The Day of Mourning was marked with small ceremonies in Elliot Lake and Espanola.
The Domtar union leaders met outside in their commemorative garden on Wednesday, April 28
th, 2021 including presidents IBEW 956 Todd Tessier, Unifor Local 156 Dean Houle, Unifor Local 74 Joanne Lamothe and HR manager Teresa Miller.
Speaking on their behalf, Unifor Local 74 president, Joanne Lamothe, says it has been a mentally exhausting year due to COVID-19 and the staggering number of workers who have lost their lives, not only to the disease, but in the workplace.
Closer to home, she says workers acknowledge the loss of three electrical personnel with IBEW Local 956, a local member of Unifor Local 156 and several members of her union to occupational disease including mesothelioma and asbestos.