National Day of Mourning

Dear colleagues,

Today, April 28, we mark the National Day of Mourning – a time to honour the memory of workers who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness due to workplace-related incidents. It is also a time to express our solidarity with their families, friends and co-workers.

At Parks Canada, the health, safety and wellness of our team members are at the heart of our daily work, with each of us playing an essential role. We work in diverse environments that present unique challenges, and every one of us deserves to return home safe and well at the end of the day.

This day is a reminder of the importance of continuously strengthening our safety culture. It’s an opportunity to take or retake Occupational Health and Safety Training. Next week, as part of Safety and Health Week, as well as Mental Health Week, additional programming will be offered to all employees.

I encourage you to take a moment of silence today at 11 a.m. to remember those lost or affected, and visit the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website for more information.

Ron Hallman

President & CEO

#ParksCanadaProud

Reminder to managers: In keeping with Parks Canada's procedures for communications with employees, managers are responsible for ensuring all team members under their responsibility receive the information intended for them. It is important that you find a means to transmit this message and, if any, the attachment(s) to employees without access to Parks Canada e-mail or the intranet, e.g. by posting it, circulating a paper copy or by any other appropriate means.