Jennifer
Tompson
accepting
on behalf
of her late
mother, Lise
Tompson-Cyr.
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more than a decade he has given pre-
sentations at more than 100 universities
and colleges on opportunities in mineral
exploration and mining. At each loca-
tion he takes on several new students;
he mentors them in their education and
careers, and he provides guidance in
resumé building and networking so they
are prepared to enter the industry. Many
of these students comment on his passion
for people, geoscience and exploration,
as well as for social and environmental
excellence in the mining industry.
In addition to mentoring individuals,
McAndless serves on the industry advi-
sory committees for both Northwest
Com mu n it y Col lege's School of
Exploration and Mining and the British
Columbia Institute of Technology's
Department of Mineral Exploration and
Mining. In this capacity, he provides his
expertise and technical support as an
exploration geologist to ensure students
are learning the most up-to-date and rel-
evant topics for today's industry.
McAndless is tireless in advocating
for the mineral exploration and min-
ing industry and for growing the next
generation of industry professionals.
His ability to recognize the potential
of young people and mentor them to
achieve that potential is commendable.
In the words of one of those young peo-
ple, he is deserving of this award simply
for the depth of his humanity.
David Barr Award
Excellence in Leadership and
Innovation in Mineral Exploration
Health and Safety
Recipient: Lise Tompson-Cyr
The late Lise Tompson-Cyr is the recipi-
ent of the David Barr Award for excellence
in leadership and innovation in mineral
exploration health and safety. Tompson-
Cyr had an intimate knowledge of the
mineral exploration work environment
across Canada, beginning in 1980 when
she moved from Quebec to become a bush
camp cook in northern Yukon. She mar-
ried a helicopter pilot and spent the next
10 years working in exploration camps. In
1984 she started up a company, 1984 Inc.,
to staff and run bush camps. An important
part of the services provided was training
and supplying of first-aid attendants. In
2006, Tompson-Cyr was instrumental
in forming a Cambridge Bay, Nunavut-
based joint venture called 1984 Nunavut
Ltd. This majority-Inuit-owned company
became a leader in the training of a mainly
Aboriginal workforce to supply mineral
exploration camps in northern Canada.
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