Young Worker Memorial LifeQuilt

The LifeQuilt
©2001 Laurie Swim

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QUILT BLOCKS HONOUR:

Jeffrey Allen
Brett Anderson
Mark Apostoliuk
Jim Bakstad
Peter Barnabas
Lorna Barr
Kenneth Barrett
Gary Bass
Bradley Bastien
Ryan Bebeau
Steven Bednas
Clinton Brandt
Joey Bussoli
Lucien Chouinard
Hugues Coté
Steven Daoust
Dwayne Danielson
Michael Daniska
Felice D'Ascanio
Guillaume Delisle
Jared Diduck
Jared Dietrich
Lee Dotschkat
Rene Dupont
Michael Eddy
David Ellis
Neil Enright
David Fairbairn
Scott Fletcher
Robert Fulbrook
David Gaudreault
John Gillies
Cory Grams
Matthew Halpin
Timothy Hamilton
Luc Hatotte
Eric Helgeson
Tim Hickman
Troy D. Hicks
Andy Hill
Wayne Hirtle
Gilles Huard
Murray Jeffrey
Kelly Kaler
Dean Karjalainen
Sean Kells
Sébastien Lalonde
Chad Lamond
Todd Lanktree
Jamie Lapierre
Anthony Lavigne
Erich Lehmann
Gilbert Lima
Douglas Loyer
Luke MacIver
James MacMillan
Neville Martin
Kenny McCoy
Matthew McDougall
Gerry McFadyen
Steve McMullen
Yancy Dore Meyer
Edward Miller
Kelly Newton
Joel Nisbet
Kenneth O’Flaherty
Guillaume Olivier
Frank Olson
Tony Ormsby
Hugo Ouellet
Joseph Patterson
Patrick Pasieczka
Amanda Peat
Dwight Peel
Chris Priestman
Jason Pylatuk
Marie Radford
Burton Reimer
Marc Richard
Courtney Riley
Stephen Rodgers
Ryan Schacher
Mike Senio
G.Shoesmith-McMorland
Mikey Skanderberg
Ronald Slack
Troy Stadnyk
David Stanonik
Jason Stewart
Terri Lynn Stewart
Simon Terry
Lyle Thomas
Luck Tremblay
Shawna Vezina
Tanja Vohar
Brent Wade
Brian Wanner
Clarence Ward
Todd A. Wharington
Tyler Wirachowsky

The Creation of the LifeQuilt
Inspired by a series of events that focused on young workers, Toronto artist Laurie Swim, with the help of many community volunteers, set out to create a permanent work of art that honoured the lives behind the horrifying statistics that we hear and read about every day.

With fabric as her medium, Laurie uses the process and the artwork as means to educate us all about the need to end young worker injuries and deaths. The artwork is meant to inspire people thinking about what they can do to prevent a family's loss of a son or daughter to a workplace injury.

Health and safety awareness and education to help create a safer and healthier work environment. But once aware we all must commit to action. The LifeQuilt is a constant reminder to everyone that we need to protect future generations of Canadian workers while remembering and honouring those who have been killed or injured on the job.

The process brings together people from all walks of life and was open to anyone who would like to donate his or her time or services. Partnerships are extremely important to the LifeQuilt. Only by working together will we help eliminate injuries and deaths in the workplace.

How Can You Help?
Rob Ellis is the honorary chair of the Friends of the LifeQuilt. Rob’s 18-year-old son David was tragically killed on his second day of work at a bakery. Rob tells anyone who will listen: “We entrust our children to you, the employer – it is your responsibility to protect them.”

The LifeQuilt is supported by a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the critical issues facing young workers. It relies entirely on sponsorship and donations. If you would like to support this incredible project, please call 1-800-669-4939.

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