Westray - My Journey from Darkness to Light

Vernon Theriault was off shift when the Westray mine exploded in 1992, killing twenty-six men in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. Theriault took part in the perilous rescue operation that followed. As the magnitude of Westray took hold, Theriault found himself struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares. When he tried to re-educate himself for another line of work, he discovered that he was both illiterate and dyslexic. Theriault found new purpose when he became part of a labour movement that successfully lobbied the federal government to bring in a worker-safety law that became known as the Westray Bill.
Theriault openly discusses his complicated journey in this straightforward, simply written memoir, which begins with the promise of a good job with good pay at Westray.

About the author

This is a book of heroic survival, heroic recovery and heroic solidarity. This is a story every Canadian ought to know, told in the simple words of the man who lived it. --Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC)

Product details

• Authors: Marjorie Coady, Vernon Theriault
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781771086745
• ISBN: 978-1-77108-674-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous