Respect, hard-wonFrom hourly labourer to supervisor, Lynn Brunette has proven she (and other women) can succeed in mining

From hourly labourer to supervisor, Lynn Brunette has proven she (and other women) can succeed in mining

By Carolyn Gruske

November 17, 2020

Courtesy of Lynn Brunette

Over the past 20 years, Lynn Brunette has progressed in her career the hard way – working her way up from hourly operations labourer to supervisor. After obtaining metallurgical and chemical technologist diplomas at Cambrian College in Sudbury, she got a job at Agrium.

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