▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sh ip ▁information ▁on ▁Marine Tra ffic ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Ref uge es ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁imm igration ▁law ▁Category : S ri ▁L ank an ▁T amil ▁di as por a ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁ships ▁Category : Mer chant ▁ships ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Category : Can ada – S ri ▁L anka ▁relations ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Brow ning ▁( d ied ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁trade ▁union ▁leader . ▁ ▁Brow ning ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁text ile ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁m ule ▁spin ning ▁department . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁old ▁job . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁mill , ▁Brow ning ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁active ▁in ▁his ▁trade ▁union , ▁the ▁Old ham ▁Provin cial ▁Card ▁and ▁B low ing ▁Room ▁and ▁Ring ▁Frame ▁Oper atives ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁union ' s ▁assistant ▁secretary , ▁and ▁he ▁succeeded ▁as ▁its ▁general ▁secretary ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁union ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the