(Ottawa) Defense Minister Anita Anand announced that two miners trapped underground in the Dominican Republic for ten days have been rescued with the help of specialized equipment sent from Val-d’Or.
Posted at 6:17 p.m.
In a message posted on Twitter, Minister Anand indicated that the Royal Canadian Air Force had transported equipment provided by a Quebec company to Santo Domingo following a request for assistance from the Dominican government.
The two miners employed by the Dominican Mining Corporation, known as Cormidom, had been stuck underground since July 31.
According to a press release issued by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic on Saturday, Canada was to send a mining excavation system including machinery, tools and all kinds of rescue devices.
Also according to the press release, the equipment was provided by Machines Roger International. A company based in Val-d’Or.
In her Twitter post, Minister Anand thanked Royal Canadian Air Force personnel for their work in the mission. The plane carrying the equipment landed in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.