THE VALUES PLACED ON THE LYNN LAKE GOLD PROJECT By Colin Webster and Michael Raess
The digital literacy training provided to residents of the Lynn Lake region on September 5 and 6, 2021.
At Alamos Gold, we are a community of people who are passionate about our work, taking care of each other and remaining passionate about our own safety and the safety of others.
employees and local leadership and adhering to strict public health COVID-19 protocols, including a partnership with the provincial government on rapid tests to enhance the protection of our employees and the community.
At the same time, we are committed to meaningful engagement with our host communities in a spirit of honesty, accountability and integrity to better understand local priorities and expectations, as well as local traditions, beliefs and culture.
This past summer, wildfires were an unexpected threat to the Lynn Lake community and required an immediate response. Our local team stepped up to assist in these emergency efforts, and we will support the community in forest fire prevention.
As we work to advance our Lynn Lake Gold project, these are values and principles that guide us, and we can point to particular examples in the past year.
Training and development remain a priority for us as we advance the project. This is in keeping with our Companywide commitment to hire as many local and regional people as is feasible at all levels, including management and nonmanagement employees. Despite COVID-19, we have made great strides in this area by working with strong local partners in the Lynn Lake region.
The sudden global onset of COVID-19 required a swift response, and Alamos did so by ensuring the safety of our employees, their families, and the local community. In Lynn Lake, we have maintained continuous communication with our
Above left: Michael Raess, manager of environment & community relations at the Lynn Lake Gold project. Right: A team gathered for the Youth Development Project in winter 2021, including left to right: Ernest Merasty (Chepil project leader), Marcel 'Moody' Colomb (youth participant), Sarah Copapay (MCFN employee training manager), Michael Raess (Alamos Gold manager, environment & community relations), Don McCollum (MCFN councillor), Gordon Halkett (cabin contractor), Douglas Hart (MCFN housing manager), Cory Hart (MCFN councillor) and Eagle Colomb (youth participant). Photo credit to Alamos Gold.
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MANITOBA MINING REVIEW 2021-2022
