February 2022

DROLET, Léo

Léo Drolet died on 27 February 2022 at the age of 89, residing in Jonquière. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 39 years and retired from Arvida Works.

DESBIENS, Carol

Carol Desbiens died 24 February 2022 at the age of 82, residing in Chicoutimi. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 35 years and retired from Primary Metal Group, Laterrière.

VAILLANCOURT, Jean

Jean Vaillancourt died 22 February 2022 at the age of 93, residing in Quebec City. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 38 years and retired from the Arvida Research and Development Centre.

GUÉRIN, Yvon

Yvon Guérin died 20 February 2022 at the age of 86, residing in Larouche. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 33 years and retired from Arvida Works.

SULZER, John

John Sulzer died 20 February 2022 at the age of 91, residing in Kingston, Ontario. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 35 years and retired from Kingston Laboratories.

TREMBLAY, Yolande

Yolande Tremblay died 20 February 2022 at the age of 86, residing in Chicoutimi. She was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 41 years and retired from Arvida Works.

LACHANCE, André

André Lachance died 18 February 2022 at the age of 71, residing in Jonquière. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 30 years and retired from Arvida Works.

TOUPIN, Jean-Louis

Jean-Louis Toupin died 16 February 2022 at the age of 87, residing in Verdun. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 36 years and retired from Alcan International HO.

GÉLINAS, Gilles G.

Gilles G. Gélinas died 15 February 2022 at the age of 83, residing in Shawinigan. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 33 years and retired from Shawinigan Works.

HUDON, Louis Guy

Louis Guy Hudon died 15 February 2022 at the age of 89, residing in Ottawa, Ontario. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 28 years and retired from Bauxite & Alumina.

PARADIS, Roger

Roger Paradis died 15 February 2022 at the age of 76, residing in Jonquière. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 36 years and retired from Arvida Works.

TREMBLAY, Jean-Marie

Jean-Marie Tremblay died 15 February 2022 at the age of 98, residing in Jonquière. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 39 years and retired from Arvida Works.

DION-BRIARD, Laurette

Laurette Dion-Briard died 13 February 2022 at the age of 89, residing in Laval. She was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 25 years and retired from Adminco Trust.

GAUVIN, Louis-Georges

Louis-Georges Gauvin died 10 February 2022 at the age of 80, residing in Shawinigan. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 34 years and retired from Primary Metal Group, Shawinigan.

TREMBLAY, René

René Tremblay died 10 February 2022 at the age of 91, residing in Alma. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 32 years and retired from Power Operations.

CARRIER, Henri

Henri Carrier died 9 February 2022 at the age of 93, residing in Montreal. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 38 years and retired from the Arvida Research and Development Centre.

JEAN, Bruno

Bruno Jean died 8 February 2022 at the age of 57, residing in Saint-Ambroise. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 19 years and worked at Alma Works.

ARSENEAULT, Laurien

Laurien Arseneault died 7 February 2022 at the age of 92, residing in Jonquière. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 39 years and retired from Arvida Works.

SIMARD, Maurice

Maurice Simard died 7 February 2022 at the age of 75, residing in Alma. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 37 years and retired from Alma Works.

GRENON, Laurent

Laurent Grenon died 6 February 2022 at the age of 83, residing in La Baie. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 32 years and retired from Port Facilities.

LATIMER, James V.

James V. Latimer died 2 February 2022 at the age of 96, residing in Kingston, Ontario. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 42 years and retired from Kingston Works.

DESCHÊNES, Vincent

Vincent Deschênes died 1 February 2022 at the age of 94, residing in La Baie. He was employed by Rio Tinto for more than 38 years and retired from the Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company.