Day of Mourning, Wells
April 28 Day of Mourning Plaque, erected in approximately 2000 in a joint program between Worksafe BC, the BC Federation of Labour and the BC Business Council. The National Day of Mourning is...
Runaway Train Wreck memorial
Memorial for 2 men who were killed in a train derailment, 2006.Conductor Tom Dodd and brakeman Don Faulkner were killed, and engineer Gordon Rhodes sustained serious injuries when their train lost...
Copper Mountain Cairn
Near the centre of the Princeton cemetery stands a stone cairn with a bronze plaque affixed, a memorial to the nine men killed in a bunkhouse fire in 1928 at Copper Mountain.(full...
Ironworkers Memorial Bridge
Two plaques documenting the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge in 1958, and the renaming of the bridge in 1994.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques...
Day of Mourning, Taylor
April 28 Day of Mourning Plaque, erected in approximately 2000 in a joint program between Worksafe BC, the BC Federation of Labour and the BC Business Council. The National Day of Mourning is...
Granduc Mine Plaque
Plaque commemorating the death of 26 men killed in an avalanche at Granduc Mine in 1965.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project
Bentall Tragedy Plaque
Memorial recognizing the four construction workers that died building the Bentall tower in 1981. Every January 7th, the BC Building Trades Council holds a ceremony to honour all...
The Last Alarm: Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Statue
Unveiled on February 13, 2013, the statue honours all fire fighters who have died in the line of duty in the Province of British Columbia. The term “Last Alarm†has become a popular reference...
Fallen Paramedic Memorial
Unveiled on May 6, 2015 the Fallen Paramedics Memorial is a granite monument to honour those paramedics who have died in the line of duty in service to British Columbia. Funded by BC Emergency...
Rylan Delville Pratt plaque
Family-placed plaque to 18 year old Rylan Delville Pratt, killed during construction of the Millenium Skytrain line.The plaque is located on a column beneath the guideway, along the Central...
Day of Mourning, Armstrong and Spallumcheen
April 28 Day of Mourning Plaque, erected in 2001 in a joint program between Worksafe BC, the BC Federation of Labour and the BC Business Council. The National Day of Mourning is observed in...
Steveston Fishermen's Memorial (1996)
A giant fisherman's needle is the centre point of the stone compass rose engraved with the names of local fisherman lost at sea. (full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage...
Queen of the Pacific
Plaque to six Seattle longshore workers killed in Nanaimo in 1885. The original plaque was placed by Seattle Longshore Union in 1886, and replaced in 2015.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC...
Day of Mourning, Powell River
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and...
Day of Mourning, Williams Lake
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents.In Williams...
Forest Workers' Memorial Park, Lake Cowichan
The Forest Workers Memorial Park was built by the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative in 2007 to honour all forestry workers, including those who worked on the railway, in the Cowichan...
Logging Industry Workers' Memorial
This memorial plaque was nominated and co- sponsored by the BC Labour Heritage Centre and Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society. It is part of a memorial board and bench and recognizes the...
Blakeburn Mine Explosion
Memorial to 45 miners killed in an explosion on August 13, 1930 in No. 4 mine at Coalmont Collieries Ltd in Blakeburn.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques...
RCMP Cairn
The cairn includes two plaques. The first is dedicated to three officers killed in the crash of an RCMP Beaver aircraft on August 6, 1958. The second plaque is to a Constable killed in 1990 in a...
Day of Mourning, Penticton
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents....