July 27 is Ginger Goodwin Day
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-government-proclaims-july-27-ginger-goodwin-day-1.4764622
B.C. government proclaims July 27 Ginger Goodwin Day
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 27, 2018 12:16 PM PT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
The B.C. government has declared July 27 as Ginger Goodwin Day, celebrating a man considered a pioneer of B.C.'s labour movement.
Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Albert Goodwin, who was also known as Ginger due to his red hair.
He played a key role in leading the two-year-long coal miners' strike on Vancouver Island from 1912 to 1914 as workers protested frequently deadly conditions.
A conscientious objector, Goodwin took to the woods near Cumberland after refusing to enlist in the Canadian Army in the First World War.
After authorities decided to track down draft dodgers in the area, Goodwin was shot dead at the age of 31 by a special constable near Comox Lake on July 27, 1918.
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Date: 2018-07-28 04:48 am (UTC)