Service NL
Justice
April 25, 2014
Media Advisory: Ministers to Participate National Day of Mourning Ceremony
The Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister of Transportation and Works, the Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Service NL, and the Honourable Felix Collins, Attorney General, will participate in a wreath laying ceremony on Monday, April 28, to commemorate the National Day of Mourning for workers killed, injured or affected by occupational disease. The event begins at noon at the Main Lobby, East Block, Confederation Building.
The National Day of Mourning, held annually on April 28, was officially recognized by the Federal Government in 1991, eight years after the day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress. The Day of Mourning has since spread to about 80 countries and has been adopted by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the International Confederation of Free Trade.
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Media contacts:| Vanessa Colman-Sadd Director of Communications Service NL 709-729-4860, 682-6593 vanessacolmansadd@gov.nl.ca | Scott Barfoot Director of Communications Department of Transportation and Works 709-729-3015, 690-6290 scottbarfoot@gov.nl.ca |
| Luke Joyce Director of Communications Department of Justice 709-729-6985, 725-4165 lukejoyce@gov.nl.ca |
2014 04 25 3:10 p.m.