Canada’s annual Day of Mourning, dedicated to the memory of those who have died or been severely injured from their jobs, is coming up on Sunday (April 28).
Prince George’s ceremony will be held at the foot of Connaught Hill by the Worker’s Memorial Statue on the corner of Queensway and Patricia Boulevard at 10:30 am.
Last year’s ceremony drew in around 60 people.
According to WorkSafe BC,
- Occupational disease was the number one killer of workers in 2022, claiming the lives of 107 workers, with 61 of those deaths resulting from asbestos exposure.
- A total of 48 workers died from a traumatic injury last year, such as falls from elevation, struck by objects, caught in equipment and/or machinery.
- Motor vehicle incidents claimed the lives of 26 workers in 2022.
- Five young workers died in 2022, highlighting the importance of protecting the most vulnerable members of the workforce.
- Workplace injuries and illnesses also resulted in about 4-million lost days of work in 2022.
You can learn more about the Day of Mourning here.