Good Morning Listers As Pam SMITH has brought to our attention Albert 'Ginger' GOODWIN. Around the Comox Valley he is somewhat of a celebrity. Some people revere him as a hero of the working class (Union/Labour), while others think he was a coward & pinko communist sympathizer (you must remember this all happened during the period of conscription for military service during WW I). I don't profess to know, it was much before my DOB. The facts are that, he was tracked down after days of hunting and shot dead at a site where he was hiding out in his camp up a canyon (Cruickshank) off of Comox Lake. There is a large information/memorial board with photos and write up at the Cumberland camp ground and park on the lake shore. A few years ago some people (Union/Labour) wanted a portion of our new inland island highway named after him. This proposal went as far as to having the MOT for the Province putting up signs naming it the 'Ginger Goodwin Memorial Highway', those signs, and the name lasted about two weeks. After a tremendous uproar and backlash from most of the Comox Valley citizens and organizations the signs were removed and the name withdrawn. After almost 100 years he is still a very controversial figure. Pam, you should have called, we could of had 'COFFEE' & donuts at the Cumberland Bakery. Ted Courtenay, BC only 6 miles from Cumberland Message: 5 Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:20:30 +0100 From: "Pam Smith" <pam.smith@tinyworld.co.uk> Subject: [YORKSGEN] Albert Ginger Goodwin 1887-1918 A Yorkshire Miner To: <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <001701cd54dc$f8dca340$ea95e9c0$@smith@tinyworld.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Many Yorkshire miners emigrated in search of a better life away from the harsh conditions of life down the pit. This was the case of my Great Great Uncle Albert "Ginger" Goodwin who was born in Treeton. We knew little of what happened to him until the author Roger Stonebanks Fighting for Dignity: The Ginger Goodwin Story came to find the family. A Miner, Pacifist and Socialist he was shot and killed, there is still debate as to whether it was murder or not. His death sparked the first Canadian General Strike in 1918. I've just returned from Canada and a visit to Miners' Memorial Day at Cumberland, Vancouver Island where I had the privilege to meet many people who knew of him and the impact of his legacy. I'm jet lagged and wide awake so I thought I would share this with you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrUTi-RIaI