Day of Mourning Memorial Archway, Revelstoke
The stone archway, which stands near the Columbia River at the beginning of the Greenbelt walkway, “marks the transition at the end of our lives from the living to the post-livingâ€....
Day of Mourning New Denver
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...
Day of Mourning Burnaby
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...
City of Vancouver April 28
Dedicated to workers of the City of Vancouver whose lives have been lost in the workplace. Erected April 28, 1993.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project...
CUPE Local 454 Monument
Constructed by artists Barry Dennisson & Gerry Suzuki, this memorial is In memory of CUPE Local 454 members, and the April 28 Day of Mourning. It is located in Rotary Park at the Delta...
Day of Mourning Salmon Arm
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...
Day of Mourning McBride
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...
Day of Mourning Fernie
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...
Day of Mourning, Port Moody
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...
Day of Mourning, Vancouver
In 2001, WorkSafeBC, the BC Federation of Labour, and the Business Council of British Columbia dedicated a permanent workers’ memorial in the Sanctuary in Hastings Park,...
Day of Mourning, Port Hardy
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...
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...