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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...

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...

    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...

      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, Vancouver.(full...

        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...

          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...

            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...

              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 page)Plaque...

                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...

                  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...

                    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

                      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 construction...

                        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...

                          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...

                            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 Valley...

                              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 Canada...

                                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 Centre's...

                                  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...

                                    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 incidents.(full...

                                      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...

                                        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...