Young Worker Memorial LifeQuilt

The Canadian LifeQuilt is a unique and permanent memorial dedicated to the thousands of young women and men between the ages of 15 and 24, who have been killed and injured on the job. The quilt commemorates 100 young workers killed on the job with individual, personalized quilted blocks. One hundred injured young workers are recognized on the centre panel. You can support this incredible project with your sponsorship and donations.

100 sponsored commemorative quilt blocks flank the focal image on the centre panel

Maquette for Young Workers Memorial Quilt - 9 feet x 20 feet ( 2m x 6m)

THE COMMEMORATIVE QUILT BLOCKS HONOUR...

Jeffrey Allen, 19
Brett Anderson, 21
Mark James Apostoliuk, 24
Jim Bakstad, 23
Peter Barnabas, 24
Lorna Dawn Barr, 24
Kenneth Barrett, 20
Gary Bass, 20
Bradley James Bastien, 24
Ryan Bebeau, 18
Steven Bednas, 19
Clinton Brandt, 23
Guiseppe (Joey) Bussoli, 21
Lucien Chouinard, 22
Hugues Coté, 19
Steven Daoust, 24
Dwayne Danielson, 24
Michael Daniska, 22
Felice D’Ascanio, 19
Guillaume Delisle, 25
Jared Diduck, 19
Jared Dietrich, 19
Lee Ed Dotschkat, 24
Rene Nathan Dupont, 24
Michael R. Eddy, 22
David Ellis, 18
Neil Enright, 22
David Fairbairn, 24
Scott Kevin Fletcher, 24
Rob Fulbrook, 14
David Gaudreault, 23
John Gillies, 22
Cory Grams, 22
Matthew Halpin, 22
Timothy Hamilton, 19
Luc Hatotte, 22
Eric Scott Helgeson, 20
Tim Hickman, 20
Troy D. Hicks, 23
Andrew (Andy) Hill, 19
Wayne Hirtle, 24
Gilles Huard, 18
Murray James Jeffrey, 22
Kelly Kaler, 19
Dean Karjalainen, 21
Sean Kells, 19
Sébastien Lalonde, 16
Chad Thomas Albert Lamond, 20
Todd Lanktree, 21
Jamie Lapierre, 21

Anthony Marcel Lavigne, 23
Erich Wilhelm Lehmann, 19
Gilbert Eduard Lima, 25
Douglas Loyer, 20
Luke Ryan MacIver, 15
James MacMillan, 24
Neville Joseph Martin, 23
Kenny McCoy, 15
Matthew McDougall, 18
Gerry Lorne McFadyen, 20
Steve McMullen, 23
Yancy Dore Meyer, 19
Edward Miller, 19
Kelly Newton, 22
Joel Nisbet, 22
Kenneth O’Flaherty, 17
Guillaume Olivier, 22
Frank Olson, 20
Tony Ormsby, 24
Hugo Ouellet, 23
Joseph Donald Patterson, 19
Patrick Pasieczka, 20
Amanda Peat, 14
Dwight Peel, 17
Chris Priestman, 23
Jason Pylatuk, 18
Marie Radford, 21
Burton Reimer, 17
Marc Richard, 19
Courtney Riley, 17
Stephen Rodgers, 21
Ryan Schacher, 24
Mike Senio, 23
Gregory Shoesmith-McMorland, 22
Michael Skanderberg, 19
Ronald Slack, 24
Troy Stadnyk, 24
David Stanonik, 24
Jason Stewart, 23
Terri Lynn Stewart, 19
Simon Randall Terry, 17
Lyle Jamieson Thomas, 16
Luck Tremblay, 20
Shawna Vezina, 19
Tanja Vohar, 23
Brent Wade, 22
Brian Wanner, 19
Clarence Ward, 23
Todd A. Wharington, 24
Tyler James Wirachowsky, 19

LifeQuilt is a tapestry quilt paying tribute to those who are woven together in life by a common thread – a workplace injury. The humanity behind the statistics is represented in each name, seam, and stitch.

The focal image showcases a figure holding its hands up to the heavens, overlaid with thousands of organza ribbons imprinted with the name, age, and type of injury suffered by the young worker.

One hundred commemorative quilt blocks flank the focal image, each conveying the life story of the victim of a fatal workplace injury - those who lost their lives trying to earn a day’s wage.

One thing links these names and stories: the fact that these tragedies did not have to happen. Injuries in the workplace are predictable and completely preventable, and that is the extraordinary message behind the Canadian LifeQuilt.

To inquire about how you can support this incredible project call the
Industrial Accident Prevention Association at 1-800-406-4272 or the
Workers Health and Safety Centre at 1-888-869-7950, x3021.

Or email us, Carolynn George at IAPA or Yvonne Laurent at WHSC