A record nineteen teams of dedicated and highly trained emergency response/mine rescue personnel showcased their skills during an event at Prairieland in Saskatoon on Saturday.
There were 11 underground teams and eight surface rescue teams competing in seven events—bench technician, fire fighting, practical skills, proficiency, surface rope rescue, simulated surface and underground mine problems.
Here are the results in the various categories:
OVERALL
Surface winner Westmoreland Mining (Estevan)
Surface runner-up K + S Potash Canada (Bethune)
Underground winner Nutrien (Lanigan)
Underground runner-up Nutrien (Cory)
BENCH TECHNICIAN
Underground winner Owen Gunther (Nutrien-Lanigan)
Underground runner-up Marty Ledouz (Cameco-McArthur River)
FIRST AID
Surface winner Mosaic (Belle Plaine)
Surface runner-up K + S Potash Canada (Bethune)
Underground winner Nutrien (Lanigan)
Underground runner- Nutrien (Cory)
FIRE FIGHTING
Surface winner Nutrien (Patience Lake)
Surface runner-up Westmoreland (Estevan)
Underground winner Nutrien (Cory)
Underground runner-up Nutrien (Allan)
PROFICIENCY
Surface winner K + S Potash (Bethune)
Surface runner-up Mosaic (Esterhazy)
Underground winner Nutrien (Lanigan)
Underground runner-up Nutrien (Cory)
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Surface winner Westmoreland Mining (Estevan)
Surface runner-up Mosaic (Belle Plaine)
Underground winner Nutrien (Rocanville)
Underground runner-up Nutrient (Cory)
SURFACE ROPE RESCUE SKILLS
Winner Westmoreland Mining (Estevan)
Runner-up Nutrien (Patience Lake)
SURFACE FIELD PROBLEM
Winning team Westmoreland Mining (Estevan)
Runner-up team Nutrien (Patience Lake)
UNDERGROUND MINE PROBLEM
Winnning team Nutrien (Vanscoy)
Runner-up team Nutrien (Allan)
Westmoreland Mining Poplar River received the National Safety Award in the Coal category with a rate of zero—representing more than 274,000 hours worked with no lost time injuries, or modified work injuries at their operations in 2025. The Poplar River Mine has won the national ward in six of the past eight years.
