Author of the article: Julie Kotsis
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 3 minute read • Veronica Cardoso, pictured with her two children, Mateo, 15, and Mauricio, 13, are pictured outside their home on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Cardoso s husband, and father to Mateo and Maurizo, was killed on the job on January 21, 2009. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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Online memorials, messages and tributes have replaced the usual in-person service marking the national Day of Mourning locally but the day is no less poignant for Veronica Cardoso, whose husband Claudio died on the job on Jan. 21, 2009.
Cardoso and her sons, Mateo and Mauricio, have participated in the local event every year since, joining hundreds of participants who remember the lives lost and speak of the need for improved workplace health and safety before marching to the injured and killed workers memorial in Coventry Gardens at Reaume Park.
This year s Day of Mourning has locals remembering, reflecting on impact of COVID-19
Sheila Yakovishin was a personal support worker at Berkshire Care Centre in Windsor for more than 30 years. She died of COVID-19 on Dec. 31 while the home was in an outbreak.
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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 8:06 PM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Sheila Yakovishin, 60, died due to COVID-19 on Dec. 31, according to a statement from Unifor.(Unifor)