National Day of Mourning for Workers

By 250 News

Prince George, B.C. – Today, is the National Day of Mourning to remember and honour those who have lost their lives, been injured or made ill on the job. In the forest industry last year, 16 B.C. forestry workers died on the job, that was four more than in 2006.

So far this year, five have lost their lives. “While we are making progress in many areas and the number of fatalities  in recent years has decreased, even one life lost at work is unacceptable” says Tanner Elton,  CEO of the B.C. Forest Safety Council.   Elton says safety must be an over-riding priority “Nothing comes ahead of safety-not production, not profit, not environmental protection.  Worker and worksite safety come first.”

There will be a special ceremony at the Killed and Injured Workers Memorial on Queensway at 11:00 this morning.

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