April
28
Day of Mourning for
Workers Injured
or Killed on the Job


(All events on April 28 unless otherwise noted)
NORTH EASTERN ONTARIO
Kapuskasing
11:00 am
MacPherson Park
Contact: USW Union Hall (705) 335-2289
Town of Kirkland Lake
1:00 pm
Miners Memorial and at the Museum of Northern History
Contact: Bob O'Brien (705) 567-1674
North Bay
10:45 am
North Bay City Hall, 200 McIntrye Street East
Contact: Keith Allen (705) 358-7381
Sault Ste. Marie
11:00 am
The Grand Gardens (formerly USW Union Hall)
68 Dennis Street
Contact: Dave Pettalia (705) 759-4565 or dpettalia@bellnet.ca
Sudbury
10:00 am
Tom Davies Square council chambers, 200 Brady Street
Contact: Sudbury & District Labour Council (705) 674-1223
Timmins
10:30 am
Lions Den in the McIntyre Community Centre,
Schumacher
Short ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Porcupine Miner's
Memorial
Contact: Timmins & District Labour Council, Ben Lefebvre (705)
232-4475 or benle5@nt.net
NORTH WESTERN ONTARIO
Atikokan
1:00 pm
Injured Workers Monument, Burns Street
Contact: Ken Brasseur, Labour Council President (807) 597-6155
Kenora
1:00 pm
Labour Council Day of Mourning Monument
Lake of the Woods Cemetery (East gate)
Contact: Donna Wiebe, Kenora & District Labour Council President
(807) 468-7203
Thunder Bay
12:00 noon
Labour Council Day of Mourning Monument, Lakehead
Labour Centre
929 Fort William Road
We request you bring one red rose to place at the Monument
Contact: Labour Council (807) 345-2621; Injured Workers Support Group
(807) 622-8897
EASTERN ONTARIO
Ottawa
12:30 pm
Vincent Massey Park (Entrance on Heron Road at
Riverside Dr.)
Fundraising BBQ will follow the ceremony
Contact: ODLC (613) 233-7820
Cornwall
11:45 am
Day of Mourning Monument Site (west of the Clock
Tower), Lamoureux Park,
Lunch following Ceremony
Kingston
12:00 noon
USW Union Hall, Greenridge Plaza,105 Sutherland
Drive, Suite 7
Contact: Kingston and District Labour Council (905) 548-4952
Lanark District
Monday, April 29, 2013
Perth
Monday, April
29, 2013, 12:00 noon
Crystal Palace (across from the library)
Smiths
Falls
Monday, April
29, 2013, 7:00 pm
Memorial Park (Cenotaph)
Contact: Danny Whitmore (613) 283-4834
RENFREW
& DISTRICT
Renfrew
12:00 noon
O'Brien Park
Pembroke
2:00 pm
Pembroke Marina
Contact: Marian Fraser (613) 432-6528
CENTRAL
ONTARIO
Durham
11:00 am
Day of Mourning Parkette, Oshawa City Hall (corner
of King St. and
Centre St.)
Luncheon to follow at USW Hall, 125 Albert Street, Oshawa
Contact: DRLC Office (905) 579-5188 or durhamlc@durhamlabour.ca
Lindsay
12:30 pm
Workers Memorial, Victoria Park, Victoria Avenue
Followed by a short march after the ceremony
Midland
11:00 am
At the Workers Monument, Trans Canada
Trail, 550 Bay Shore Drive
Cobourg
4:15 pm
Lucas Point Park (near the memorial rock)
Orangeville
12:15 pm
Flagpole in front of Orangeville Town Hall, 87
Broadway
Contact: Primrose Short (519) 941-3074
Peterborough
11:00 am
Peterborough City Hall, 500 George Street North
Singer/Songwriter George Hewison;
followed by lunch at the Black Horse
Pub, 452 George St. North
Woodbridge
Friday, April 26,
2013,
11:00 am
Woodbridge Memorial Arena, 5020 Highway #7 (at
Islington)
Toronto
12:00 noon
Larry Sefton Park, Bay & Hagerman Streets
(behind City Hall)
Contact: Labour Council (416) 441-3663
Brampton-Mississauga
11:00 am
Unveiling their Injured Workers Monument
The Brampton Flower City Campus, 8870 McLaughlin Road, Brampton
Contact: Patrick Williams (905) 866-4275
SOUTH
CENTRAL ONTARIO
Oakville
11:00 am
The Workers Memorial, Oakville Public
Library, 120 Navy Street (corner
of Navy and Lakeshore)
Contact:
Dave Millar, President, ODLC (905) 844-9451
Hamilton
6:30 pm
City Council Chambers, 71 Main Street West
Special Guests; Performance by the St. Michael's Elementary School Choir
Candlelit procession to the Workers' Monument for the laying of
wreaths; Reception follows in City Hall
Contact: Hamilton & District Labour Council (905) 547-2944 or
hdlc@cogeco.net
Brantford
2:00 pm
Fordview Park, Brantford
Proclamation:
Mayor Chris Friel
Contact: Gary MacDonald, President, BDLC (519) 753-9142
Guelph
11:00 am
Goldie Mills Park (corner of Cardigan & Norwich)
Guest Speakers: Mayor Karen Farbridge & Speakers from Labour and
the Community
Contact: Guelph & DLC (519) 823-1030
Kitchener-Waterloo
10:30 am
Victoria Park Monument, Kitchener
Guest Speakers: From Labour and the Community; Refreshments to
follow
Contact: Steve Sachs, WRLC (519) 743-8301
NIAGARA REGION
Fort Erie
9:30 am
Town Hall, Hwy #3, at the Monument
Contact: Heather Kelley (905) 993-2078
Port
Colborne
9:00 am
HH Knoll Park at the Monument, Sugarloaf Street
Contact: Jim Pasel (905) 658-0252
Niagara-on-the-Lake
9:00 am
Centennial Park Arena, Four Mile Creek Road, Virgil
Contact: Bruce Allen (905) 934-6233
Niagara
Falls
10:15 am
City Hall, 4310 Queen Street
Contact: Heather Kelley (905) 993-2078
Welland
10:00 am
Merritt Park at the Monument, King Street
Contact: Daniel Peat (905) 892-6524
Port
Robinson
11:00
am
Esquire Explosion Site, 125 South Street North
Contact: Jim Pasel (905) 658-0252
St.
Catharines
11:00 am
The Workers' Monument, Government Road beneath St. Catharines' Skyway
12:00 noon
Merrit Park Monument, St. Paul Street West at Burgoyne Bridge
Contact: Bruce Allen (905) 934-6233
Thorold
2:00
pm.
Monument at Niagara Region Headquarters, 2201 St.
David's Road
Contact: Bruce Allen (905) 934-6233
SOUTH
WESTERN ONTARIO
Chatham
4:00 pm
Worker Memorial across the street from the Thames-Lea Plaza on Grand
Avenue
Contact: Bill Steep (519) 627-5234 or bsteep@cogeco.ca
Kincardine/Tiverton
Monday,
April 29, 2013,
10:30 am
Bruce Power Corporate Training Centre, Building 10
Contact: Sue Macleod, Bruce Power Community Relations
(519) 361-5636 or Sue.macleod@brucepower.com
Owen
Sound
Monday,
April 29, 2013,
10:45 am
City Hall, 808 2nd Avenue East
Contact: Brad Drake, campaign@unitedwaybg.com or (519) 376-1560
Hanover
Monday,
April 29, 2013, 11:00
am
Heritage Square
Contact: Hazel Pratt-Paige (519) 379-4300
Goderich
1:00 pm
Workers Monument, top of North Harbour Road (across from the Historic
Gaol)
Contact: Jim Vance (226) 421-2296
London
Saturday, April 27,
2013,
10:00 am
Tolpuddle Co-operative Common Room, 380 Adelaide St. N.
Light lunch to follow the service
Contact: LDLC (519) 432-3188 or ldlc@execulink.com
Woodstock
10:30 am
Museum Square, Dundas Street
Contact: Broderick Carey, President (519) 421-5938
Sarnia
1:00 pm
Missing Workers Memorial, Centennial Park,
Contact: Penny Jakubowski (519) 542-2375
St. Thomas
Time TBA
At the Monument, Pinafore Park, Elm Street
Contact: David Kerr (519) 318-3861
Stratford
1:00 pm
Upper Queens Park, Bandshell, Queens Park Drive
Contact: Kim Kent, trueleft@rogers.com
Windsor
2:00 pm
Begins at St. Augustine Church Hall, 5145 Wyandotte
Street East at
Westminster
March to the Injured Workers' Monument in Reaume Park/Coventry Gardens,
Riverside Drive at Pillette
Visit www.wdlc.ca for details. Contact: Tracie Edward (519) 257-9942