Davis Day Cancelled

by Bobby NockJune 2, 2021

The Davis Day service is cancelled for the second year in a row this year because of COVID-19.

The June 11^th event to honour coal miners killed on the job is named after William Davis.

He was shot and killed by police during a coal miners’ strike in 1925.

Bobby Burchell with the United Mine Workers of America says they can’t hold the event again this year because of pandemic restrictions.

Burchell is asking people to follow COVID protocols while placing wreaths at miners’ memorials on June 11^th.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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