Widow of injured worker picking up the pieces after partner’s death

Celina Danis is going through something very few people can understand. Her partner, Chad Wiklun died after being injured on the job.

On Aug. 8, Wilkun was pinned between two pieces of machinary while working underground at the Agrium potash mine near Vanscoy. He died in a Saskatoon hospital two days later.

Danis said since then she’s had to stay strong for their two young daughters, seven-year-old Casey and six-year-old Carsyn.

“They don’t understand why daddy isn’t coming home at night,” she said. “I told them when it’s thundering that’s daddy running with his big boots on, and when it’s raining that’s daddy having a shower.”