Each year in Canada, we take April 28 to remember workers we lost to workplace injuries and illnesses with a National Day Of Mourning. Canada was the first country to commemorate this day, but it is now observed in over 80 countries around the world.
Event:
SAFE Workers of Tomorrow – Leaders’ Walk
Date: Friday, April 26
Time / Location:
11:15 a.m. SAFE Workers of Tomorrow Leaders’ Walk – participants gather at Union Centre, 275 Broadway
11:30 a.m. Leaders’ Walk begins and proceeds down Broadway to Memorial Park
Noon Media event / ceremony at the Workers’ Memorial in Memorial Park
Speaking:
The Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba, Honourable Malaya Marcelino, Minister of Labour and Immigration, Kevin Rebeck, President, Manitoba Federation of Labour Catherine Skinner, acting President and CEO, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba.
Contact:
Sarah Wallace
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Swallace@wcb.mb.ca
(204) 954-4201
Day of Mourning Poster (English).pdf
