Monday, April 28, is not only election day in Canada, it is also the National Day of Mourning.
In 2024, 146 BC workers died from a workplace injury or disease.
To help raise awareness of the importance of workplace safety, local organizations are coming together for the annual event that honours workers who have been killed, injured, or suffered from work-related illness.
At 10am on Monday, everyone is welcome to a Day of Mourning ceremony and moment of silence at the Simms Park Pavilion, hosted by the City of Courtenay, WorkSafeBC, Comox Valley Transition Society, and CUPE 556.
The City’s occupational health and safety advisor, Rosa Caird, says putting health and safety at the forefront of work activities is a necessary part of preventing injury and work-related tragedy that change the lives of whole families and sometimes affect the entire community.
The Day of Mourning, first recognized by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984, has been a national event since 1991.
For more information on the Day of Mourning ceremony, visit City of Courtenay.
For a list of other ceremonies around B.C., visit National Day of Mourning.
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