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Mine truck gets a new look.

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Message from our President

Dear Colleagues:

It might be an understatement but 2008 has certainly been an interesting year at IOC. It began with unprecedented

increasing demand for iron ore products that far outweighed supply leading us to announce a combined $800M expan-

sion project for our company. And now, the markets have quickly and dramatically changed and the demand for steel

and hence iron ore has decreased. We and many others have started to feel the effects of the global financial turmoil.

As I announced several weeks ago, we are taking steps to secure our future together. The work we have done

to strengthen the company over the past years is helping us today. However, we have had to respond with measures,

such as the shut-down of some pellet machines, a scheduled general shut-down in July, as well as the suspension

of our expansion plans.

We need to get through this but we also need to be prepared when the market comes back. We are currently

reconfiguring Luce Pit in the Mine. Although we will experience some short-term challenges with ore quality, this work

is an absolute necessity. We are still proceeding with the acquisition of new equipment in the Mine, which includes:

two shovels, two drills, three haul-trucks, and several pieces of auxiliary equipment. These items are expected to arrive

in early 2009.

The problems in the economy and upcoming holidays are added distractions to all of us: Please take care of yourself

and your colleagues. Don’t forget to always focus on safety.

Our safety actions have been improving, but at a slow pace. Please be persistent with using your safety tools.

In particular, pay close attention to your hands and eyes. Our safety statistics tell us that hand and eye injuries

are the most frequent. We want everyone to go home safely every day.

Congratulations to the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway team for winning the Railway Association of Canada’s

2008 Safety Award for its efforts in improving fatigue management. This is an example of what we can achieve when

we work together - safely.

A review completed by an independent Lean consultant found that we are making great progress in implementing

Lean across the company. The concepts of Lean and Improving Performance Together (IPT) Asset Management

are about reducing waste. I encourage you to continue working with these teams to find ways to improve your areas.

2009 will be a challenging year, but I know we are up to it. We must continue to work together to keep IOC strong

and get through this difficult time and, ultimately, make us even stronger for the future.

I look forward to all of us working together to overcome these challenges.

To our employees, thank you for your hard work and dedication over the past year.

And to our retirees, thank you for your contribution: You can take pride in knowing

you have helped make IOC a stronger company.

I wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday.

Terence Bowles

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Safety

Hand safety campaignPursuing excellence in health and safety is a core value at IOC. A safety campaignfocused on hand awareness took place on-site in Labrador City and Sept-Îles over atwo-day span.

Paul Gover, Chief Engineer – Process Engineering, sharing the safetymessage with Ted Jennings, Planner.

More than 60 management representatives participated in this initiative by greeting employees at a number of entrances,sha king their hands, and handing out brochures during shift changes on November 13 and 14 (Labrador City) andDecember 2 and 3 (Sept-Îles).

The safety messages could be seen all over the sites via: posters,a glove matrix, banners, and on the IOCTV. It was the topic for the weekly Safety Talk, which concluded with employees receiving a place mat as a reminder to protect themselves bothat work and at home. And, to reinforce the importance of practicing safety at home, advertisements were placed in ourlocal newspapers.

“We don’t want anyone to get injured, but 40% of our colleagues who got injured this year have sustained handinjuries, which is why we decided to have this large campaigndedicated to hand protection. We also wanted to remind everybody to protect themselves, and their families, at home as well. Safety doesn’t end at the gate,” stated Michael Tost,General Manager – Health, Safety and Environment.

Some of the main messages of the campaign included: Eyes on hands... Eyes on path, Use the right glove for the task at hand, Take 5 and avoid accidents.

One of the safety messages displayed during the campaign.

On behalf of the members of the USW Local6731, I would like to wish our colleagues,retirees, and their families a very safe andhappy holiday season.

Tony ReccordPresident – USW Local 6731

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Health

Butting out at IOCEach year in Newfoundland and Labrador over 1,000 people die from smoking relatedillnesses. These are staggering statistics.

“I believe that continuously offering sup-port to smokers and bringing awareness to the programs and services available isinstrumental in helping employees buttout,” says Marilyn Simmons. “The partner-ship allows Occupational Health access toprofessional counsellors who can help usin our initiatives to get smokers to quit inan efficient and effective way.”

When an IOC occupational health profes-sional meets with a smoker who is interes - ted in quitting, a referral is made to theSmokers’ Helpline with his/her permissionand within 72 hours, the person willreceive a call from a trained counsellor.Even if the person is not yet ready to quit,the counsellor can help the caller prepareto become a non-smoker.

In collaboration with the Smokers'Helpline, IOC plans to launch additions toits current cessation program this winter

and further encourage and supportemployees to live tobacco free.

Anyone can call the free, telephone-basedservice, including family and friends, whowish to support someone in butting out forgood.

For more information visitwww.smokershelp.net or call 1-800-363-5864.

At IOC, we are always striving to protectemployees from occupational hazards.Although not occupational, smoking hasbecome one of those hazards that we needto focus on: 20.8% of our workforcesmokes!

Rising to the challenge to get people to quit, IOC has joined forces with theSmoker’s Helpline, a CARE initiative. CARE is the Community Action and Referralprogram in Newfoundland and Labradorthat provides tools to healthcare workers,teachers, dietitians, pharmacists andetcetera, in assisting smokers’ efforts toquit. This is the first smoking cessationreferral program in Canada.

The partnership between the Smokers'Helpline and IOC has been spurred on by Marilyn Simmons, Nurse, at IOC whohas over six years of expe rience in smo -king cessation counselling.

Marilyn Simmons, Nurse, and SamanthaPhillips, coordinator of the smokers helpline.

On behalf of the Executive of United Steelworkers Local 5795, I want to wish all our employees and retirees of the Iron OreCompany of Canada and the Quebec North Shore and LabradorRailway a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Over the last few months, we have witnessed one of the worstslowdowns in the global economy in many years, which hasaffected everyone in some way. We hope things will turn aroundsoon and we will see improvements in iron ore demands and theworld situation.

As we celebrate this festive time of year with our families andfriends, let’s be conscious of those that are less fortunate. Whilefor many of us Christmas is a joyous occasion, for others it is asad time of the year, so take time out of your busy schedule to visitsomeone in this situation.

Some of us will be on vacation during Christmas while the majority of employees will be working. Please remember to keepSAFETY in mind at all times as your family is expecting you homeafter work.

We hope and pray that 2009 willbring us all prosperity and continuedgood health.

Once again, Merry Christmas.

George KeanPresident – USW Local 5795

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Health and Safety

“We are very pleased to have the oppor-tunity to educate our employees aboutthe valuable role MADD plays inLabrador West,” says Heather Bruce-Veitch, Manager - Human Resources. “As we enter the holiday season, we wantto remind employees of their responsi-bility in terms of both drivers, as well aspeople hosting parties. Drinking anddriving has serious consequences and we want all our employees to tie a redribbon on their vehicle as a sign of theircommitment to making our community a safer place to live.”

Josephine Gaulton-Rowe, President of the Labrador West MADD Chapter, metwith our General Managers andManagers on November 25 to discussdrinking and driving issues in LabradorWest.

“I was very impressed with the receptionI received from the Managers andGeneral Managers in attendance,” saysGaulton-Rowe. “They took this messagevery seriously and showed genuine interest in what I had to say. We, MADDLabrador West, would like to thank IOCfor this opportunity to reach so manypeople with this very important message.”

During the campaign, Team Leaderswere also encouraged to discuss thistopic during one of their Toolbox Talks.The key message throughout the cam-paign was to make the right choice: Ifyou drink, don't drive. Impaired drivingeither by alcohol or drugs can changelives in a split second.

“We (MADD) are made up of mothers,fathers, sisters, brothers and people

from all walks of life with a commoninterest…saving lives,” says Gaulton-Rowe.

IOC supports MADD

Scott Mercer, Manager - Engineering andCentral Services; Josephine Gaulton-Rowe,President - MADD Labrador West Chapter;Michael Gilderdale, Manager - OperationsPlanning; and Brian Penney, GeneralManager - Product Manufacturing.

“Case of beer: $35. Evening at the bar: $99. Designated Drivers: PRICELESS.” is just oneof the messages communicated to IOC employees during the MADD (Mothers AgainstDrunk Driving) Campaign.

Focus on health, safety and environment

With one main theme every day, informationbooths, contests, information sessions, as wellas the “psychologist” comedian Pierre Légaré’sone-man show, the 2008 HSE Week was unforgettable!

More than 200 employees visited thebooths and attended the sessions eachday.

Pierre Légaré and Laval Villeneuve,Maintainer Operator Mechanical 2. Nearly 500 employees and spouses attended Pierre Légaré’s one-man show.

The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Week in Sept-Îles took place November 25-27.

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Environment

Emergency team ready for action!IOC’s emergency response plan provides for regular checks of the emergency team’sability to tackle urgent situations. Emergency simulations are held each year to maintain the motivation of everyone involved, make sure that all tools and equipmentare available and in good working order, and promote the acquisition of expertise,which can make a crucial difference in the event of a real-life emergency.

View of the spill of gasoline from the railway tank car.

Two team members taking actions to keep the product fromgoing into the manehole.

Other team members work on the valve to stop the leakage.

For the past few years, fire and rescue simulations have focusedmainly on protecting people and infrastructure. This year, how-ever, the emergency team added a new facet to its preparednesstraining in the form of a simulated environmental emergency,which requi red the deployment of the alarm procedure andswift action by the team on duty.

The simulation: A major spill of gasoline from a railway tankcar. The squad members had a chance to put theory into practice, weigh the risks posed by the spilled product, and plantheir emergency response accordingly.

In the case of a chemical spill, merely stopping the spill andcleaning up the mess are not enough. The team has to askthemselves a number of questions: Is the spilled product toxicor flammable? Is there a drain system nearby? Do sensitive environments have to be protected? Is the emergency responseequipment compatible with the spilled product? How shouldstakeholders position themselves vis-à-vis the spill? What type of safety equipment is required?

Like any simulation, the exercise was an opportunity to targetareas in need of improvement and identify additional useful tools and equipment.

Overall, the exercise went well. Hats off to the members of the emergency team!

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Environment

Some of the old tanks were used to storeJet B, gasoline and diesel fuel. Otherunderground tanks contained waste oil and heating oil. In the end, seventanks were emptied, cleaned and disposed of.

These projects are part of the oil tanksmodernisation program. Over the comingyears, many of them will be replaced inorder to meet new standards and RioTinto requirements. All of the under-ground tanks will be replaced by above-ground tanks with double walls or anintegrated holding pond.

Bravo to Ghislain Boisvert and his teamfor a job well done!

Several oil tanks at the Oreway camp were dismantled over the past few weeks. Theywere obsolete and no longer met current requirements, and have been replaced by new equipment.

New oil tanks

Nearly seven tonnes of hazardouswaste collectedIOC initiated Household Hazardous Waste Days in Labrador City, whichwere held on June 7 and September 13, and collected a combined totalof 6,877 kilograms of hazardous waste.

Some of the waste products collected include: paint cans, organic pro -ducts, aerosol cans, propane cylinders, alkaline batteries, pesticides, oil,glycol, oil filters, lead-acid batteries, flammable liquids, and medicines.

A group of people worked together to make this project a success: threefrom the Town of Labrador City, three from Safety Kleen, and Gary Greene,and Sonya Flynn, IOC Advisors – Environment. IOC was pleased to pay for the cost of disposal, and made sure that all the collected waste wasdisposed of properly.

Thank you to everyone who participated in these collections to help protect our environment.

During excavation work to find the underground tanks.

In the end, seven tanks were emptied, cleaned

and disposed off.

Collecting hazardous waste.

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Mine truck turns redIOC has always considered safety as its number one priority. And we’re always on the lookout for new approaches to safety to keep everyone secure in this often high-risk workenvironment.

Recently, IOC’s Safety Advisor Darryl Collins came up with theidea to paint a haul truck rockbox bright red to raise aware-ness of the Take 5 program currently used by all employees asa personal risk assessment tool. Over and above the red paint,locally-made reflective Take 5 decals were affixed to the rock-box during a scheduled overhaul, as well as new conspicuitytreatments to allow for improved visibility in darkness or badweather.

Through working with 3M representatives, local contractors,and IOC maintenance personnel for materials and conspicuitythemes, a design was agreed upon and implemented. Now,when headlights are shone at the vehicle its brand can be easily recognised by the shape of the reflective material. VehicleID numbers are also more visible with the new 3Mproduct on the sign’s background,increasing luminosity.

This was truly a team effort. With the help of fellow employeesBob King, Planner; Graham Taylor, Senior Team Leader; Matt Greene, Maintainer Operator Mechanical 2; and ByronPayne, Maintainer Operator Mechanical 2, the latest truck safetyinnovation was completed in October.

“To see the involvement of the group, and the reactions to the finished product were very encouraging to the team whoimplemented this very worthwhile project,” says Darryl Collins.

Positive feedback from the idea keeps coming in from Mine personnel. Future plans include painting another haul truck

rockbox pink to promote breast cancer awareness and prevention.

Primary Ore

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Product Manufacturing

Improving safety is a weekly focusIn the spirit of continually keeping safety in focus, the Product Manufacturing team initiated the Safety Improvement of the Week program. This program involves pinpoin -ting areas of safety concern in their department, and then coming up with ideas to solvethem. It has increased safety awareness and brought attention to initiatives that are beingundertaken on a regular basis by employees.

“Employees have much to be proud of and, whether big or small, these improvements have created a sense of accom-plishment and pride,” says Michael Tost, General Manager -HSE. This process also gives the area an opportunity to demonstrate the progress made in safety and housekeeping on a continuous basis.

Well done!

Employees and Team Leaders are “going for gold” side-by-side,continuously refining their work environments. Superintendentspresent improvements for their respective areas at the weekly safety meeting where an informal vote is conducted on each sub-mission and the “best” one is displayed for the week on the LeanBoard. In many instances, there are multiple improvements dis-played as the friendly competition often reveals many great ideas.

Advancements that have further instilled the value of safety in IOC’sculture include: • modifying a rockbreaker bit to make concave changes safer;• constructing an enclosed area around ball loaders to prevent

spills to lower levels;• improve maintenance procedures;

The Safety Improvement of the Week has had such an impact thatthis project has grown and the challenge passed on for implemen-tation in other areas of the business.

Before After

WATCH IOCTV ! Safety Improvements of the Week are on IOCTV and are updated every Wednesday.

Recycled water line in the Flotation Plant created a tripping hazard. The team installed guarding around the pipe.

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Working on the railway is a difficult job.Once back in Sept-Îles, LocomotiveEnginemen get a minimum of 60 hours oftime off, after which they receive on-callduty without indication of recommence-ment time. Once called, they have onlytwo hours of notice to prepare and beon-site. With QNS&L’s 24-hour schedule,employees would receive calls at anytime, day or night, consequently leadingto erratic sleeping patterns.

Seeing the opportunity for improvement,a new initiative was started up givingemployees a direct method of verifyingtheir upcoming railway shifts. Employeesnow have remote Intranet access with asecure password to monitor real-timerailway traffic, Labrador City productionand train loading, and actual crew situa-tion. According to Laurent Larochelle,Engineman, “Remote log on to IOC production systems helps us to plan oursleeping hours and enables us to start

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working in better physical and mentalconditions, as well as increasing on-the-job safety and efficiency.”

“We are proud to be the only railway inNorth America to implement a programof this nature,” says Louis Gravel, GeneralManager – Product Delivery, who isdelighted with the achievement. “We’realways looking to improve safety for ourteam and this is one more step in theright direction.”

As many of you already know, this is not a brand new project…

The pilot project of this program was rolled out in 2005 and its success led to the rest of the rail workers

being given the same access in early 2006.

This award furthers the QNS&L’s trackrecord in safety achievements. In 2007,the railway won the RAC’s SafetyInnovation Project Award after twoemployees ingeniously added a stretcher-access door to rail changers, making itpossible to bring injured people onboard and to evacuate injured workersmore rapidly.

QNS&L wins RACʼs 2008 Safety AwardThe Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) has won the prestigiousRailway Association of Canada’s (RAC) 2008 Safety Award for its efforts in improvingfatigue management.

Product Delivery

The annual Safety and EnvironmentalAwards program was created in 2005 by the Railway Association of Canada,

which represents some 55 freight and passenger railways, to encourageworkers to adopt safe, environmentalpractices, and operational techniques.They transport 75 percent of surface

freight in the country, move 67.9 millionpassengers annually while generating

only three percent of the country’s transportation greenhouse

gas emissions.

Jacques L. Clavette, Rules Instructor Railway; Patrick Doyer, Engineman; Georges Sanikopoulos,Senior Analyst IT; and Jean-Pierre Boucher, Superintendent - Hauling and RailwayMaintenance of Way; receiving the Safety Award from the Railway Association of Canada.

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Engineering

“During the past five years we have invested $15.7 million into electrical infrastructure upgrade projects in ProductManufacturing to improve electrical safety and reliability,” saidRodney Champion, Superintendent - Electrical, ProductManufacturing. “The work that I see being completed in theScreenhouse through the integration of our various teams hasbeen very satisfying.”

Continuous improvementmeans improved electricalsafety

The entire electrical infrastructure in the Screenhouse area isbeing modernized to eliminate older and often unreliable 1960stechnology. The project will result in safer electrical systems withnew state of the art 4 kv switchgear and 600 volt Motor ControlCenters (MCCs). PLC control will replace old relay logic improvingtroubleshooting, and new MCCs allow for safer cable installation.This project is key in de-bottlenecking the Screenhouse, which is a critical part of the Pellet Plant process.

“This is truly a joint collaborative effort between Engineering,Product Manufacturing, and various service providers,” saysMartine Tremblay, Senior Electrical Engineer for the modernizationproject. “It’s an important step toward a safe workplace and anexcellent example of a solid team effort successfully moving aheadwith our modernization plans.”

The Product Manufacturing Electrical Modernization program is well underway withthe focus in 2008 being the modernization of the Pellet Plant Screenhouse. As a corecontinuous improvement initiative, this project will lead to improvements in safety,reliability, and maintainability.

Old starters.

New starters.The Screenhouse area in Labrador City.

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Communications

Snapshots on the 40 Yearsand Retirees Party

Terence Bowles, President and CEO, thanks Myles

Burke, Maintainer Operator Mechanical 2, for his

40 years of service.

Terence Bowles and Tayfun Eldem, Vice-President - Operations and Engineering, congratulate Claude Vaillancourt for his 40 years of service at IOC.

The dancing part is always very popular atLabrador City's party.

Jazz music created a festive atmosphere

during cocktails and dinner in Sept-Îles.

The recipients at Sept-Iles' party withTerence Bowles and Tayfun Eldem: SergeLemieux, Claude Vaillancourt, FrançoisBoucher, Diane Ross, Ghislain Paquet, and Renaud Fortin.

Close to 30 recipients attended the party in

Labrador City.

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Business Improvement

IPT up and running in Sept-Îles!The Product Delivery division IPT team is finally up and running, and is ready to hearyour improvement ideas.

Product Delivery IPT Team: Nicolas Mercier, Robin Ouellet, Adriano Catino, and Dominique Sirois.

IPT team offices are in the Hump Office.

In Sept-Îles, IPT will kick into high gear as of the beginning of2009, when presentations on the various IPT components willbe organized in the areas to inform and raise awareness amongstemployees. Between now and then, the team encourages you tosubmit your improvement suggestions or to pay them a visit tolearn more about the IPT initiative.

In fact, the team made up of Adriano Catino, Nicolas Mercierand Dominique Sirois, has just moved into its offices at theHump office. Located on the second floor of the building, theirpremises include several offices to accommodate their collea -gues from Labrador City, as well as a conference room for presentations.

Each of the team members is responsible for a particular area:Adriano for the Shops, Nicolas for the Terminal, and Dominiquefor the Railway. The three Reliability consultants can also counton the assistance of Bernice Fournier for their translation needsand on the guidance of Robin Ouellet, Superintendent - AssetManagement, Product Delivery.

You will recall that IPT (Improving Performance Together) is aRio Tinto initiative designed to facilitate the implementation ofbest maintenance practices across its various business units. AtIOC, this project was launched in 2006 within the Primary Oredivision and has since been extended to all divisions includingSept-Îles. The implementation of IPT is also closely associatedwith the introduction of Lean.

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Business Improvement

Getting the right things doneusing IPT and Lean

“With the strips and the Information Centre, people see how oftentimes small improvements have a large impact in the long run toimprove safety, running time, equipment alignment, and to reducebreakdowns,” said Perry.

With common goals, such as eliminating waste, performing in asafe and effective environment, communicating information, andcontinuous improvement, IPT and Lean work together to improvethe way we work. The Electrical team in Product Manufacturinghas seen how Lean and IPT tools are intimately linked to coordi-nate and prioritise work, and how they are used to find, apply, and then share best practices.

The Electrical department faces many challenges: eliminatingdefects, improving equipment reliability, planning and managingelectrical requirements. Since the implementation of IPT andLean tools, the team feels better prepared to meet these challenges.

The Information Centre was the first Lean tool to be implemented.It provides a visual snapshot of the performance, tasks, and issuesaffecting the sector. It also highlights the department’s successes,as well as improvement opportunities in alignment with the objectives. While it took some getting used to in the beginning, the team developed it together to make their job easier. Teammembers often stop by to check how things are going and updateinformation, going back to work with a better understanding of what needs to be done next.

The Electrical department is also using the Information Centre todisplay their IPT metrics. “With IPT, we gather information such ashow well we plan and schedule,” mentioned Perry Canning, SeniorAdvisor - Electrical. “to identify successes and to better understand why we didn’t hit the target.” The Information Centre is the idealplace to display and share plans and schedules, progression overtime, successes, and opportunities for improvement.

The team uses CCC strips on the Information Centre to record anyissues (Concerns) preventing them from getting things done. Theyimmediately identify a Containment that acts as a temporary solu-

tion, and then spend time to identifyand put in place a Countermeasure tomake sure the problem does not occuragain. They can conduct Lean and/orIPT activities, such as PracticalProblem-Solving and DefectElimination, to help identify the rootcause of the problem. Once the rightsolution is found, standardised work isdeveloped as a team so that everyoneknows the best and safest way to dothe task. This also helps new employees and apprentices learn frommore experienced team members.

The Electrical department in Product Manufacturing is getting results with both IPTand Lean tools.

The Product Manufacturing Electrical Information Centre in the Annex.

IPT CONTACT INFO: Tom Mihajlovic, ext. 63-4708

LEAN CONTACT INFO: LEAN@IRONORE.CA, OR EXT. 63-8665

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External Relations

Another win for IOC!The eighth edition of the Sept-Îles indus-tries’ ‘‘Invitation” hockey tournament washeld on the weekend of November 15.Eight teams representing different companies took part in a three-gameround robin, with the top two teamssquaring off against each other in theplay-off. Friendly competition and teamspirit were the order of the day for all 13 games. For the second year in a row,IOC’s White team came out on top, with a2-to-1 win over the City of Sept-Îles team.The tournament organizing committeethanks the participating companies —IOC, Alouette, City of Sept-Îles, ArcelorMittal and Métal 7 — and their employees.

And a special nod is in order for IOC’sLabrador City team, which chalked uptwo wins and a loss.

IOC renovates and donatesHousing troubles in Labrador West havebeen a concern for a number of years and IOC has been contributing land andresources to help aid the cause.

Recently, IOC refurbished and donated ahouse in the community. Managed byRandy Philpott, Team Leader, the previouslydamaged house was gutted and renovatedto accommodate Labrador West’s newestdoctor, Anaesthetist Visweswara Pullela.

‘‘I am pleased with IOC’s support in ourefforts in recruiting and retaining qualifiedhealth professionals to the area,’’ says BoydRowe, Chief Executive Officer of LabradorGrenfell Health.

‘‘A donation to the Grenfell Association, the house donation project began in

mid-September and was completed withina month, and Dr. Pullela has since movedin. The house donation will be ongoing,providing doctors who come to work in the area with a place to live,’’ added TimButler, Vice-President - Human Resourcesand Organizational Effectiveness.

‘‘IOC has responded to our need to provideaccommodation as a recruitment incentiveto our physicians at a time when acquiringaccommodations is at a premium,’’ says Ozette Simpson, Chief OperatingOfficer, Labrador-Grenfell Health. ‘‘We look forward to continuing our partnershipwith IOC in recruiting and retaining health professionals to the Labrador Westregion.’’

IOC’s Black team from Sept-Îles.

IOC’s Blue team from Labrador City.

IOC’s White team from Sept-Îles.

Tim Butler, Vice-President - HR&OE; OzetteSimpson, COO - Labrador-Grenfell Health; andRandy Philpott, Team Leader.

The house donated to the Grenfell Association.

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Welcome to our new colleagues

Perry Canning, Product Manufacturing, perry.canning@ironore.ca

Darlene Collins, Product Manufacturing, darlene.collins@ironore.ca

Nancy Gagnon, Continuous Improvement, nancy.gagnon@ironore.ca

Shannon Goulding, Communications, shannon.goulding@ironore.ca

Barry Hillier, Engineering, barry.hillier@ironore.ca

Sean Hiscock, Health and Safety, sean.hiscock@ironore.ca

Éric Labrie, Transport and Shops, eric.labrie@ironore.ca

Connie Lane, Primary Ore, connie.lane@ironore.ca

Hughes Lapierre, Terminal, hughes.lapierre@ironore.ca

Patrick Lauzière, Sust. Dev. & Environ, patrick.lauziere@ironore.ca

Nicolas Mercier, IPT, nicolas.mercier@ironore.ca

Randy Philpott, Central Services, randy.philpott@ironore.ca

Carl Poirier, Shops, carl.poirier@ironore.ca

Natalie Rouleau, Comm. & Ext. Relations, natalie.rouleau@ironore.ca

Trina Thompson, Comm. & Ext. Relations, trina.thompson@ironore.ca

Shelagh Thomson, Primary Ore, shelagh.thomson@ironore.ca

Jacqui Winter, External Relations, jacqui.winter@ironore.ca

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The Team:

BUILDING

MAINTENANCE

Richard BurtonMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Collin KingTeam Leader

CONCENTRATOROPERATIONSDavid HallOperator Maintainer

Gaston LepageTeam Leader

Lisa MunnOperator Maintainer

Colin SeabrightOperator Maintainer

CONDITIONMONITORINGBrent ParkMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

FEED PREPARATIONRick O’BrienMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Andrew MilleyMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

James WisemanMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

FILTERING &BALLINGTimothy PittmanTechnical Advisor –Maintenance Reliability

Christopher ThomsMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

FINANCIALSERVICESJennifer JenningsJunior Accountant – Business Analyst

HANDLING Anthony HoganEngineer-in-Training

HEATING STEAM &AIR PLANTSGeoff ChafeStationary Engineer 3rd Class

Nicholas LinehanStationary Engineer 3rd Class

HSEDiana DwyerAdministrator

HUMAN RESOURCESJason MitchelmoreAdvisor – Consumables

IT SERVICESMaurice FrancisAnalyst

Todd StubbertAnalyst

LOADOUT / FLUX YARDRaymond BrantonPlanner

MAINTENANCE &ENGINEERINGFay PittmanChief Engineer – Energy & Env. Projects

MINE MAINTENANCEFIELDMark ApplinMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Bradley AylwardMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Christopher CullMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Corey GaultonMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Clancy HigginsMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Luke MoulandMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Matthias OsborneMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Jeffrey PenneyMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Sidney ReidMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Jonathan RiviereMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Conrad SamsonMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Jodi SaundersMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Robert SpurgeonMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Nicole StrugnellMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Adam WatermanMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

MINE MAINTENANCEGARAGEMark GallopMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Alex MayoMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Wayne PottleAdvisor – Maintenance

Christopher RussellMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Bevin TetfordTeam Leader

PALLET SHOPDwayne BroomfieldOperator Maintainer

Matthew ChafeMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

PELLET PLANTDana CardOperator Maintainer

Michael DroverMaintainer OperatorMechanical 2

Danny MoreyMaintainer Operator Electrical 1

Carl St-GelaisOperator Maintainer

PRIMARY OREMAINTENANCEWilliam FisherTeam Leader

Todd StokesAdvisor – Maintenance

PRIMARY OREPRODUCTIONTammy BakerOperator Maintainer

Shelley BarrettOperator Maintainer

Jason BrockervilleOperator Maintainer

Jefrey DentyOperator Maintainer

Jessica DobbinOperator Maintainer

Curtis DoranOperator Maintainer

Edgar DumaresqueTeam Leader

Nadine GouletOperator Maintainer

Heather HamlynOperator Maintainer

Tanya KellowayOperator Maintainer

Jason LinsteadOperator Maintainer

Byron MacDonaldOperator Maintainer

Jonathan McGrathOperator Maintainer

Tianna OliverOperator Maintainer

Christopher O’QuinnLabourer

Darla OxfordOperator Maintainer

Adam PardyOperator Maintainer

Roxane PinksenOperator Maintainer

Heather PollardOperator Maintainer

Wilson RogersOperator Maintainer

Terry-Lynn SweetappleOperator Maintainer

Crystal WatermanOperator Maintainer

PRIMARY ORESERVICESAndrew PeachGeologist - Geotechnical

Ramsey WaySenior Geologist – Grade Control

PROCESS ENGINEERINGChristine DelaneyProcess Technologist

QUALITY (LC)Jennifer DoyleSenior Operator Maintainer

RESOURCEDEVELOPMENTDouglas GreenProject Manager –Exploration

Rodney WilliamsManager

SAFETYMelissa DysonSecurity Officer

Jamie StaggSecurity Officer

STRATEGICPLANNING &IMPLEMENTATIONKayla EdwardsAdministrative Assistant

Rendell Craig Giles Advisor – HSE

TERMINALSerge BelliveauTeam Leader

In memoriamWe extend our deepest

sympathy to the families of

Edward Bromley passed away April 9, 2008

Emile Lahaut passed away June 25, 2008

Leonard Leyte passed away August 23, 2008

José Cota passed away September 13, 2008

Alphonsus Pittman passed away Sept. 15, 2008

Robert Riehl passed away October 3, 2008

Willi Feger passed away October 12, 2008

Rodney Collens passed away October 20, 2008

Jean-Louis Poulin passed away November 2, 2008

Rendell Genge passed away November 5, 2008

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