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UNA President, Director
Injured in United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) President Heather Smith and David Harrigan, UNA’s Director of Labour Relations were injured in a car accident on Highway 21 north of Camrose in the last week of November. The two were driving back to Edmonton from a Regional Meeting in Camrose late in the afternoon when a taxi traveling in the opposite lost control and swung into their lane. They were hit by the car, and then subsequently hit by another vehicle traveling behind them. The highway was icy and slick due to snowfalls and cold temperatures in the days before the incident. Smith suffered multiple fractures in her arm and a broken kneecap, along with internal injuries. Harrigan was in intensive care for 5 days with multiple internal injuries, a serious concussion and a badly broken leg. "Everyone at UNA was quite shocked. They are our lead negotiators," said UNA Vice-President Bev Dick. "It is always unsettling. Union activists spend a lot of time on the road, said AFL President Les Steel. "It could happen to any of us at anytime." |