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Labour minister impressed by mining operation
BY DOMINIQUE
MILBURN
SignalStar Staff
Following a
tour of the under -
'ground operation
at Sifto .Salt,
Ontario Minister
of Labour Peter
Fonseca, flanked
by local digni-
taries Huron -
Bruce MPP Carol
Mitchell ,
Goderich Mayor
Deb Shewfelt and
Sifto management
members
Rowland Howe
and CEO Angelo
Brisimitzakis,
said he was
impressed by the
operation, and
even admitted last
year, he was shaft-
ed on the opportu-
nity to check out
Goderich's under-
ground..
"A year .. ago,
everybody was up
here staying at
Benmiller • and
everyone wanted
to take the mine
tour," Fonseca
told employees at
the Goderich
Mine..
` "As
Minister of
Tourism at the
time, I didn't.
make the cut."
The minister
was • at Sifto Salt
mining operation
to announce the
province's latest
workplace safety
blitz targeting the
hazards involved
with energized
electrical equip-
ment at mining
operations.
During Fonseca's,
mine management
and local politi-
cians addresses to
• mine workers, one
thing was made
clear: The
Goderich mine is
a world-class
ender with an
enviable health
and safety record,
"We're thankful
for this opportn nt-
ty to showcase the
Goderich Mine,"
said manager
Rowland Howe.
"Our safety values
guide the deci-
sions : we make.
With every deci-
sion there is one
common factor-
we've got to do it
safely."
Both Fonseca
and Mitchell treat-
ed the Goderich
mine to a healthy
heap of praise
throughout the
visit. Her husband
a more than 30 -
year employee of
the mine, Mitchell
said she felt a ;per-
sonal sense of
pride for its
accomplishments.
"It's really
remarkable to
look at the work
that's done here,
the size of the
equipment and the
amount of product
that's generated.
it's impressive.
It's the
world's:
largest salt
mine, and
we've very
fortunate to
have it in our
community,
she said. •
Sifto
Canada
operates they
world's
largest rock
salt mine in
Goderich,
serving high-
way deicing,
consumer
and industri-
al markets
throughout
Canada and
the Great
Lakes region
of the US. In
Goderich,
Sifto has
become the
areas largest
employer
with more
than 500
workers at
two loca-
tions.
Sifto is a
subsidiary of
Compass
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A closing ;program for the vacation bible school at the
Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Church was
held Thursday, July 9 for family and friends. The program
included a skit about Jonah and a number of musical per-
formances. All last week children enjoyed games, crafts
and other activities as part of the bible school.
Operation of the
Goderich mine
began in 1959,
and the facility
will mark its 50th
birthday in
October. Today,
the mine reaches a
depth of almost
535 metres —
about 20 metres
less than the
height of the CN
Tower.
"I'd like to add a
special thanks to
A n g e l q
Brisimitzakis,
who since his
appointment as
CEO of Compass
Minerals, has
brought a whole
new focus to safe-
ty to our mine,"
Howe added. "We
appreciate that."
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