Bruce Power honours fallen workers during Day of Mourning

Thursday (April 28), Bruce Power joined its labour partners in honouring fallen workers from across Ontario and Canada, on the Day of Mourning.

 

Representatives of Bruce Power, Saugeen Ojibway Nation, the Grey Bruce Labour Council, the Power Workers’ Union, The Society of Energy Professionals, the Building Trades, and Ontario Power Generation, spoke of the importance of honouring those workers who die, are injured or become ill on the job, as well as the need to maintain our focus on safety and training to prevent further victims across the industry.

 

“The Day of Mourning is an important event here on the Bruce site,” said Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power’s retired president and chief executive officer. “Every day, we come to work with one goal – to have every employee and contractor on our site go home to their families in as good a shape or better than when they arrived.”

 

Safety First is Bruce Power’s No. value, and the company goes to great lengths to ensure its employees and contractors are properly trained, aware of any workplace hazards, and have adequate oversight when completing tasks.

 

“By attending Day of Mourning ceremonies, we remember Ontario’s fallen workers and vow to do all within our power to learn lessons that will save lives in the future,” said Hawthorne.

Bowing their heads for a moment of silence at the memorial cairn during Bruce Power's Day of Mourning ceremony, Thursday, are, from left: Mike Gade of the Society of Energy Professionals, Bob Walker of the Power Workers' Union, Rylee Evans of Kincardine District Secondary School, Mary Zoethout, Ray Zoethout whose father was the first person killed on site in a 1962 fall from scaffold during construction of Douglas Point, Bruce Power's retired president and chief executive officer Duncan Hawthorne, Laurie Swami of Ontario Power Generation, Tom MacLean of Building Trades, and pastor Anthony Cheghano; photo courtesy of Bruce Power