SUDBURY, ONT. — Through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) the Province of Ontario is providing a $125 million investment for a new Ontario Mine Rescue Training Institute in Sudbury.
According to a release, the 120-acre institute will be funded by the WSIB to deliver hands-on training in realistic underground and surface mining environments. Once complete, it will train more than 540 mine rescue and fire responder volunteers annually.
The institute will include:
- Training in high‑angle rescue, fire response, hazardous materials, confined space and structural collapse;
- smart classrooms with virtual and augmented reality technology and remote learning capacity; and
- accommodations for people to stay during multi-day training courses.
The institute will be operated by Ontario Mine Rescue, a division of Workplace Safety North.
Once operational, the facility will also support broader emergency response training, the release adds, including collaboration with municipal fire services, industrial teams and other partners.
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