‘We still hurt’: Community marks grim anniversary in downtown Kelowna
The crane was being dismantled when it came crashing down. The catastrophic incident on July 12, 2021 killed five people.A large crowd gathered to pay tribute to the men killed at a memorial organized by the North Okanagan Labour Council on Tuesday.
Grieving Kelowna mother calls for more workplace safety after her son lost his life while working at a construction site – Apr 28, 2022 Tracy Graf and her daughter Shayla also attended the event. Tracy’s husband Clint, Shayla’s dad, worked on the first tower and passed away two months after the tragic crash. Even though his death was unrelated to the crane accident, they came to honour him and the fives lives lost.Dozens of construction workers, many wearing their high-visibility vests, also attended the memorial. They were urged by the grieving families to always make safety a top priority.
It was a message shared in the hope that no one else has to experience the pain they continue to endure.“To say that we have recovered would be a lie. We still hurt. The tears still flow frequently because we miss our boy,” said Steven Zook, Jared’s dad. “The anger still comes because this should never have happened, the frustration is still there because we have yet to get any answers.”Multiple investigations are still underway into the workplace incident described as one of the worst in B.C.
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