On April 28, 1984, the Canadian Labour Congress introduced the “Day of Mourning”
to recognize and remember the people, young and old, who have lost their lives to workplace injury or disease. Today, the “Day of Mourning” is observed by more than 100 countries around the world.
This year, because April 28th falls on a Saturday, the “Day of Mourning” is being held today.
Today, our school’s flag is at half-staff to recognize all of the people who went to work, but unfortunately did not come home.
At 11:00 AM, we will stop our activities for a “Moment of Silence” to remember the 142 BC
workers who died last year because of workplace injury or illness.
In 2009, almost 1600 young workers, workers between the ages of 15 and 24, were seriously
injured on the job in BC. When you consider that’s 1 out of every 207 secondary school students; about 5 students from each secondary school in BC it’s not hard to see why it’s so important to remember that whatever you do, in work or in play, you must do it safely, all of the time. Please join me now for our “Moment of Silence”.
to recognize and remember the people, young and old, who have lost their lives to workplace injury or disease. Today, the “Day of Mourning” is observed by more than 100 countries around the world.
This year, because April 28th falls on a Saturday, the “Day of Mourning” is being held today.
Today, our school’s flag is at half-staff to recognize all of the people who went to work, but unfortunately did not come home.
At 11:00 AM, we will stop our activities for a “Moment of Silence” to remember the 142 BC
workers who died last year because of workplace injury or illness.
In 2009, almost 1600 young workers, workers between the ages of 15 and 24, were seriously
injured on the job in BC. When you consider that’s 1 out of every 207 secondary school students; about 5 students from each secondary school in BC it’s not hard to see why it’s so important to remember that whatever you do, in work or in play, you must do it safely, all of the time. Please join me now for our “Moment of Silence”.
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