by Sarah Wheelan | May 4, 2016 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety
On April 28th, the National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured in the Workplace, organizers unveiled the Ontario Italian Fallen Workers Memorial at Columbus Centre in Toronto. A project more than six years in the making, the one-of-a-kind memorial is in...
by Sarah Wheelan | Apr 19, 2016 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety
I was a university student when I attended my first Day of Mourning ceremony. On the morning of April 28, 2002, I stood at the local Day of Mourning ceremony unsure of what to expect. My younger brother had spent the previous 11 months in hospital after suffering...