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Environment and Conservation (50)

National Parks in Western Canada and the Arctic (8)

  • Animal Friends
    Animal Friends
    1958 10 min
    This trio of short documentaries paints a portrait of animal-human relationships in a variety of settings. In Roll-call in the Rockies, Banff National Park census-takers on horseback count animals. In the delightful Zoo Comes to Class, animals from Stanley Park Zoo visit an elementary school in Vancouver, to the merriment of all the kids. And in It's a Dog's Life, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Montreal helps place fluffy friends in loving homes.
  • Auyuittuq
    Auyuittuq
    1980 5 min
    Pictures from Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories.
  • A Day in Pacific Rim
    A Day in Pacific Rim
    1978 6 min
    This short film illustrates a day in the life at Pacific Rim National Park. Located on Vancouver Island, the park houses giant trees, drooping moss and beautiful ocean views that provide breathtaking material for an eager eye.
  • The Enduring Wilderness
    The Enduring Wilderness
    1964 27 min
    A scenic tour of Canada's national parks, from the mountains of British Columbia to the sea-swept shores of Newfoundland. Besides the beauty of the unspoiled wilderness (and there is much of that), you see also the farsightedness of those who in the past century, set aside these territories for the enjoyment of future generations.
  • For Future Generations
    For Future Generations
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    Boyce Richardson 1985 54 min
    This documentary is about the conservation ethic in Canada that led to the national parks systems around the world. Includes interviews with the then-Minister of Natural Resources, Jean Chretien.
  • Kluane
    Kluane
    Marc Hébert  &  Roger Rochat 1981 57 min
    Kluane National Park is situated in the Yukon area of northern Canada and is a research paradise for glaciologists, geologists and other scientists. Mountaineers come to scale the impressive heights. Animals are free to roam, protected by stringent legislation. This film reveals many facets of this beautiful park, which has been declared a protected zone by UNESCO,
  • Steam, Schemes and National Dreams
    Steam, Schemes and National Dreams
    1984 28 min
    This short film tells the story of the creation, in 1885, of Alberta’s Banff National Park. When 3 young prospectors, seeking gold in the Rockies, discovered hot springs similar to those at famous international spas, they were eager to gain ownership of them. A conscientious surveyor, however, recognizing that a discovery of this importance should be preserved for the use and enjoyment of the public, was instrumental in having the springs and surrounding area declared a park. Based on the unpublished memoirs of one of the young prospectors, the story is re-enacted with humor and intercut with scenes of present-day Banff.
  • Temples of Time
    Temples of Time
    William Canning 1971 42 min
    Filmed in the Canadian Rockies and in Garibaldi Park, this documentary features magnificent footage of mountain solitudes and the wildlife found there, of natural splendour in all its changing moods. The film carries the implicit warning that all this may pass away if people do not seek to preserve it. Without words.

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