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Wednesday, January 22, 2003

The names of the four Ministry of Natural Resources employees who were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday have been released. Dead is the MNR Chief Helicopter Pilot, Mike Maguire, age 50. Mr. Macguire was assigned to the air services of the MNR.
SooToday Staff
The names of the four Ministry of Natural Resources employees who were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday have been released.

Dead is the MNR Chief Helicopter Pilot, Mike Maguire, age 50. Mr. Macguire was assigned to the air services of the MNR. Walter Ceolin, age 52, was a conservation officer. Bruce Stubbs, age 39 was a Research Technician and Chantelle Walkey, age 27 was also a Research Technician. All were assigned to the Sault MNR office and all were residents of the city.

The crash occurred yesterday at noon north of the Sault near a logging operation at a railway siding called Mekatina.

SooToday.com News Director, Dave Helwig is at the crash site and will post photos of the scene here later today.