It was a moment to reflect on those who have died in workplace incidents.

A vigil was held on Friday evening to commemorate those individuals as part of a nation wide Day of Mourning.

"This is important because workers are dying every day at their jobs," stated Darcy Wright, a retired worker with the IBW union, one of the local organizers of the event, and the one who read the list of names as candles were lighted in memory.

"It's needless, and it can be stopped. As we can see there are deaths from common everyday occurrences, like falls."

He shared that more emphasis needs to be put on safety by employers, ensuring that the right gear needs to be in place and the workers trained properly.

"It's shameful to see the amount of asbestos exposures. It's a long term effect where it happened years ago, but only now coming to light. There are new chemicals in the workplace, of which we don't know what the effects may be in the near future."

Wright noted that the ages on the list of deceased ranged greatly. He brought up one young man, Dustin Pratt, who passed away in an oilfield accident near Oxbow in the fall of 2016. His mother and girlfriend were on hand to lay the wreath.

Dustin Pratt's mother and girlfriend were on hand to lay the wreath in his memory. He died in an oilfield accident in the fall of 2016.

"It's a tragic loss, all the potential that's gone to waste."

He noted the importance of action on safety in the Energy City.

"We have a lot of high-risk industries in the area. Oilfield, coal mines, the power plant, even construction and roofing. There are many exposures that the workers are put in test of."

"Technology is catching up, and there have been a lot of advancements. We need to apply that and protect our young ones. They are our future," he expressed.