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M-CROSH Northern Tour Report M-CROSH Northern Tour Report Table of Contents ABOUT M-CROSH 5 TOUR MEMBERS 6 TOUR SUMMARY 7 SUDBURY 8 SAULT STE. MARIE 10 TERRACE BAY 12 THUNDER BAY 14 SIOUX LOOKOUT 16 DRYDEN 18 KENORA 20 GREENSTONE 22 KAPUSKASING 24 TIMMINS 26 KIRKLAND LAKE 28 NORTH BAY 30 SURVEY RESPONSES 32 SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY 36 DRIVING PREVENTION THROUGH RESEARCH TOUR About M-CROSH In June 2017, the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) unveiled Canada’s first mobile laboratory for occupational safety and health research: M-CROSH. The custom designed 40-foot integrated truck/trailer mobile laboratory was established with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Labour and includes laboratory, meeting, and clinic space to support field research in: mental health and quality of work-life, fatigue, mobile equipment design for accident prevention, vibration induced injury prevention, heat stress, prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, and evaluation of intervention programs; to name a few. M-CROSH also aims to serve as a bridge to communities, often excluded from occupational health and safety research due to their northern geography and increase collaboration between research Centres, workers, industry, and health and safety agencies. About the tour The Driving Prevention Through Research tour was made possible through support from Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines and Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS). From September 20 through October 5, 2017, Canada’s first mobile workplace health and safety laboratory, M-CROSH, visited 12 communities across Northern Ontario. During the tour, CROSH hosted nearly 500 tours of the mobile lab and asked visitors to share key health and safety issues that workers and workplaces face in their community and throughout the region. Tour Members Additional Tour Personnel Tour Summary Venue Information Our mobile lab visited six communities in northeastern Ontario and six communities in northwestern Ontario over a two-week period. In each community, we hosted a two-hour drop-in event open to all and sought to engage in dialogue surrounding the health and safety concerns of people Invited Speakers Each event commenced with an informal agenda of speakers beginning with a welcome from the CROSH team introducing those in attendance to CROSH and the mobile lab. A CROSH graduate student would speak to their experience participating in research with CROSH. Finally, community members attested to the experience of their organization partnering with CROSH. Participants Engaged In each community, our team engaged with individuals representing a number of industries and sectors. Throughout the report, we have identified some of the key workplaces and associations with whom we established meaningful contact with at each location. Media Coverage Our team had the opportunity of interacting with diverse forms of media coverage across northern Ontario. Selected news articles, media interviews, press releases and reports are highlighted in this section throughout the report. Several communities also issued proclamations declaring the day of our visit as ‘M-CROSH Northern Tour Day’ in their community. 01 Sudbury Venue: James Jerome Sport Complex Invited Speakers: Date: September 20, 2017 Mr. Al Sizer, Deputy Mayor, City of Greater Sudbury Population: 161,531 Dr. Rui Wang, VP Research, Laurentian University Mayor: Brian Bigger Mr. Leo Gerard, International President, United Traditional Territory: Atikameksheng Steelworkers & Chair, CROSH Advisory Board Anishnaabeg Hon. Glenn Thibeault, MPP & Minister of Energy Key Industries: Mining, Education, Health Care Hon. Frances Gelinas, Nickel Belt MPP Estimated Attendance: 45 “New mobile lab hopes to drive prevention of workplace accidents” Program: CTV News Northern Ontario “M-CROSH mobile lab to tour Northern Ontario” Press: The Sudbury Star “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Greater Sudbury 02 Sault Ste. Marie Venue: City Hall Invited Speakers: Date: September 25, 2017 Christian Provenzano, Mayor, City of Sault Ste. Marie Population: 73,368 Dr. Bill Cole, Ministry of Natural Resources and Mayor: Christian Provenzano Forestry’s Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Traditional Territory: Anishnaabeg Services division Key Industries: Steel, Manufacturing, Forestry Estimated Attendance: 40 “Mobile lab goes CROSH-country” By: SooToday.com “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Sault Ste. Marie 03 Terrace Bay Venue: United Steelworkers Hall Invited Speakers: Date: September 26, 2017 Seppo Vataja, United Steelworkers Population: 1471 Herb Daniher, United Steelworkers Mayor: Jody Davis Traditional Territory: Robinson Superior Treaty Estimated Attendance: 15 Anishnaabeg Key Industries: Forestry “Mobile Research Lab Visits Terrace Bay” By: CFNO FM 04 Thunder Bay Venue: Oliver Road Community Centre Invited Speakers: Date: September 27, 2017 Mayor Keith Hobbs, City of Thunder Bay Population: 121,596 Wendy Landry, President, NOMA and Mayor, Mayor: Keith Hobbs Municipality of Shuniah and Manager, Indigenous Traditional Territory: Robinson Superior Treaty and Municipal Affairs, Union Gas Anishnaabeg Key Industries: Forestry, Health Care, Education Estimated Attendance: 40 “Driving Prevention Through Research Tour” Story: Net News Ledger “Research targets Northern rigours” Story: Chronicle Journal “Mobile Safety Lab” Video: TBNewsWatch “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Thunder Bay 05 Sioux Lookout Venue: Meno Ya Win Health Centre Invited Speakers: Secondary Venue: Sioux Lookout AFFES Fire Colleen MacKillop, Local ONA President Management Headquarters Jack Welch, Fire Management Supervisor, Sioux Date: September 28, 2017 Lookout FMH, MNRF-AFFES Population: 5272 Mayor: Doug Lawrance Estimated Attendance: 25 + 15 = 40 Traditional Territory: Treaty 3 Ojibway Key Industries: Forestry, Health Care “Health And Safety Mobile Lab Coming To Dryden/Sioux Lookout” By: CKDR 92.7FM Dryden 06 Dryden Venue: Dryden Memorial Arena Invited Speakers: Date: September 28, 2017 Mayor Greg Wilson, Mayor of Dryden Population: 7749 Hon. Sarah Campbell, MPP Kenora-Rainy River Mayor: Greg Wilson George Page, Fire Management Supervisor, Dryden Traditional Territory: Treaty 3 Ojibway FMH, MNRF-AFFES Key Industries: Forestry, Mining Estimated Attendance: 30 “Health And Safety Mobile Lab Coming To Dryden/Sioux Lookout” By: CKDR 92.7FM Dryden “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Dryden 07 Kenora Venue: Kenora Recreation Centre Invited Speakers: Date: September 29, 2017 Mayor David Canfield, City of Kenora Population: 15,096 Pat Harvey, Fire Management Supervisor, Mayor: Dave Canfield Kenora FMH, MNRF-AFFES Traditional Territory: Treaty 3 Ojibway/Chippewa Estimated Attendance: 30 Key Industries: Forestry, Tourism, Mining “M-CROSH Mobile Lab Arrives In Kenora” By: 89.5 the Lake CJRL “Kenora health and safety researcher leads mobile lab project” By: Kenora Daily Miner “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Kenora 08 Greenstone Venue: No Frills Invited Speakers: Date: October 1, 2017 Brian Adams, Business Outreach Officer, Population: 4636 Greenstone Economic Development Mayor: Renald Beaulieu Corporation Traditional Territory: Treaty 9 Anishnabek Key Industries: Forestry, Mining Estimated Attendance: 30 “Driving Prevention Through Research Tour!” By: Geraldton Times Star 09 Kapuskasing Venue: Sports Palace Arena Invited Speakers: Date: October 2, 2017 Hon. Carol Hughes, MP for Algoma-Manitoulin- Population: 8292 Kapuskasing Mayor: Al Spacek James Croteau, Health and Safety Coordinator, Traditional Territory: Cree, Moose Cree Town of Kapuskasing Key Industries: Forestry, Mining Guy Bourgouin, President, United Steelworkers Local 1-2010 and CROSH Advisory Board Member Estimated Attendance: 25 “Mobile lab making stop in Kap” By: Kapuskasing Times “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation Town of Kapuskasing 10 Timmins Venue: Timmins Public Library Invited Speakers: Date: October 3, 2017 Steve Black, Mayor, City of Timmins Population: 41,788 Kari Cusack, CROSH Advisory Board Member, Mayor: Steve Black Workers Health and Safety Centre Traditional Territory: Ojibway/Chippewa, Oji-Cree and Mushkegowuk Estimated Attendance: 45 Key Industries: Forestry, Mining “CROSH Travels Northern Ontario to Research Health and Safety Workplace Issues” By: My Timmins Now 93.1 Moose FM “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of Timmins 11 Kirkland Lake Venue: Kirkland Lake City Hall Invited Speakers: Secondary Visit: Kirkland Lake District Tony Antoniazzi, Mayor, Kirkland Lake Composite School Kari Cusack, CROSH Advisory Board Member, Date: October 4, 2017 Workers Health and Safety Centre Population: 7981 Mayor: Tony Antoniazzi Estimated Attendance: 25 + 50 = 75 Traditional Territory: Robinson-Huron Treaty, Matachewan Key Industries: Forestry, Mining “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation Town of Kirkland Lake 12 North Bay Venue: Workplace Safety North Invited Speakers: Date: October 5, 2017 Mayor Al Macdonald, City of North Bay Population: 51,553 Paul Andre, CEO Workplace Safety North and Mayor: Al MacDonald CROSH Advisory Board Member Traditional Territory: Nipissing First Nation Anishnabe Estimated Attendance: 50 Key Industries: Education, Public Sector “Mobile research lab on tour” By: North Bay Nugget “Mobile research lab arrives in North Bay” By: BayToday.ca “M-CROSH Northern Tour Day” Proclamation City of North Bay Survey Responses (N=161) Age Gender Under 29 Male 30-39 Female 40-49 50-59 Prefer Not Over 60 to Disclose Employment Status Industry Worker
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