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SUMMARY:Parkinsons Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”55364″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://www.parkinson.ca/pam/”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]April is Parkinson’s Awareness month\, a time to focus on spreading knowledge\, understanding and awareness of Parkinson’s disease. It’s also a time for celebrating the stories and courage of people living with Parkinson’s\, their care partners and all the people contributing to Parkinson’s research. Parkinson’s is a complex brain condition\, and everyone’s Parkinson’s journey is different. More than 120\,000 people in Canada live with Parkinson’s. \nParkinson’s in the Workplace\nIt is proven that some workplace exposures and conditions can increase risk for Parkinson’s Disease. Ontario’s mine workers up until the 1980s were exposed to a potentially lethal substance known as McIntyre Powder\, that caused debilitating health effects\, including Parkinson’s\, respiratory illness and early death. OHCOW has supported research\, advocacy for the miners and their families affected and offers extensive information about this subject. Find out more on OHCOW’s Parkinson’s Disease webpage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]Parkinson’s Disease Webpage[/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Cancer Awareness Month 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row bg_color=”#007481″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Occupational Cancer” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF” google_fonts=”font_family:Signika%3A300%2Cregular%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1774877468123{margin-top: 5% !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”55529″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]April is Cancer Awareness Month in Canada. Today\, there are 1.5 million Canadians living with and beyond cancer. This month is a time to specially recognize our countless researchers\, health care practitioners\, volunteers\, caregivers\, policymakers\, and community members who continue to innovate and advance cancer research and care across the country.  To those living with cancer\, and those who have lost loved ones\, we acknowledge your courage and strength.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”5″][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”53549″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://cancer.ca/en/ways-to-give/daffodil”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nLearn About “Daffodil Month“\, the Canadian Cancer Society’s information and funding drive to end cancer.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCancer in the Workplace\nIn February on World Cancer Day\, OHCOW partnered with the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) to create a video about the ongoing research linking occupational exposures with cancer. It is available to view below. For more resources\, see OHCOW’s page on work-related cancer.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]See Work Related Cancer Page[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJu2vsjhhb0″ css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
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SUMMARY:The World Day for Safety and Health at Work
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This day is to raise awareness about occupational safety and health and gives us an opportunity to talk about the causes of work-related injuries\, diseases\, and fatalities\, and measures to prevent them. \nSee website[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/the-world-day-for-safety-and-health-at-work/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
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SUMMARY:Day of Mourning 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row bg_color=”#6E7A87″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Day of Mourning” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF|line_height:.9″ google_fonts=”font_family:Signika%20Negative%3A300%2Cregular%2C600%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1776177581514{margin-top: 15% !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”55654″ img_size=”large” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]OHCOW commemorates April 28\, a day to remember those whose lives have been lost or irrevocably harmed by workplace injury and illness. [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] \nDay of Mourning Statement from the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers\, Inc.\nThe Day of Mourning is a day to remember that all too often workers are still paying the cost of unsafe workplaces\, with their health and with their lives. The impact on families\, colleagues and communities is enormous. When any worker is killed or suffers debilitating illness or injury due to work\, it is an avoidable tragedy. \nOn the job injuries\, illnesses and deaths are preventable. Their elimination requires continued vigilance and commitment on the part of employers\, government\, advocates and workers themselves — as well as necessary protections for those who speak up and fight for their right to safe and fair workplaces. \nThe Day of Mourning is a time for people to reflect\, to grieve and to acknowledge that attention and action is still needed. We remember those who have paid the price\, and the suffering caused to their loved ones and communities. \nEvery worker has the right to come home at the end of the day\, and to not suffer injuries and illnesses due to their jobs. Events are taking place Monday and Tuesday across Ontario to honour the meaning of the Day of Mourning\, and to make a promise to stand up for worker safety. At the designated time of 11am on Tuesday April 28\, no matter where we are\, we can honour this moment and pause for the cause of workers’ rights and the prevention of tragedies caused by unsafe workplaces. \nFor a full list of DOM events across Ontario\, see the Ontario Federation of Labour website[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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