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CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Last summer, Leah Jenkins-Foster came to Corner Brook to see the place where her father, Willis Jenkins, worked and died.Little did she think then that it would be so soon.Jenkins-Foster and her husband, David Foster, will make a quick trip to the city later this week as her father’s name is added to the Corner Brook and District Labour Council’s roll call of people who have lost their lives in workplace accidents.
Jenkins was 48 and a master mechanic with Foundation Maritime Co. Ltd. and working on driving concrete piles for a marine dock being built for Canadian National Railway. That’s why making the trip to Corner Brook was so important for her. It was a way that she could learn more about and connect with him.
At the time it was uncertain when Jenkins’ name would be added, but a few weeks ago, O’Neill contacted her to let her know that her dad’s name would be recognized at this year’s ceremony. With that, she made some quick arrangements to attend. “I’m honoured that I was asked to come back and be at the service and lay a wreath. It’s a lot of emotions,” she said.
Names of people who have lost their lives in workplace accidents are engraved on the Corner Brook and District Labour Council’s monument on Mill Road in Corner Brook. – Diane Crocker/SaltWire
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