Reesor Siding Strike of 1963

Drone Flying Reesor Siding, Ontario... Strike of 1963

On February 10, a shipment of 600 cords (2200 m³) was scheduled to be loaded onto waiting railcars at midnight - and a mob of 400 unarmed union members had resolved to disrupt the shipment. Between 12-20 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers waited at the loading station where twenty farmers were on hand to protect the lumber.

The police erected a simple line made from chains in an attempt to protect the shipment and keep the two groups apart. However, the marauding union members breached the small police cordon.[2] As the union members continued threateningly toward the stockpiled pulp wood, a number of the farmers stepped out from the concealment of a hut by the tracks and began shooting before the union members reached the chain. Eleven union members were shot: Fernand Drouin, and brothers Irenée and Joseph Fortier were killed; eight others were wounded: Harry Bernard, Ovila Bernard, Joseph Boily, Alex Hachey, Albert Martel, Joseph Mercier, Léo Ouimette and Daniel Tremblay

Reesor Siding : La Plaie Ouverte du Nord de l'Ontario (english subs available)

Pour un cours d'histoire de quatrième année au Collège Glendon (Université York). Merci a ma professeure Audrey Pyée pour m'avoir guidé tout au long de ce projet. Merci a Glendon (et ce cours) pour m'avoir emprunté le matériel d'enregistrement audio et vidéo qui m'a permis de crée ce reportage.

Merci encore a tout les participants ainsi que mes parents pour le support avec les entrevues.

Je veux également remercier Serge Monette pour la vidéo et chanson utilisé en introduction/conclusion .



Merci aussi au Mp de la région de Timmins Charlie Angus. Je ne l'avais pas réalisé initialement mais j'ai utilisé sont cover au lieu de la version original de Stompin' Tom Connors! Elle est malgré tout très bonne.

Stompin' Tom Tribute - The Reesor Crossing Tragedy

Stompin' Tom Tribute at Hugh's Room, 2010.
Video by Agnes Cseke, Audio by John Jackson.

The Reesor Crossing Tragedy

written & recorded by Stompin Tom Conners

A lot of folks think that all Stompin Tom ever wrote was comical songs. Of course, if you're a real Stompin Tom fan, you know different. Tom Conners wrote songs about stories he cam accross in his travels. Some where fantastical, but others were based upon facts and Canadian history. 'The Reesor Crossing Tragedy' is just one example of a historic event that found it's way into a Stompin Tom song.

There's nothing funny or cute here. This is a hard song about a hard event in Canadian history. In 1963, a group of bushmen got caught up in a local lumber mill strike and three men paid with thier lives. The whole story plays out in Stompin Tom's song, 'The Reesor Crossing Tragedy'. This is a true ballad and not only a story worth hearing but a great song as well. why not listen to this simple cover and learn a little Canadina history while your at it.

Drone Flying Kapuskasin On

first encounter in L'Orignal Ontario

Ontario L'Orignal

This video is after my encounter with the thief ,That stole from my
cousin .What happen was that me and my cousin went to see
the thief oh boy he was not happy, So he said ( I WILL CALL THE COPS ON YOU) so i started to laugh so i said call them so he did.
Cops arrive and then we start to get some of the stuff out one of the men said to me not film him i said yes i can from public .
it stays that way for a bit ; that same man passes me and swings
a hammer at my head and says ( I KILL YOU )in front of my wife, my kids, and in front of the cops so i said arrest him. he swung a hammer and saidi will kill you so the cop arrest the man. please
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Drone Flying Kapuskasing, On May 2015

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