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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 Western Canada provided by the :

Manitoba

• Brandon & District Labour Council
  • Brandon City Hall, Foyer area, 410 – 9th St. Brandon MB, R7A 6A2
    April 28 at 11:30 a.m.
• Manitoba Federation of Labour
  • Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg MB, R3C 4M6
    April 26 at 11 a.m.
  • Safe Workers of Tomorrow (SWOT) Leaders’ Walk starts 11:30 a.m., ceremony at Workers Memorial at noon
• Thompson Labour Council
  • USW Union Hall, 19 Elizabeth Dr. Thompson MB, R8N 1S7
    April 26 at 10 a.m.  

Saskatchewan

• Saskatoon & District Labour Council
  • Civic Square 222 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK  S7K 0J5
    April 28 at 11 a.m.  

• Regina & District Labour Council
  • Regina City Hall, 2476 Victoria Avenue, Regina SK  S4P 3C8
    April 28 at 4 p.m.
    Alternate indoor location: Regina Union Centre, 2709 12th Avenue, Regina SK S4T 1J3  

• Weyburn & District Labour Council
  • T.C. Douglas Cavalry Centre, 400 – 10th Avenue, Weyburn, SK  S4H 2K4
    April 28 at 5:30 p.m.  

• Moose Jaw & District Labour Council
  • Moose Jaw Union Centre, 1402 Caribou St. W, Moose Jaw SK, S6H 7S9
    April 28 at 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  

Alberta

• Red Deer & District Labour Council
  • Bower Ponds Stage 4715 Fountain Dr, Red Deer, AB T4N 6W4
    April 26 at 11 to 11:30 a.m.  

• Wood Buffalo & District Labour Council
  • Howard Pew Memorial Park – Waterways, Tolen Drive, Fort McMurray, AB  T9H 3H1
    April 28 at 11 a.m.  

• Calgary & District Labour Council
  • City of Calgary Workers Memorial, Edward Place Park, City Hall (SE corner), 9th Avenue and Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 5E6
    April 28 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

• Edmonton & District Labour Council
  • Grant Notley Park 116 Street and 100 Avenue, Edmonton, AB  T5K 1W5
    April 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

British Columbia

• East Kootenay District Labour Council
  • Rotary Park, 134 10th Ave S, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 2P4
    April 28 from 1 to 2 p.m.

• Fraser Valley Labour Council
  • Civic Plaza, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 1X1. By the fountains outside the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium.  
    April 26 from 10:30 a.m. from 11 a.m.

• Kamloops & District Labour Council
  • St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC  V2C 2C6
    April 28 at 6 p.m.

• Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council
  • Forest Workers Memorial Park – 46-58 S Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC  V0R 2G0 
    April 28 at 10 a.m. 
  • Pioneer Waterfront Plaza – 90 Front St, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 4S8 April 28 at 12:30 p.m.
  • Parksville Beach – 193 Island Hwy E, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5 April 28 at 5:30 p.m. 
• New Westminster District Labour Council
  • Westminster Pier Park, 1 – 6th Street New Westminster, BC, V3M 6Z6
    April 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m

• North Central Labour Council
  • Connaught Park – Workers’ Memorial Statue – 1112 Connaught Dr, (Corner Patricia Blvd and Queensway Ave), Prince George, BC V2L 3X5
    April 28 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Festival Plaza – 9523 100 St, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 4N4
    April 28 at 11:30 a.m.  

• North Okanagan Labour Council
  • Ben Lee Park , 900 Houghton Road Kelowna, BC, V1X 2C8
    April 28 12 to 1 p.m. 

• Prince Rupert Labour Council
  • Pacific Mariners Memorial Park (Mariners Park), 101 1st Avenue East, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 3X4
    April 28 at 10:30 a.m.

• Squamish & District Labour Committee
  • Junction Park (U Siyam Pavilion), 37950 Cleveland Ave, Downtown Squamish, BC, V8B 0S8
    Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m.

• Sunshine Coast Labour Council
  • Workers’ Memorial Plaque, Spirit Square, 5790 Teredo St. Sechelt, BC  V0N 3A0
  • Workers’ Memorial, Dougall Park, 339 Aldersprings Rd. Gibsons, BC  V0N 1V8
    April 28 at 11 a.m.  

• Vancouver & District Labour Council
  • Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 0C3
    April 28, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Victoria Labour Council
  • Camosun College International Day of Mourning Plaque (near P2 parking lot off of Foul Bay Road), 3100 Foul Bay Rd, Victoria, BC, V8P 5J2
    April 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• West Kootenay Labour Council
  • Rotary Lakeside Park (worker memorial beside the soccer concession), 306 Elwyn St, Nelson, BC  V1L 6G4
    April 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Yukon

• Yukon Region, Yukon Federation of Labour
  • Yukon Workers’ Memorial in Shipyards Park, 100 Ogilvie Street, Whitehorse, YT,  Y1A 0G6.
    April 28 at 2 p.m.