April 28
Day of Mourning for Workers Injured or Killed in the Workplace

With Deepest Respect

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Elliston, Newfoundland, monument to those lost in 1914 sealing disaster.

Escuminac, New Brunswick fishermens’ monument. Saint John, New Brunswick Day of Mourning monument.

Bathurst, New Brunswick monument to forestry, mining and smelting workers. Minto, New Brunswick, coal miners’ memorial. New Waterford, Nova Scotia, monument to coal miner Bill Davis, shot by company police of the British Empire Steel Corporation during a strike in 1925.

Westville, Nova Scotia, miners’ memorial. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, monument to miners killed at the Westray Mine in 1992. Nova Scotia, Stellarton miners’ memorial.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Fishermans’ Memorial

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Lost to the Sea Memorial

Kahnawà:ke, memorial to workers who died in the 1907 collapse of the Quebec Bridge, and another monument for the same workers, in Lévis, Quebec.

Buckingham, Quebec, monument to forestry workers shot by company guards in 1906 during the fight to unionize Maclaren mills

Thetford Mines, Quebec, monument to workers who died due to work in the asbestos mines. Valleyfield, Quebec, monument to Irish workers killed by the British Army while striking for better working conditions during construction of Beauharnois Canal in 1843. Ottawa, Heron Road workers memorial bridge honours workers who died when the bridge collapsed in 1966.

Ottawa, Ontario, Celtic Cross monument to Rideau Canal workers.

Sudbury, Ontario, miners’ memorial and mural dedicated to workers killed in 1984 at the Falconbridge mine

Kirkland Lake, Ontario, miners’ monument. Timmins, Porcupine miners’ memorial

Elliot Lake, Ontario, miners’ memorial

Blind River, Ontario, loggers’ memorial. Port Elgin, Ontario, autoworkers’ monument

Toronto, Ontario, memorial to workers killed at Hoggs Hollow during subway construction in 1960.

Toronto, Ontario, memorial plaque to nurses who died on the job during 2003 SARS epidemic. Richmond Hill, Ontario, monument to health care workers for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto, Ontario, memorial quilt for young workers killed on the job.

Toronto, Ontario, monument to Chinese railway workers. Woodbridge, Ontario Italian workers’ memorial.

St. Catharines, Ontario, “Gates of Remembrance” monument to fallen Welland Canal workers

Hamilton, Ontario, April 28 Day of Mourning monument. Welland, Ontario, Canal Workers’ Memorial. Windsor, Ontario, Day of Mourning monument.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, gravestone of one the workers shot to death during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, that also commemorates all those injured, arrested or deported during the strike and its aftermath. Edmonton, Alberta Day of Mourning monument. Calgary, Alberta, railway workers’ memorial.

Estevan, Saskatchewan, gravestones of coalminers killed by RCMP, while defending workers’ right to organize in 1931. Cumberland, BC grave of mine worker organizer and war resister, Ginger Goodwin, killed by Dominion Police in 1918. Ladysmith, BC, monument to Joseph Mairs, who died in 1914 after being imprisoned for organizing Vancouver Island coal miners.

Field, BC, memorial to three railway workers killed in 2019 train derailment due to lack of company safety measures.

Lake Cowichan, BC, forestry workers’ memorial park.

Steveston, BC, Net and Needle fishermen’s memorial. Vancouver, BC, memorial to ironworkers killed in 1958 when a section of the Second Narrows Bridge collapsed during construction.

Abbotsford, BC, Golden Tree farmworkers’ memorial. Victoria, BC, firefighters memorial. Prince Rupert, BC, monument to Pacific mariners lost at sea.

Kitimat, BC, Helen’s Cafe, workers’ memorial mural.

Monuments Around the World

U.S.: Nevada, monument to workers who died building the Hoover Dam, along the border of Nevada and Arizona. Diamondville, Wyoming, miners’ memorial.

Abertridwr, Wales, monument to coal miners. Two memorials in Eyemouth, Scotland, for fishermen lost in a severe storm in 1881.

Iceland, memorial to pilots and fishermen. Ticino, Switzerland, memorial to workers killed building the Gotthard Tunnel from 2002-2012.

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