National Day of Mourning Friday April 28 2017 Labour sponsored events taking place around British Columbia: Campbell River: Friday April 28th starting at 10:30 am at Spirit Square Shoppers Row. Sponsored by the Campbell River and Courtenay District Labour Council (and City of Campbell River). Courtenay: Friday April 28th starting at 10:00 am Simms Park Pavilion, Old Island Highway. Sponsored by the CUPE Local 556 (and City of Courtenay and Threads of Life). Cranbrook: Friday April 28th starting at 5:00 pm at Rotary Park, 100 10th Avenue South. Sponsored by the East Kootenay District Labour Council. Delta: Friday April 28th starting at 10:45 am at Rotary Park in front of the Delta Municipal Hall. Sponsored by CUPE Local 545 – Delta Public Employees. Gibsons: Friday April 28th starting at 11:00 am at Dougall Park, Gower Point Road and South Fletcher Road. Sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Labour Council. Kamloops: Friday April 28th starting at 6:00 pm at St. Andrews on the Square (corner of 2nd and Seymour). Sponsored by the Kamloops and District Labour Council. Kelowna: Friday April 28th starting at noon at Ben Lee Park, 900 Houghton Rd. Sponsored by the North Okanagan Labour Council. Lake Cowichan: Friday April 28th starting at 9:00 am at Forest Workers Memorial Park, 58 Shore Rd. Sponsored by the BC Ferry & Marine Workers Union. Mission: Friday April 28th starting at 10:00 am at Mission Public Works Yard, 33835 Dewdney Trunk Road. Sponsored by CUPE 1267, IAFF and the District of Mission. Nanaimo: Friday April 28th starting at noon at Pioneer Waterfront Plaza, 100 Port Drive. Sponsored by the BC Ferry & Marine Workers Union and the Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council. New Westminster: Friday April 28th starting at 11:00 am at Westminster Pier Park. Sponsored by the New Westminster & District Labour Council. Parksville: Friday April 28th starting at 3:00 pm (tentative) at Parksville City Hall. Sponsored by Nanaimo & Duncan District Labour Council. Prince George: Friday April 28th starting at noon at the Workers Memorial Statue, Patricia Blvd. and Queensway Street. Sponsored by the North Central Labour Council. Rutland: Friday April 28th starting at noon at Ben Lee Park, Franklin & Houghton near Waterpark. Sponsored by the North Okanagan Labour Council and WCB. Salmon Arm: Friday April 28th starting at 10:45 am. Sponsored by the CUPE 1908, City of Salmon Arm and Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Sparwood: Friday April 28th starting at noon at Centennial Square, Ceremony at Titan Park and Unveiling of Miners Memorial Wall. Sponsored by United Steelworkers 9346. Squamish: Sunday April 30th (please note date) starting at 11:00 am at the Workers’ Memorial Monument at Pavilion Park. Sponsored by the Squamish & District Labour Committee. Vancouver: Friday April 28th starting at 10:30 am at Hastings Park, 2901 East Hastings Street at Centre Grounds near the PNE Forum, enter via Gate 2. Sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour, Business Council of BC and the Workers Compensation Board (marketing name WorkSafeBC). Victoria: Friday April 28th starting at 10:30 am with a Memorial Procession starting at the Victoria Conference Centre at 720 Douglas Street to the Official Ceremony starting at 11:00 am on the front lawn at the BC Legislature, 501 Belleville Street. Sponsored by the Victoria Labour Council, the BC Federation of Labour and CUPE BC. Williams Lake: Friday April 28th starting at 11:00 am at the Cenotaph at City Hall, 450 Mart Street. Sponsored by the United Steelworkers 1-425. |