William Davis Miners' Memorial Day is celebrated on June 11, 2025. Davis Day, also known as Miners Memorial Day (and since November 25, 2008, officially William Davis Miners' Memorial Day), is an annual day of remembrance observed yearly in coal mining communities in Nova Scotia, Canada whereby citizens recognize all miners who were killed on the job in the province. Davis Day originated in memory of William Davis, a coal miner who was killed during a protest near the town of New Waterford by striking miners. (With material from: Wikipedia)
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