Ron at Reesor Siding Monument 1965 (56 Km west of Kapuskasing, ON)
History:
On February 10, 1963 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 union members breached the small police cordon.[2] As the union members continued 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.
