The National Day of Mourning, held annually in Canada on April 28, is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job.
The day will be observed in several communities throughout Manitoba. In Winnipeg, the annual Leaders Walk begins earlier (10:30 am) at the Union Centre and will head down Broadway to Memorial Park where mourners will gather for a service (11am) and groundbreaking ceremony for the new Workers’ Memorial. Day of Mourning events are also being planned in Brandon, Thompson and Dauphin.
The declaration of April 28 as the Day of Mourning in Canada was first recognized in 1991, and flags flew at half-mast and ceremonies were held across the country to recognize the lives needlessly lost and the suffering of those left in the wake of workplace tragedy.
This year the Day of Mourning falls on Saturday, April 28, but many events will be held on Friday, April 27.
Winnipeg
Friday, April 27, 2018
Union Centre, 275 Broadway
10:30 am: SAFE Workers of Tomorrow Leaders Walk – Union
Centre to Memorial Park
11:00 am: Memorial Service and special groundbreaking
ceremony for the new Workers’ Memorial at Memorial Park
Brandon
Saturday, April 28, 2018
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Memorial Ceremony, Brandon City Hall
Thompson
Saturday, April 28, 2018
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Memorial Ceremony, United Steelworkers
Hall
Dauphin
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Noon – 1:00 pm: National Day of Mourning March, MGEU (322
Main St.) to Provincial Courthouse (then return to MGEU)