OTTAWA — Every year on April 28, thousands of workers, friends and families of workers who have been killed or injured on the job gather at ceremonies from coast to coast to recognize the National Day of Mourning.
The following is a list of events and ceremonies in Eastern Canada provided by the Canadian Labour Congress:
Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. John’s & District Labour Council
NL Confederation Bldg, 100 Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m. - Corner Brook & District Labour Council
Holy Redeemer Cathedral, 15 Mt. Bernard Ave, Corner Brook, NL A2H 6K7
Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. - Labrador West & District Labour Council
5795 USW Union Hall, 105 Hudson Dr, Labrador City, NL, A2V 1L4
Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. - Grand Falls Windsor Day of Mourning Committee
Grand Falls Windsor Forestry Workers Memorial, 78 Lincoln Rd, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL, A2A 1N2
Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m.
Prince Edward Island
- PEI Federation of Labour
Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m.
Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 101 Prince St, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 4R5
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Federation of Labour
Nova Scotia Legislature (Province House) outside grounds, 1726 Hollis St., Halifax, NS, B3J 2Y3
Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m. - Annapolis Valley Labour Council
Kentville Memorial Park — at Workers’ Memorial Stone Monument, Kentville, NS
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. - Cape Breton District Labour Council
Steelworkers and Pensioners’ Hall, 30 Inglis St., Sydney, NS B1P 6R2
Sunday, April 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
New Brunswick
- Bathurst & District Labour Council
The Bathurst Monument located at Bathurst Heritage Museum, 360 Douglas Ave, Bathurst, NB, E2A 4S6
Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m. - Edmundston & District Labour Council
Park next to City Hall on the Canada road, Edmundston, NB, E3V 1T7.
Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m. - Fredericton & District Labour Council
Fredericton Fallen Firefighters’ Monument next to the Small Craft Aquatic Center along the south banks of the Wolastoq (Saint John River).
63 Brunswick St, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y7
Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m. - Miramichi & District Labour Council
The Miramichi Monument, River Front Park (Ledden Street) on the north shore of the Miramichi River, Miramichi, NB, E1V 2G1
Sunday, April 28 at 1 p.m. - Moncton & District Labour Council
Cenotaph in Bore Park
11 Bendview Ct, Moncton NB E1C 0H7
Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m. - Saint John & District Labour Council
Day of Mourning Monument, Frank & Ella Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre at Rockwood Park.
55 Lake Drive South, Saint John, NB E2K 5S3
Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m. - Restigouche & District Labour Council, NB
Start at the Dalhousie Lions Club, walk to Rotary Park, where there will be a service, after the service we will walk back to the Lions Hall where there will be coffee and tea available.
410 Adelaide St, Dalhousie, NB, E8C 1A7
Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m.
Ontario
- St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the monument dedicated to the Fallen Welland Canal Workers, located at Lock 3 on the Welland Canal Parkway – West side of the Canal, St. Catharines, ON
April 28 at 7:30 a.m. - St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Labour Council
Under the St. Catharines Skyway. Located on the Welland Canal Parkway – West side of the Canal, under the bridge, St. Catharines, ON
April 28 at 8 a.m. - St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the Monument located at St. Catharines City Hall, 50 Church St, ON L2R 7C2
April 28 at 4 p.m. - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the monument located at the Centennial Arena, 1557 Four Mile Creek Road, Virgil, ON L0S 1J0
April 28 at 9:15 a.m. - Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the monument located at Niagara Falls City Hall
4310 Queen Street, Niagara Falls, ON, L2E 3N8
April 28 at 10:30 a.m. - Port Robinson, Niagara Regional Labour Council
Explosion site (1999) 125 South St. North, Thorold, ON, L0S 1K0
April 28 at 3 p.m. - Niagara Region, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the Monument located at the Niagara Region Headquarters, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON, L2V 4T7
April 28 at 5:15 p.m. - Fort Erie, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the monument located at Forth Erie City Hall, 1 Municipal Centre Drive, along Highway 3, Fort Erie, ON, L2A 2S6
April 28 at 11:45 a.m.
- Port Colborne, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the monument located at H.H. Knoll Park on Sugarloaf St., beside the hospital, Port Colborne, ON L3K 2N7
April 28 at 1 p.m. - Welland, Niagara Regional Labour Council
At the Welland Canal monument located beside the Canal in Merritt Park, 151 King St, Welland, ON
April 28 at 2 p.m. - Toronto & York Region Labour Council
Woodbridge Memorial Arena, 5020 Hwy 7, Vaughan, ON, L4L 1T1
April 26 at 11 a.m. - Toronto & York Region Labour Council
Larry Sefton Park, behind City Hall, 500 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1P4
April 26 at 12 p.m. - Sudbury & District Labour Council
Laurentian University, Fraser Auditorium, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6H6. Free parking in Lot#1
April 28 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Stratford & District Labour Council
Upper Queens Park, 55 Queen St, Stratford, ON N5A 4M9
April 28 at 10:30 a.m. - Peel Regional Labour Council
Flower City Community Campus, Milestones of Labour Monument
8850 McLaughlin Rd S #1, Brampton, ON, L6Y 0C5
April 28 at 10 a.m. - Grey-Bruce Labour Council
Chesley Community Centre, 129 4th Ave SE, Chesley, ON, N0G 1L0
April 28 at 10 a.m. - Waterloo Regional Labour Council
Riverside Park, 49 King Street West, Cambridge, ON, N3H 1B5
April 28 at 10:30 a.m. - North Simcoe, Muskoka & District Labour Council
J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park, 450 Atherley Road, Orillia, ON L3V 1P2
April 28 at 11 a.m. - Kenora & District Labour Council
Lake of the Woods Cemetery, 750 9th St N, Kenora, ON P9N 3H2
April 28 at 11:30 a.m. - Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council
The Queen of Hearts Club (old Steel Hall), 68 Dennis St, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2W9
April 28, 2024. Ceremony from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. open to the public, followed by a Workers’ Round Table from 2 to 3 p.m. - Orangeville & District Labour Council
Workers Monument at Orangeville Town Hall, 87 Broadway, Orangeville, ON L9W 1K1
April 28 at 12 p.m. - Huron & District Labour Council
Across from 181 Victoria Street North, Goderich, ON N7A 1W7
April 23 at 1 p.m. - Lindsay & District Labour Council
Victoria Park, 190 Kent St. W., Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y6
April 28 at 1 p.m. - Guelph & District Labour Council
Goldie Mill Park, 75 Cardigan St, Guelph, ON N1H 3Z7
April 28 at 1 p.m. - Hamilton & District Labour Council
Hamilton City Hall, 71 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4Y5
April 28 at 1 p.m. - Northumberland & District Labour Council
Day of Mourning Ceremony
Lucas Point Park, 94 Willmott St., Cobourg, ON, K9A 0E9
April 28 at 1:30 p.m. - Sarnia & District Labour Council
Day of Mourning Ceremony
East Street Fire Hall, 240 East Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 6X7
April 28 at 2 p.m. - Windsor & District Labour Council
Coventry Gardens, at the Injured Workers Monument, 4714 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, ON N8Y 1B9
April 28 at 2 p.m. - Oakville & District Labour Council
Oakville Centennial Square, 120 Navy Street, Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4
April 28 at 2 p.m. - Chatham-Kent Labour Council
Memorial on Grand Ave, across from Giant Tiger Store, in Chatham, ON N7L 1C5
April 28 at 3 p.m. - Barrie & District Labour Council
Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1G8
April 26 at 3:45 p.m. - Thunder Bay & District Labour Council
First Wesley United Church, 130 Brodie St N, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3S3
April 28 at 5 p.m. - Durham Region Labour Council
City of Oshawa – Day of Mourning Monument, 50 Centre St. S. Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
April 28 at 11 a.m. - Cornwall & District Labour Council
Lamoureux Park, 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4
April 25 at 11:45 a.m. - Peterborough & District Labour Council
Peterborough City Hall, 500 George Street North, Peterborough, ON K9H 3R9
April 26 at 10:45 a.m. - Renfrew and District Labour Council
April 28
Renfrew – 11 a.m. at the memorial at the Swinging Bridge, Renfrew, ON, K7V 1N8
Pembroke – 2 p.m. at the memorial behind Algonquin College, Pembroke, ON - Lanark District Labour Council
Tay River Basin adjacent to the Crystal Palace, 28 Drummond St E, Perth ON K7H 1E9
April 28 at 12 p.m. - Lanark District Labour Council
Smiths Falls (adjacent to Rideau Canal Museum), ON
April 28 at 6:30 p.m. - Ottawa & District Labour Council
Vincent Massey Park, Heron Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V 2E4
April 28 at 12:30 p.m. - Leeds & Grenville Labour Council
Brockville Museum, 5 Henry Street, Brockville, ON K6V 6M4
April 28 at 1 p.m. - Brantford & District Labour Council
April 28 at 11 a.m.
Fordview Park, Brantford, ON - Kingston & District Labour Council
April 28 at 10:45 a.m.
OPSEU Hall in Kingston (824 John Counter Blvd)
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