The Reesor Siding Tragedy, a 1963 clash between unionized workers and contract farmers, is a somber lesson about how labour disputes can escalate in a quick and ugly fashion with three men killed and eight wounded.

Charles “Andy” Beaudoin, author of the novel ‘The Reesor Siding Tragedy: Canada’s Bloodiest Labour Conflict’, spent many years working in the forestry industry and studying union labour conflicts. He shares his experience researching the novel and also has an interesting connection as his brother was one of the police officers who was on site the night of the tragedy.

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Production Credits:


Host: Backroads Bill Steer
Producer: Ben Sargent
Produced by Clark Communications

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