The annual Day of Mourning on April 28 commemorates the lives of people who have been killed or injured on the job.
In 2024, Saskatchewan recorded 27 workplace deaths.
In Alberta for 2024, the Workers’ Compensation Board has the following:
- Occupational disease – 112
- Trauma – 50
- Motor vehicle collision – 29
- Other – 12
- Total – 203
The City of Lloydminster will host an event at 9:30 a.m. on Monday to honour these workers.
Mayor Gerald Aalbers says it’s important to mark these events and remind people.
“This is to highlight these important issues. We don’t want to have to highlight it, but this is what it has become. We have to pay respect and to also bring awareness.”
Aalbers notes with the warmer weather, more workers will be on the roads doing construction and maintenance.
“You go to the department of highways, I still remember the young lady that was struck (a flag person) because somebody was not paying attention.”
Aalbers is reminding everyone of the critical issue of being safe.
“They have taken all the safety training, but if you, as a driver or operator of some sort of equipment are not paying attention – that’s what will happen.”
The City of Lloydminster and community partners, including ATCO, Lloydminster Construction Association (LCA), and the Lakeland Regional Safety Committee (LRSC), will host the ceremony on April 28 to observe National Day of Mourning.
Flags will be lowered to half mast, and a minute of silence will be observed.
Related reading:
- Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
