by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 15, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Tera Colville In June of 2021, we all gathered to celebrate Father’s Day and our father’s birthday for the weekend at our parents’ home in the Haliburton Highlands. When Jamie left for his work week that Sunday, we hugged him and told him we loved him, not knowing...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 11, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Marlyn Quast-Frank“Larger than life”. That is how most of Colton’s friends and family have described him since he unexpectedly left this world. He lived his short life to the fullest and is remembered most for his kind and loyal heart, gentle and dedicated spirit,...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 16, 2023 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Our Family Stories
By Fran DeFilippis2002 was a chaotic year. I was tossed like a raggedy doll into a world of mayhem and loss when my husband died in a workplace tragedy. My first contact in this unfamiliar world was the supervisor from the Ministry of Labour. Michael walked me...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 2, 2023 | Our Family Stories
by Fred BroughtonBruce Broughton grew up in Niagara Falls Ontario, playing hockey, rugby, fishing and having fun with his two brothers Curtis and Wray. After his first year of engineering school Bruce went to work in Alberta for an Ontario-based construction firm. He...
by adminThreadsofLife | Oct 5, 2023 | Our Family Stories
When a worker is seriously injured on the job, their initial wounds are often just the first of the suffering that injury will inflict on the worker and on their family. In addition to physical pain and limitation, there are economic and social repercussions, and all...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jul 13, 2023 | Our Family Stories
by Jolene GustWe all have dates of anniversaries that we will forever remember, and April 28th is one of mine. This is the Day of Mourning, a day we remember workers who lost their lives, were injured, or became ill due to a work-related tragedy. This is a day that I...
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