The Canary - Fall 2011

Vigils honour crash victims

Thousands attended vigils in Yellowknife and Ottawa for victims of the tragic First Air crash near Resolute, Nunavut. Two CUPE members were among the 12 killed.

Health and Safety legislation changes in Manitoba and Ontario

New legislation passed by Manitoba’s NDP government will better protect workers in jobs with an elevated risk of violent incidents. Meanwhile, Ontario’s legislation transfers responsibility for occupational injury and illness prevention from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to the Ministry of Labour.

Also in safe@work, we look at the four steps you can take to resolving a workplace health and safety problem.

All this and more in the first issue of The Canary!