A pair of events are being held in Prince George Tuesday (April 28th) to recognize the Day of Mourning.
The annual ceremony is being held at the Workers Memorial Statue located at the intersection of Patricia Boulevard and Queensway starting at 10:30 a.m.
From there, an evening ceremony is being held at Assman’s Funeral Chapel at 1908 Queensway Street from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
In addition, the Vanderhoof Fire Hall is hosting a separate gathering at 9:30am at 2230 Nechako Avenue.
According to WorkSafe BC, 138 workers died in 2025 due to workplace injury or illness, with seven of those work-related death claims in Fraser-Fort George.
Roughly half of all claims in the province were the result of occupational disease (79) – 36 of those were because of asbestos exposure.
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