British Columbia Federation of Labour

Date: Thursday April 28, 2011 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Day of Mourning
April 28, 2011
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Hastings Park
Vancouver, BC

The B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver District Labour Council invite you to pay tribute to workers who have been injured or killed on the job or died of an occupational disease.

Bring your own union banners and invite co-workers, friends and family members to attend with you.

For a copy of Day of Mourning poster, click here.

For the Federation's poster click here.

EVENTS AROUND THE PROVINCE 

• Labour Heritage Centre - Vancouver Conventon Centre, Jack Poole Plaza -1055 Canada Place (10:00 am)                                                                               Olympic Cauldron to be lit in honour of Day of Mourning
• Kamloops & District Labour Council - St. Andrews, Seymour Street, Kamloops (6:00 pm)
• Peace River District Labour Council - Walk from City Hall to Centennial Park, Fort St. John (12:00 pm)
• North Central Labour Council - Workers' Memorial Statue (at Patricia Blvd. & Queensway), Prince George (12:00 pm)
• South Cariboo Labour Council - Ceremonies at the City Hall Cenotaph, Williams Lake (11:00 am)
• Quesnel & District Labour Council - Monument on Anderson Drive (next to the Firehall on the West Side), Quesnel (5:30 pm)
• North Okanagan Labour Council - Ben Lee Park (near Leathead Rd. & Holly Rd.), Kelowna (12:30 pm)
• New Westminster & District Labour Council - Burnaby City Hall, Burnaby (12:00 pm)
• Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council  - Lake Cowichan Woodworkers Memorial (near Kaatza Museum), Lake Cowichan (10:00 am)
• Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council - Pioneer Plaza (intersection of Front & Bastion Streets), Nanaimo (1:30 pm)
• Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council - City Hall, Parksville (4:30 pm)
• Kitimat-Terrce & District Labour Council - Terrace RCMP detachment, walk down to Lazelle Ave to Paul Clark Drive, moment of silence and speeches, light lunch to follow at the District office - #206 - 4557 Park Ave, Terrace (10:00 am)
• Port Alberni & District Labour Council - United Steelworkers' Hall - 4904 Montrose St, Port Alberni (10:00 am)
• Sunshine Coast Labour Council - Dougall Park, Gibsons (10:00 am)
• East Kootenay & District Labour Council - Day Of Mourning Awareness Event - A Panel Discussion - Centennial Hall 100 - 4th Ave, Kimberley (7:00 pm)  Please click here for a copy of the poster.

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