A Picture is Worth 1000 Words
After two and a half years of growing his hair out, Jason Smith, Superintendent, Human Resources, Greenhills Operations, shaved his head at a fundraising event on May 26. In addition to donating his hair to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization
Pend Oreille Mine hosted their third Family Movie Night fundraiser in support of local food bank programs. About 50 people attended the showing of The Secret Life of Pets at the historic Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls, and more than 90 lb. of food was c
Larry Davey, Vice President, Planning and Development, Coal, prepares to take a pie from children of employees at Sparwood office’s Pie Throw event in support of Mining for Miracles, the B.C. mining industry charity of choice in support of BC Children’s H
At the Teck Celebrity Pie Throw in Vancouver, Karina LeBlanc, Teck ambassador and former goalkeeper for the Olympic bronze medal-winning Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, cheers on Larry Davey, Vice President, Planning and Development, Coal as he delivers a p
The Elkview Operations mine rescue team competes in the 96th annual East Kootenay Zone Mine Rescue and First Aid competition on May 13 in Sparwood. Elkview’s performance earned them a first place finish in the event, with Greenhills Operations mine rescue
The competition included six-person mine rescue teams and three-person first aid teams from all five of Teck’s Elk Valley mines participating in a variety of mock accidents. Teams were evaluated on their firefighting skills, first aid response, use of eme
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After two and a half years of growing his hair out, Jason Smith, Superintendent, Human Resources, Greenhills Operations, shaved his head at a fundraising event on May 26. In addition to donating his hair to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss, Jason raised more than $47,000 for Kids Cancer Care, a foundation that supports young people affected by cancer by providing funding for camp, outreach, research, hospital, education support and scholarship programs.
Pend Oreille Mine hosted their third Family Movie Night fundraiser in support of local food bank programs. About 50 people attended the showing of The Secret Life of Pets at the historic Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls, and more than 90 lb. of food was collected to benefit families in the community.
Larry Davey, Vice President, Planning and Development, Coal, prepares to take a pie from children of employees at Sparwood office’s Pie Throw event in support of Mining for Miracles, the B.C. mining industry charity of choice in support of BC Children’s Hospital.
At the Teck Celebrity Pie Throw in Vancouver, Karina LeBlanc, Teck ambassador and former goalkeeper for the Olympic bronze medal-winning Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, cheers on Larry Davey, Vice President, Planning and Development, Coal as he delivers a pie to Shehzad Bharmal, Vice President, Planning and Development, Base Metals. The event raised an incredible $1,171,656 for Mining for Miracles.
The Elkview Operations mine rescue team competes in the 96th annual East Kootenay Zone Mine Rescue and First Aid competition on May 13 in Sparwood. Elkview’s performance earned them a first place finish in the event, with Greenhills Operations mine rescue team finishing in second. The Greenhills three-person first aid team won that portion of the competition, with Coal Mountain Operations team coming in second. The annual event is organized by East Kootenay Mines Industrial Safety Association (EKMISA), and Coal Mountain was this year’s host mine.
The competition included six-person mine rescue teams and three-person first aid teams from all five of Teck’s Elk Valley mines participating in a variety of mock accidents. Teams were evaluated on their firefighting skills, first aid response, use of emergency equipment and decision-making ability under stress. The four qualifying teams went on to the B.C. Provincial Mine Rescue Competition in Kimberley on June 10, where they competed for a spot in the National Western Regional Mine Rescue Competition in Fernie on September 8 and 9.
