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Ministerial visit
Chair of the Volvo Adjustmenf ComrYiittee, Arnie'trancico, gives Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell and Minister of Training, Colleges and
Universities, John Millby, pamphlets marketing the skills of Volvo's exiting.workforce. The pampfilets have been distributed to 1,300 dif-
ferent employers since the plant closed its doors in June. For more on the Minister's visit, see' page 3.
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at. mine
in, becoming engulfed in salt," said first responders.
Matt Blajer, a Labour Ministry "Safety is a priority for all of us at
spokesperson. Sifto, and the company is working
The ministry had no record of together with the Ministry of La -
major incidents at the mine in recent bour to investigate the accident. We
years, he said. extend our deepest sympathy to his
"We are deeply saddened by the family and friends."
loss of Murray Nesbitt. He was a For Local 16-0 Communication,
friend and colleague whose experi- Energy and Paperworker's Union
ence and leadership was valued bpresident, Lionel Carter, the acci-
all who worked with him," Sifto dent belies the dedicated efforts of
For more than 30 years, Murray
Nesbitt worked in the Gsderich
salt mine, raising his children in
the Blyth area where he was born
and raised. For almost as long, the
57 -year-old was devoted to village
and township politics and service
clubs, serving on various councils.
And, when he had the free time,
he enjoyed going on trips with' his
wife.
Just before midnight last Tues-
day, Nesbitt was killed when he was
swept into a mound of salt at the
Sifto Salt Mine -- the world's largest
underground rock salt mine.
"Murray was an understated guy.
We wasn't into all the posturing of
politics. He just wanton() do the
work," said Greg McClinchey, a fel-
low North Huron Township coun-
cillor who also represents Blyth.
"He'd been at (the mine) for more
than 30 years -- for as long as I've
known him he loved it. He spoke
very highly of it." •
The Labour Ministry is investi-
gating. Although details are scarce,
a ministry spokesperson said they
were told Nesbitt was working on a Salt Mine Manager Rowland Howe
high mound of salt in an excavator said. "This tragic accident occurred
when the hydraulics in the machine when he fell into a chute leading to a
malfunctioned. surface trench conveyor system for.
"When he stepped out of the ex- the salt. He was retrieved but could
cavator to see what happened, he not be saved despite the exhaustive
stepped on a chute and was drawn efforts of on-site personnel, and the
management and staff to maintain a
safe workplace. With over 29 years
of experience at the mine, Nesbitt
was well known and certainly well
l i ked by is colleagues.
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