A news update from Noront Resources about development in the Ring of Fire
Everyone has the right to work in a safe environment. The importance of this resonates today more than ever as we all take daily protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading 
By Mike Desilets, Site & Project Manager
When the team at Esker Site was tasked with shutting down our remote camp in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our first activity was to put together a comprehensive closure plan.
Our goal was to safely complete the winterization and closure, and transport everyone home safely to their families. Continue Reading 
Shortly after the onset of COVID-19, Noront decided to close Esker Site to reduce the risk of community spread as two thirds of our workforce are from remote local First Nation communities.
While taking the steps necessary for an orderly closure, our site staff realized we had unused N95 masks and gloves and the kitchen was full of food which would attract animals if left behind. Continue Reading 
By Mike Desilets, Site and Project Manager
Esker Site has been bustling this year with maintenance activity and upgrades to some of our primary assets.
Improvements include:
Logs starting to rot on the boardwalks and railings around site were replaced Continue Reading 
Name:
Karan Patel
Community:
Thunder Bay
Job Position:
Health and Safety Coordinator
ᔭᐦᐊ ᐯᑯ ᐌᓐᔅᑐᕐᒡ, ᑲᐯᔑᐎ ᐅᑭᒪ
ᒥᐦᐃᐌ ᐁᐃᔑᑭᑫᓐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᒥᓄᔭᓂᐗᒃ ᑲᔑᐊᓄᑭᓇᓂᐗᒃ ᑕᑾᒡ ᐁᒥᓄᓭᒃ ᑲᐊᓐᑾᒥᓯᓇᓂᐗᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓂᒃ. ᐁᑯ 2018 ᓄᕐᐊᓐᑦ ᐅᑭᐯᐊᓄᑲᑕᓐ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᒃ ᒋᒥᓄᔭᓇᓂᐗᒃ ᐁᑯ ᒋᐊᓐᑾᒥᓯᓇᓂᐗᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓂᒃ ᐁᑯ ᑭᐊᐱᒋᓂᓯᓭ 74% ᔭᐦᐃᓐᒃ TRIFR (ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᓐ ᑲᐱᑯᓭᒃ ᑲᐊᑭᒋᑲᑌᒃ) Continue Reading
ᐯᓪᑯ ᐧᐁᐣᐢᑐᑦ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐧᐃᐟ
ᒥᓄᐅᑎᓂᑲᑌᐤ ᐁ ᒥᓄᐱᒪᑎᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᑲ ᐃᔑ ᐊᐸᑎᓯᓇᓂᐧᐊᐠ᙮ 2018 ᓄᐧᕋᐣᐟ ᑫᓂᑯᐠ ᑭ ᐊᐸᑎᓯᐤ ᐁᐧᐃ ᒥᓄᐸᓂᐧᑕᐟ ᑲ ᐃᔑ ᐊᐸᑎᓯᒪᐧᐃᐟ᙮ ᒥᓄᐱᒪᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᓀᐢᑕ ᐊᐧᑲᒥᓯᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᐧᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᑲ ᐃᐢᐸᓂᓂᐠ 74% ᐁ ᑭ ᐊᒍᐧᐃᐸᓂᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᓱᑭ ᑫᐧᑲᐣ ᐁ ᐅᒋ ᒪᓂᐸᓂᓂᐠ᙮ Continue Reading By Veikko Wennstrom, Camp Foreman
It’s an accepted fact that a healthy workforce is a safer workforce. Noront has worked hard to improve its health & safety efforts and saw a 74% drop in TRIFR (Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate) as a result.
In 2018, a Noront worker was almost 4 times less likely to have a recordable injury thanks to the hard work and enthusiastic engagement by the team at Esker Camp. Continue Reading ᓂᓐ ᐱᐁᑯ ᐌᓐᔅᑐᕈᒻ
ᐃᔑᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌ ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᒃ ᐁᒧᓄᔭᐗᒡ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᒃ ᒪᐗᒡ ᐊᓐᑾᒥᓯᐗᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᒃ᙮ ᒣᑾᒡ 2018 Noront ᑭ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭ ᒋᒪᒥᓄᓯᑐᒡ ᒥᓄᔭᐎᓐ & ᐊᓐᑾᒥᓯᐎᓐ ᑐᑕᒧᐎᓇᓐ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᒃ 70% ᒥᓂᑯᒃ ᐁᑭᑕᐸᓯᓂᑲᑌᒃ TRIFR (ᒪᒪᐤ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᓐ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᑭᓐ ᐊᑭᒋᑫᐎᓐ) Continue Reading 
By Catherine Niemi, Logistics Coordinator
Work is not who we are, but what we do. We need to stay safe in the workplace so we can go home and be who we are – a mother, father, daughter, son, grandparent, partner.
The Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is an advisory body that encourages and increases health and safety awareness in the workplace. Continue Reading