If you’re enjoying a stroll through Westminster Pier Park, be sure to be on the lookout for a new plaque commemorating a piece of the city’s history.
The B.C. Labour Heritage Centre and the Canadian Nautical Research Society recently installed a plaque in Westminster Pier Park commemorating a day in the city’s labour history.
“A new historical plaque located along the New Westminster Quay commemorates an event that happened on Sept. 3, 1935, when the city and its police force intervened in a major waterfront strike affecting port operations,” said a press release from the B.C. Labour Heritage Centre. “On that day, 21 striking workers were arrested and brought before police court for standing in solidarity with other waterfront unions in Vancouver, Powell River and Port Alberni.”
The International Longshore Workers Union Local 502 hosted a barbecue when the plaque was unveiled.
