May 7, 2004
Workplace accident victims not forgotten
NUNATSIAQ NEWS
The flag at Iqaluit's legislature building flew at half mast last Wednesday
as the Worker's Compensation Board recognized a national day of mourning for
workers killed on the job in 2003.
Some 50 people gathered in the building at noon to remember four Nunavut workers
who were entered into the Book of Mourning. Among them was Iqaluit's Kevin Dunphy,
a delivery driver who died last August when his car veered off Apex Road, rolling
several times before stopping. He was 16 years old.
Brent Iootna of Arviat, Iola Ikkidluak of Kimmirut and Robert Marniq of Taloyoak
were also remembered.
This was the third year the ceremony has been held in Iqaluit. The WCB declared
April 28 a day of mourning in 1984. Since then, 16,452 Canadians have lost their
lives on the job.
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