About us

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About us

Mission

Our mission to provide innovative and responsible solutions for the creation of a knowledgeable, skilled, and sustainable workforce within a vibrant, mineral-rich resource industry. The Northern Manitoba Mining Academy facilitates strategic training initiatives and research activities to strengthen the social, economic, and environmental benefits of a robust mining sector.

Located in Flin Flon, Manitoba, the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy is a unique partnership founded on the bedrock values of:

Excellence in education and research;
Dedication to finding solutions to real world problems;
Respect, celebration and diversity of our students, communities and services;
Reducing the environmental footprint of all that we do and all that we leave for the future;
Prudent use of financial, capital and human resources;
Maximizing social, economic and ecological benefits in a manner benefiting all;
Providing innovative and responsive solutions; and
Creating a knowledgeable, skilled and sustainable workforce within a vibrant, mineral-rich resource industry.

Location

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Location

Sitting on the edge of the Precambrian Shield, Flin Flon is noted for the Flin Flon-Snow Lake Greenstone Belt, one of the most prolific mining belts in the world.

Flin Flon was founded in 1927 by Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting (HBM&S) to extract the large copper and zinc ore resources in the region.

Located 756 kms (475 miles) north west of Winnipeg, the City of Flin Flon straddles the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border and is the gateway to Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan's scenic north.

With an area population of 7,910 (Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach), Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population.

Staff

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Staff

Jamie Grant, Associate Vice President, Community & Industry Solutions

Jamie joined UCN in April 2022. Coming from the Mining Sector she has held leadership roles in both the Projects and Operations areas of Mining. She was also the Executive Director of the Northern Manitoba Sector Council for 3 years (an Industry based organization focused on training and workforce development for the Mining, Energy and Forestry Sectors).

Born and raised in Flin Flon, MB Jamie is personally and professionally passionate about the opportunities for the North and the focus on “growing our own” workforce. Incorporating innovation, technology and creative models of training will provide the opportunity to Northern people to enter and progress into the workforce at all levels.

Kelsey Farkus, Interim coordinator

Kelsey is our administrative assistant. Currently she is also assuming the role of interim coordinator.

Kelsey is local to the Flin Flon area. She is currently pursuing a Diploma of Administration, and is on track to complete it in December 2023. She is happy to be at the Academy, and looks forward to meeting new faces and growing into her new role.

Paul Alexandre, Executive Associate

Paul has been with the Academy since its very early days. He is strongly involved with stakeholders outreach, capacity and partnership development, and support for research.

Paul is an experienced exploration geologist, also teaching and doing research at Brandon University.