Sudbury
Mining Week 2005
was celebrated in style from May
8th-14th, 2005.
As an annual event with activities for every age, Sudbury
Mining Week aims to promote mining and its importance to
the economy and culture of Northern Ontario. This community
event is sponsored and organized by the public and private
sectors, government, educational institutions and individuals.
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Sudbury
Mining Week 2005 was an exciting week with activities for every age.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
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TIME |
PLACE |
EVENT |
Sat.,
April 16th |
All
Day |
College
Boreal |
6th
Annual W.I.S.E. Science & Engineering Olympics - SMW Committee
Members to act as judges and give out SMW prize for best mining
related project. |
Thurs.
May 5th |
11:
am - 12:00 pm |
Lockerby
Composite School |
City
of Greater Sudbury 'Mining Week' Proclamation |
Thurs.
May 5th - Fri. May 13th |
Lunch
breaks |
Various
High Schools |
Interactive
display booth, featuring a rock display, 3D mine posters, recent graduates
and industry representatives, laptop presentations on engineering
and geoscience careers, and MIRARCO's virtual reality technology. |
Fri.
May 6th |
All
Day |
Laurentian
University |
9th Sudbury Regional Historica Fair - SMW Committee Members to make
presentations. |
Sun.
May 8th |
All
Day |
Bell
Park |
Public
is invited to visit the Mining Heritage Sculpture |
Mon.
May 9th - Fri. May 13th |
All
Day |
Dynamic
Earth |
Mining
Week at Dynamic Earth. Visit http://dynamicearth.ca
for more details. |
Tues.
May 10th |
11:30
am - 1:30 pm |
Bryston's
On-The-Park |
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Wed.
May 11th |
9:30
am - 3:30 pm |
Cambrian
College Edome |
Popsicle Headframe Contest |
Sat.
May 14th |
9:30
am - 5:30 pm |
New
Sudbury Centre |
Mall
Display featuring booths from mining companies, organizations and
educational institutions. |
Congratulations
to all those who participate in Sudbury Mining Week contests!
AND
THE WINNERS ARE...
- Popsicle
Headframe Building Contest: May 11th at Cambrian College Edome
- 1st
Prize - Byron Sequin & Alex Watt
- Lively District SS
- 2nd
Prize - Tracy Danyliw - Lively District SS
- 3rd
Prize - Jeffrey Hudson - Chelmsford Valley District
CS
- Innovation
Prize - Elizabeth Smith & Jenna Howard
- Chelmsford Valley District CS
- Path
of Discover Tours - Schools had a chance to win a free Path
of Discovery tour, sponsored by the CIM Sudbury Branch. Seventeen schools
submitted a mining related quiz and five schools were selected as winners.
The Path of Discovery tours left from Dynamic Earth and passed through
the heart of the City of Greater Sudbury, leading through Inco Ltd.'s
Ontario Division mining operations. The history of the city and the
evolution of the Sudbury mining complex were outlined along the bus
tour. Stops included: Frood-Stobie complex open pit (one of the three
original operating mines from 1887-present), and the Superstack. The
various processes involved in transforming rocks to riches were outlined.The
winning schools were:
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Levack Public School - Grade 5/6
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MacLeod Public School - Grade 8
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St. Francis School - Grade 8
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Ecole St Pierre - Grade 8
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Espanola High School - Grade 9 (geology)
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MINING WEEK - PHOTOS |
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Interactive
High School Display Booth, May 5th - 13th, 2005: |
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The Sudbury Mining Week Committee would like to
sincerely thank the following companies and organizations for their generous
financial donations in support of Sudbury Mining Week:
 
A & L Line Construction
Beange Door Services
BESTECH
Cambrian College
Cementation Canada
City of Greater Sudbury
City of Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums
D & R Enterprises
D.J. Builders
Dynamic Earth
Harry R. Defler Corporation
L. May, Metal Fabricators Ltd.
Laurentian University, Dept. of Earth Sciences
MacLean Engineering
McIntosh Engineering Limited
Miller Technology Inc.
Ministry of Northern Development & Mines
MIRARCO
Muirhead Stationers Inc.
Northern Life
Northern Ontario Business
Ontario Mining Association
Rainbow District School Board
Soucie Salo Safety
Sudbury Geological Discussion Group
Sudbury Historical Society
Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society
The Sony Store
Toromont CAT
Wallbridge Mining Company Limited
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| 2005
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
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CONTACT
PERSON:
HULL, Elaine - Chair, Sudbury Mining Week Committee / Falconbridge
Limited
Ph: (705) 866-2918
E-mail: elaine@personainternet.com |
| CAMPBELL,
Joan - Cambrian College |
jmcampbell@cambrianc.on.ca
www.cambrianc.on.ca
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| CHIASSON,
Nicole - Dynamic Earth |
chiasson@sciencenorth.ca
http://dynamicearth.ca |
| FORTIN,
Jim - Greater Sudbury Museums |
jim.fortin@city.greatersudbury.on.ca
www.sudburymuseums.ca |
| HANSEN,
Brenda - Cambrian College |
blhansen@cambrianc.on.ca
www.cambrianc.on.ca |
| HOOD,
John - Cambrian College |
jxhood@cambrianc.on.ca
www.cambrianc.on.ca |
| JACKSON,
Roger - Inco Limited |
rjackson@inco.com
www.inco.com |
| KNEER,
Roxanne |
roxanne.kneer@personainternet.com
www.miningnews.ca |
| MOORE,
Marlene - Northern Ontario Business |
marlene.moore@personainternet.com
www.nob.on.ca
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| PERRON,
Roland - Dynamic Earth |
perron@sciencenorth.ca
http://dynamicearth.ca |
| MIRARCO - Mining Innovation |
info@mirarco.org
www.mirarco.org
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| REID,
Paul - City of Greater Sudbury |
paul.reid@city.greatersudbury.on.ca
www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca
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| TARDIF,
Nicole - Laurentian University |
ntardif@laurentian.ca
www.laurentian.ca/geology
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