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  • Eye Witness No. 98
    Eye Witness No. 98
    Tim Wilson  &  Hector Lemieux 1957 10 min
    Beauty Makes Business: In Toronto, at Walter Thornton's, the largest school for models in Canada, hundreds of young women enrol annually to learn the secrets of charm and self-improvement. Meeting of Minds: The city of Ottawa becomes a jumbo "brain trust" as 1200 men and women from learned societies across Canada meet to discuss the state of knowledge on many subjects. McGill Winter Carnival: For three days in winter, students at McGill University lay aside their books for outdoor pursuits, which include everything from handsome snow sculpture to competitive sports events.
  • Eye Witness No. 23
    Eye Witness No. 23
    1950 11 min
    The Magic Isle in Toronto Bay: A short ferryboat ride brings steaming Torontonians to Centre Island where sandy beaches and cool parks help them forget the heat as they swim and canoe. Nature Conscripted in War on Worms: The spruce budworm, which yearly destroys much valuable timber, is itself destroyed by the parasitic dipterous fly, bred for the purpose in a Belleville laboratory. Students Learn Lessons in the Sky: High school students at Buckingham, Québec, put their study of aerodynamics into practice as they pilot gliders at the local airfield.

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