by Susan Haldane | May 12, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Among the many words and phrases that have become part of everyday speech these past weeks is PPE – Personal Protective Equipment. Of course anyone who worked in health and safety was already well-acquainted with the term, but now it’s all over the news, it’s in your...
by Susan Haldane | May 7, 2020 | Steps for Life
In a normal Steps for Life year, Memory Lane is one of the most meaningful parts of the event. It looks a little different in every community, but this is one of the ways Steps for Life-Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy can introduce the faces behind the...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 22, 2020 | Day of Mourning, How We Help
Day of Mourning, marked on April 28, began with Canadian labour unions which wanted to emphasize and recognize the many workers who are killed, injured and made ill in workplaces. For Threads of Life families, April 28 is one day when their personal, intimate story...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 27, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
After recently preparing her speech at speaker training, CK DesGrosseilliers shares her story at the City of Markham’s Day of Mourning ceremony in April 2019. With a training session for new speaker volunteers this weekend, I’ll let you in on a little secret. We...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 6, 2020 | Steps for Life
It’s personal. The ‘whys’ behind walking in Steps for Life are as unique as the people who participate – but whatever your why, it’s time to sign up! Steps for Life-Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy events take place the first weekend of May (in most...