Listen Live

Labour council to host Day of Mourning ceremony online

The Campbell River, Courtenay and District Labour Council is going virtual.

Every year, workers, friends and families of fallen workers gather at National Day of Mourning ceremonies across the country to recognize workers killed or injured on the job.

This year, the council will be hosting its annual ceremony a little differently in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

The ceremony will be held this coming Tuesday at 10:45am via a live event online.

Council President Ben Olsson will lay a wreath at Frank James Park in Campbell River at the Workers’ Memorial.

He plans to say a few words, hold a moment of silence and express the council’s sincerest condolences to those whose loved ones were lost due to workplace injury.

Last year, 140 workers in B.C. lost their lives due to work-related injury, illness or disease.

To watch the ceremony live, visit the council’s Facebook page.

Continue Reading

cfcp Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Infrastructure, housing, UNDRIP will top agenda as local governments meet in Victoria next week

Members of local governments and First Nations are gathering in Victoria next week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention.

Fundraiser walk supporting Comox Valley seniors set for Sunday

The Glacier View Lodge Society is welcoming walkers to support its 2025 Walk for Glacier View, individual walkers or teams will take a scenic 2km walk around the lodge while taking in a bake sale, live music and other entertainment.

NIC officially opens new student housing buildings

A student housing project at Courtenay's North Island College has officially opened its doors.

B.C. Conservatives support federal bill to classify intimate partner killings as first-degree murder

B.C. politicians are voicing support for a federal Conservative bill that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as first-degree murder. 

“Please stop”: Eby says Alberta’s pipeline dream jeopardizes B.C. projects

Premier David Eby said Alberta’s push for a new pipeline is a threat to existing major projects in B.C. 
- Advertisement -