donaldson with th eir daughter Raeanne who is receiving her Bachelor's of Education Degree.
HEBD
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Members of HBED Back row: Jim Sparling. Middle row: Jason Levers,
Wanda Donaldson, Alan Vowles , Edgar Wright, Doug Hancock .
Front row: Chanelle Joubert, Justine Rodninsky, Kenda Kozar, Tania
Heaton.
Doug Hancock's children Brad (former
Smelter employee) and Crystal, both
University graduates.
Alan Vowles and Heather Acres in Montana with Tom Hutcheson (formerly with the HBMS fire department) and wife Bertha, daughter's
Jesse, Alana and oldest daughter Samantha who played volleyball for
Team Canada and won a scholarship with Montana State University.
Jamie Bewcyk fishing on Wekusko Lake.
Ida , Kenda , Jessie, Raeanne, Alvin, and Jason Kozar at Busch
Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Clint Brickner with his newsworthy dog
Scrap.
Alvin, Raeanne, Ida , Jessie, Jason , and Kenda Kozar at Disney World
in Orlando, Florida .
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HEBD
<cont'd>
Aiden James, Holly Leyland, and Derek Smyth on vacation in Jasper,
Alberta.
Three month old Baby Aiden James with
parents Holly Leyland and Derek Smyth
on his first camping trip at Wekusko Falls
Provincial Park.
Quintin and Chanelle Joubert on vacation in
Kincardine, Ontario with Quintin 's mother
Katrien and Chanelle 's parents Suzanne and
Gerard.
HBED staff in Snow Lake carving pumpkins for Hallowe 'en. Left to
right are Jamie Colitis, Craig Taylor, Christina Taylor, Josh Miller, and
Adam Richardson.
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Holly Leyland, baby Aiden James, and Derek Smyth at Edith Cavell
glacier in Jasper, Alberta.
Summer student Justine Rodninsky and
Geophysicist Matt Holden on Justine 's last
day this summer at HBED.
Jim Sparling with son Tanner and daughter Kay/a sailing on Beaver
Lake.
HEBD
<cont'd)
Josh Miller and Jamie Bewcyk at the Columbia /cefield in Alberta.
Josh Miller and friend James Wagner standing outside the Green
Point Stadium in Cape Town South Africa with their World Cup
Soccer tickets.
Summer student Lyndsay Reid participating in fire extinguisher
training.
Tania Heaton , Jim Sparling and children Tanner and Kay/a camping
at Wekusko Falls.
Jamie Bewcyk and Josh Miller on holidays in Drumh eller, Alberta.
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2010 HBMS Scholarship Winners
Ellyn Hornyak - 2010 Snow Lake Scholarship recipient.
Joseph Rideout- 2010 WA. Green Scholarship recipient.
Brittney Holland- 2010 Creighton Scholarship recipient.
Where Are They Now?
At the Hagberg residence on the lake in Killarney celebrating Lynne's
65th birthday. Back row L-R: Brian Loeppky, Brook Hagberg (Mill),
Rodger Hagberg (Mechanical Department), Lana Hagberg, Brett
Hagberg holding Briem Hagberg, Todd McCracken (Exploration).
Front row: Paige Loeppky (Mill), Logan Loeppky, Lynne Hagberg
holding Halla Hagberg, Conner McCracken , Tiffany McCracken
(Janitorial Services), Courtney McCracken .
Nellie and Delbert Brown celebrated Del's 60th birthday in Las Vegas
in March , 2010, enjoying the view from the Eagle Point Skywalk,
4,000 ft over the Grand Canyon. Del retired from train crew 2008.
Louise Carriere, with her siste rs Florence Friesen (Winnipeg), Beatrice
Bouvier (Roblin), and Yvonne Davis (Creighton). Louise worked for
HBED years ago -she is 83 years young.
Larry and Val Wiwcharuk at the pyramids in Giza during their trip to
Egypt in Ma rch, 2010.
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Where Are They Now?
Elsie (Andres) Morran with sons Cliff Andres
(Surface & Transportation) and Bob Andres
{Trout Lake mechanic). Elsie came home to
celebrate her 93rd birthday in September.
She retired from Security & Services and
now resides in Sherwood Park, AB.
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Bob Barr with wife Norma and most of his family at his 80th birthday in S eptembe r. Bob is
retired from the Mechanical Department and now resided in Denare Beach.
Events
201 0 Provincial Mine
Rescue Competition
his year's Provincial Competition
T
was held in Winnipeg on May
28-29 and hosted by San Gold of
Bissett. The format for the competition
was changed from the normal competition format. It was not held underground as it has been since 2001.
The competition venues were set
up at the Union Center and Union
Centre Parkade. The Mine Rescue
instructors and some of the suppliers developed and put the Union
Centre Mine into production Friday
afternoon & evening in the parkade.
A mine has never gone into production faster.
Saturday morning the teams went
into lockup and began their competition. Teams included HBMS Flin Flon,
HBMS Snow Lake, Vale Manitoba
Division, TANCO, AECL URL, and
the host team from San Gold.
The competition was different
this year as there was no complicated
underground problem for the teams
to solve. Teams were told that there
was no one in the mine and no fires
to find or take care of. The Captain
and Director were given maps and
were told to go into the mine and
map their progress and report the
items they found in the mine. The
important thing was to communicate
back to the Director what the team
had discovered and get the next directions to proceed in the mine. As the
team went further into the mock mine
they came upon a smoke chamber
and which led into a chamber completely filled with firefighting foam .
During the trip through the smoke
and foam the team was required to
find items and find phones tp relay
the information back to the director.
The teams were scheduled to
compete in different stations during the day , written exam, simulated
fire fighting , preparing equipment for
mission, first aid problem and a practical skills challenge. The competition
was organized in the same manner as
the Fernie competition and allowed
spectators from the city to get a
chance to see the skills of the mine
rescue teams.
When the competition was
finished and after a fantastic meal
at the banquet, the winner of the
competition was announced. The
winning team was HBMS Flin Flon
team Captained by Don Last, #2
Tracy Knutson , #3 Bob Lyons, #4
Dale Holmgren, Vice Captain Trevor
Thurstan, Director of Operations
Richard Trudeau (Instructor and Coach
were Olaf Hettrick and Don Peake).
As the winner of the 2010
Manitoba Provincial Competition the
Flin Flon team is eligible to compete
in the Western International Mine
Rescue Competition to be held at
Fernie, BC in 2011 . Good luck guys!
Team at Practical Skills Challenge - where
do we start?
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Events
(cont'd)
Dale Holmgren challenges the Ansul Fire Fighting Simulator.
Richard Trudeau (Director of Operations) receiving instructions from
judges for the Practical Skills Challenge.
Team installing door on crib set.
Team standing in front of completed Practical Challenge.
Captain Don Last (L) directing Bob Lyons to attend to victim.
Team providing care to patients- even the director got involved.
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Events
(cont'd)
Patient being moved to ambulance.
Team at simulated refuge station on top level of the Union Centre
Mine.
Snow Lake team (L-R}: Tony Butt (Director of Operation!/Coach),
A/don Kowalchuk (2nd Man), Terry Hornyak (#4 Man), Garnet Coulson
{Vice CaptairVTechnician), David Morrison (#3 Man), ad Clint Parsons
{Captain). Missing: Dave Kendall (Coach).
Flin Flon team (L-R): Richard Trudeau (Di rector of Operations),
Trevor Thurstan (Vice-Captain), Dale Homgren (#4 Man), Bob Lyons
(#3 MarVTechnician), Tracy Knutson (#2 Man), Don Last {Captain).
Missing: Olaf Hettrick and Don Peake (Coaches) .
2010 Manitoba Mine Rescue Champions
Back row, L-R: Tim Lindsey (USW H&S Rep), Ian
Cooper (Supt. Health & Safety), Tracy Knutson
(#2), Bob Lyons (#3), Don Peake (Coach), Olaf
Hettrick {Coach). Front row: Dale Holmgren
(#4), Trevor Thurstan {Vice-Captain), Don
Last (Captain), Richard Trudeau (Director of
Operations).
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Awards NightEvan Bowman won the Manitoba
government's 2010 Apprenticeship
Award for Distinction as the top
rural journeyperson in the province.
2010
The following pictures are from the
Awards Gala that was held at the
Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg on
November 5. Way to go Evan!
Evan Bowman with Fiance Miranda Hyndman. Evan is a journeyman
Instrumentation Technician in the Zinc Plant and Miranda teaches 5th
grade at Ruth Betts School.
L-R: Randy Bowman - Electrical Foreman , Zinc Plant, Rob
Winton -Zinc Plant Superintendent, Evan Bowman -Journeyman
Instrumentation Technician , Zinc Plant, Bryce Slugoski -Journeyman
Instrumentation Technician , Process Control.
Evan with awards.
Evan Bowman with Bryce Slugoski. Bryce is a Journeyman
Instrumentation Technician who nominated Evan for this award.
Bryce works for Process control.
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Blast from the Past
Hugh Frederick Bunn
1
hen visiting Gunner Johannson
last year (who has since passed
W
on), I asked him to send me a picture
that I knew he had of a Christmas
dinner taken out at the Mandy Mine,
Flin Flon in 1943.
No doubt some of the old time
miners around the North will recognize a few others besides the ones I
mentioned below.
#1. Andy Carson - hired 1928. I
used to see Andy around the mine back
in the 40s and 50s going about his business of Surveying and what ever a Mine
Engineer does in his duties.
#2 . Leonard Lapoint - hired
1929. Leonard grew up in The Pas
with his family just past the dam and
bridge over The Pas river just West of
the town. When I first met Lenoard, he
was working for Nip Johnson on the
Blast Hole Diamond Drill crew out of
the North Main office. During his travels around the mine, on talking to him
I eventually found out that he had hired
on with the company when he was a
very young boy and due to his age, they
had him delivering messages around
surface to the different departments.
When he reached an older age, he then
transferred to The Mine department
and worked his way up to the position
he held when I first met him.
#3. Sandy Morrice - hired
1940. Sandy of course was the mine
Superintendent when I first met him
and worked his way up to being the
CEO of the whole company before
retiring in 1977 . The rumor I heard
back then was that Sandy had been a
high school teacher in Flin Flon and
then quit to take up a position with
Hud Bay. Good guy.
#4. Gunnar Johannson - hired
1943. Gunnar is the gentleman I
visited in Selkirk last year. He first
met his wife May at an early age and
shortly after marrying, they boarded a
train and went up to IIford (Mile 286)
on the Hud Bay Railway & then flew
out to the Gods Lake Mine. They
took up house keeping in a little log
shack on an Island not far from the
Mine while Gunnar commuted back
and forth to work as a miner for a few
years - in a boat. He then quit his job
as an experienced miner and hired on
with Hud Bay in Flin Flon in 1943.
Having some experience on the new
Track Bound Loader (JEEP) at the
Gods Lake Mine, he passed on his
skills to others when Hud Bay started
receiving the machines.
Gunnar worked for some of
the older Shaft Miner Jigger bosses
(Tom Kirkpatrick, Bill Peterson, Jake
Steinarson and others) sinking some
of the internal shafts in the main mine
over the following years. He then transferred to Snow Lake as a mine supervisor and then into the Safety office.
Among one of his many duties at that
time, he was on the hospital Board
of Directors when they built the new
hospital in Snow Lake and was directly
respe nsible for the hospital being in the
good location that it is in today, across
from the local beach area.
May and Gunnar raised their
family in Snow Lake and he retired
in 1980 and moved to Selkirk, MB.
Have another Merry Christmas
dinner, 66 years after the First Mandy
Mine dinner, and my best regards to all.
:Merry Christmas & a J-{appy 1\[f'UJ fj'ear!
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