John “Red” Hull
	
Red Hull was born in Asbestos, Quebec to Richard and Violet Hull. He worked as a hard rock miner in Falconbridge, Ontario and he and his wife Velma (“Vel”) lived in Sudbury for two years. In 1957, the family moved to Lousana, Alberta while Red worked on the oil rigs in Manitoba and Alberta. In 1958, Red flew up to work at Keno 700 and Vel and their two daughters drove up the highway.((“John (Red) Hull.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 23 October 2024.))
	
In 1960, Red and Val’s son was born in Mayo. In 1961, they moved to Calumet and then Elsa.((“John (Red) Hull.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 23 October 2024.)) Red was the shift boss for an underground crew working in the No Cash mine when a fire broke out. Seven men were caught behind life-saving barricades: Benny Moses, Red Hull, Jerry Jirard, Vince Zochniak, Dandy Wade, Don Thompson, Silvio, and George Nicloux. These men were rescued within fourteen hours by crews from Elsa and Yellowknife. A compressor was brought into the fifth level and the smoke driven out so the men could escape the mine. The crews battled the fire for twenty-four hours. Four men died of asphyxiation: Joe Worobec (a diamond driller from Elsa), V. Atamanchuk (Edmonton), D. Jurcec (Yugoslavia), and J. Vincze (Elsa). In June 1966 it was determined that the fire was started by a stove in the underground lunchroom. A coroner’s jury recommended that more training and safety was needed in the mine, and that there be on-site teams trained in rescue. The jury also recommended that the safety rules be interpreted to miners not proficient in English, with particular emphasis on operating fire-fighting equipment.((Ed Andre, //Heroes of Darkness.// Whitehorse: Northbush Publications, 1996: 79-80.)) 
	
The family moved back to Alberta but Red returned to work at Faro and then at the mines near Carcross. Vel and their three kids moved north again, and Red, working as a welder for White Pass, was transferred to Whitehorse. He worked at the Petroleum Division there until 1981. Red bought the Bicycle Repair Centre behind the Coke Plant in downtown Whitehorse and operated it part time until 1981 when it became a full occupation until 1988 when he retired.((“John (Red) Hull.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 23 October 2024.))