The Last Alarm: Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Statue
Unveiled on February 13, 2013, the statue honours all fire fighters who have died in the line of duty in the Province of British Columbia. The term “Last Alarm†has become a popular reference...
Fallen Paramedic Memorial
Unveiled on May 6, 2015 the Fallen Paramedics Memorial is a granite monument to honour those paramedics who have died in the line of duty in service to British Columbia. Funded by BC Emergency...
Rylan Delville Pratt plaque
Family-placed plaque to 18 year old Rylan Delville Pratt, killed during construction of the Millenium Skytrain line.The plaque is located on a column beneath the guideway, along the Central...
Day of Mourning, Armstrong and Spallumcheen
April 28 Day of Mourning Plaque, erected in 2001 in a joint program between Worksafe BC, the BC Federation of Labour and the BC Business Council. The National Day of Mourning is observed in...
Steveston Fishermen's Memorial (1996)
A giant fisherman's needle is the centre point of the stone compass rose engraved with the names of local fisherman lost at sea. (full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage...
Queen of the Pacific
Plaque to six Seattle longshore workers killed in Nanaimo in 1885. The original plaque was placed by Seattle Longshore Union in 1886, and replaced in 2015.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC...
Day of Mourning, Powell River
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and...
Day of Mourning, Williams Lake
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents.In Williams...
Forest Workers' Memorial Park, Lake Cowichan
The Forest Workers Memorial Park was built by the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative in 2007 to honour all forestry workers, including those who worked on the railway, in the Cowichan...
Logging Industry Workers' Memorial
This memorial plaque was nominated and co- sponsored by the BC Labour Heritage Centre and Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society. It is part of a memorial board and bench and recognizes the...
Blakeburn Mine Explosion
Memorial to 45 miners killed in an explosion on August 13, 1930 in No. 4 mine at Coalmont Collieries Ltd in Blakeburn.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques...
RCMP Cairn
The cairn includes two plaques. The first is dedicated to three officers killed in the crash of an RCMP Beaver aircraft on August 6, 1958. The second plaque is to a Constable killed in 1990 in a...
Day of Mourning, Penticton
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents....
Edwin Malcolm McLaren Plaque
This plaque is dedicated to Edwin Malcolm McLaren who was killed in a workplace accident in 1965 at the age of 17. The arena and park are named in his honour.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC...
Day of Mourning, Kitimat
April 28 Day of Mourning Plaque. The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on April 28. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace...
Forest Industry Workers Memorial, Usk (Terrace)
Bronze plaque honouring forestry workers killed in northwestern BC. Erected in 2014. A sign listing names and a carving are also present.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour...
T33 Crash Memorial
A plaque commemorating the crash of a Royal Canadian Naval Jet in 1963 that killed two pilots.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project
Miners' Memorial Wall, Sparwood
Unveiling on April 28, 2017 (Day of Mourning) with the names of 181 miners killed in the Elk Valley since 1901(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques...
Coal Creek Mine Explosion 1917
Plaque unveiling in 2017 by the BC Labour Heritage Centre, Steelworkers Local 9346 and East Kootenay Labour Council to recognize 100th anniversary of Coal Creek Mine explosion which killed 34,...
Fernie Miners' Walk
A metal sculpture of a miner plus Information panels that tell the story of significant players in coal mining in the area and describe the geology and natural and human history of the area’s...