Day of Mourning 2017 Locations
Posted on April 11, 2017 12:13 pm
We pause every April 28th to remember workers killed and those who still suffer from a work-related injury or illness, their lives and livelihoods forever compromised.
But we can never pause our prevention efforts.
Every day of the year
- Educate others about health and safety rights, responsibilities and prevention measures.
- Insist on effective workplace prevention programs developed with full worker participation.
- Insist on training that supports the identification, assessment and control of workplace hazards.
- Encourage local media to report on health, safety and environmental issues.
- Press elected officials to support stronger regulations and better enforcement of existing laws.
- Create monuments to promote public awareness of workplace health and safety.
Make time for prevention
- Demand high quality training that promotes a hazard-based approach.
- Become a workplace health & safety representative.
- Identify and report workplace hazards.
Take time to remember:
- Attend a Day of Mourning ceremony in your community. Encourage others to attend an event. (EVENTS)
- Draft a message for your organization's publication or website.
- Coordinate a Day of Mourning event in your workplace. (SUGGESTIONS)
- Work with local media to promote and cover the Day's significance and events.
- Convince employers and public institutions to, among other things, lower flags to half-mast.
- Share stories of workers injured and killed on the job - ensure they are not forgotten.
- Read about the history of the Day of Mourning. (HISTORY)
- Download the BCFED OH&S Centre DOM Poster. (POSTER)
- Learn about the Day of Mourning in Schools Project. (SCHOOLS PROJECT)
Locations
All ceremonies will take place on Friday April 28th
Prince George
12:00 pm
Worker’s memorial Statue
Patricia Boulevard and Queensway St.
Terrace
10:45 am
Worker’s Memorial
Terrace Sportsplex
3320 Kalum St.
Kamloops
6:00 pm
St. Andrews on the Square
(corner of 2nd and Seymour)