The Mine Training Society
Celebrating Years of Helping Northerners
The Mine Training Society is a unique partnership between Aboriginal governments, public government and the mining industry. For more than a decade, our mission has been to support Aboriginal people and Northerners in finding long-term employment in the mining industry.
Since our inception in 2003, MTS has evolved into much more than a vehicle for delivering training programs. We evaluate, train and then place northerners in mining and mining-related jobs, and also provide hands-on mentoring and job coaching to our clients throughout their careers. Our relationships with our clients don't end with graduation.
The Mine Training Society first arose from the Ministerial Ad Hoc Committee created to advise the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment as part of the development of initial diamond mine projects in the NWT. Since 2004, we have served over thousands of individual northerners with training and/or career counseling, and have facilitated employment for over 5% of the labour force.
Over the course of our existence, the Mine Training Society has been recognized for our work on several occasions, most notably receiving the 2009 Premier's Award in Excellence in Collaboration from the GNWT, and the 2012 Special Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the mineral industry from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. We're proud and thankful of this recognition of our hard work and dedication.
FUNDING FOR THE MINE TRAINING SOCIETY
Since 2004, the Government of Canada's Aboriginal funding through Employment and Social Development (ESDC) has provided MTS with 31 million dollars.
MTS's mining industry partners, including Diavik Diamond Mine Inc., BHP Billiton, De Beers Canada, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Procon Mining and Tunnelling and the Government of the Northwest Territories have provided special funding for MTS. We'd like to thank all of our partners for helping us to grow over the last decade, and look forward to the successes and challenges of the next.
MINE TRAINING SOCIETY 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
Read our 2018 Annual Report: 2018 ANNUAL REPORT (PDF)
Board of Directors
Iris Catholique, Chairperson
Representative for Lutsel K'e Dene Band
P.O. Box 28
Lutsel K'e, NT
Canada X0E 1A0
Tel: (867) 730-7004
Email: hr_lutselke@hotmail.com
Michael Saturnino
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 873-7552
Email: michael_saturnino@gov.nt.ca
Antoine Gagnon, Manager, Labour Market Programs
Representative for Department of Education, Culture and Employment
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2L9
Phone: 867-767-9351 x 71165
Email: antoine_gagnon@gov.nt.ca
Steven Bonhomme, Secretary Treasurer
Representative for DeBeers Canada
5014 49th Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 766-7300
Email: Steven.Bonhomme@debeersgroup.ca
Winter Haley, Director
Representative for Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 2498 Station Main
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2P8
Tel: (867) 669-6500
Email: Winter.Haley@riotinto.com
Alan Harman, North Slave Metis Alliance, Secretary Treasurer
P.O.Box 2301
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2P7
Fax: (867) 765-0446
Email: aharman@uvic.ca
Henry Zoe, Vice Chairperson
Representative for Tli Cho Government
Franklin Avenue
Yellowknife, NT
Canada
Tel: (867) 446-0230
Email: henryzoe@tlicho.com
Gisele Marion, Alternate Director
Representative for Tli Cho GovernmentBehchoko, NT
Canada X0E 0Y0 Phone: (867) 392-6381
Email: gisellemarion@tlicho.com
Mike Nolting, Director
Representative for Dominion Diamond Corp.
11th Floor, 4920 52nd Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada
Tel: (867) 669-6100
Email: Mike.Nolting@ekati.ddcorp.ca
Jason Snaggs, Director
Margaret Erasmus, Alternate Director
Representative for YK Dene First Nations
P.O. Box 2514
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2P8
Tel: (867) 873-8591
Email: jasons@ykdene.com
merasmus@ykdene.com
Tara Marchiori, Alternate Director
Representative for Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 2498 Station Main
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2P8
Tel: (867) 669-6500
Email: Tara.Marchiori@riotinto.com
Ex-Offico Directors
Mike MacPherson, Ex-Officio Director
Representing Aurora College
Bag Service 9700 Station Main
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2R3
Tel: (867) 920-3201
Email: MMacPherson@auroracollege.nt.ca
Gloria Jacobs, Ex-Officio Director
Representing Procon Mining and Tunnelling
970 Sikyea Tili, Ndilo
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 2N5
Tel: (867) 766-2596
Pearl Bird, Ex-Officio Director
Representing NWT Metis Nation
10 Industrial Drive
Hay River, NT
Canada X0E 0R0
Tel: (867) 874-4552
Email: training.nwtmn@northestel.net
Jerry Wald, Chair
Trades, Apprenticeship & Industrial Training50 Conibear Cres
Fort Smith, NT
Canada X0E 0P0 Phone: (867)872-7581
Email: jwald@auroracollege.nt.ca
Staff
Shari Caudron, General Manager
Mine Training Society
5110 49th Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 1P8
Tel: (867) 765-0445
Fax: (867) 765-0446
Email: gm@minetraining.ca
Heather Oliver, Program Coordinator
Mine Training Society
5110 49th Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 1P8
Alisa Blake, Safety Trainer
Mine Training Society
5110 49th Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 1P8
Tel: (867) 765-0445
Mobile: (867) 446-0912
Fax: (867) 765-0446
Email: safety@minetraining.ca
Catherine Guay, Program Assistant
Mine Training Society
5110 49th Street
Yellowknife, NT
Canada X1A 1P8
Tel: (867) 765-0445 x22
Fax: (867) 765-0446
Email: mts@minetraining.ca
Gilbert (Gil) Lafferty, Job Coach
Thebacha Campus, Aurora College
5110 49th Street
Fort Smith, NT
Canada X0E 0P0
Tel: (867) 446-0915
Email: coachyk@minetraining.ca