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Conquering Geography : Canada Above and Beyond
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- Summary
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From the beginning, air flight in Canada presented dizzying possibilities. It would link citizens across the country and make it possible to exploit Canada's immense natural resources. But there we...
From the beginning, air flight in Canada presented dizzying possibilities. It would link citizens across the country and make it possible to exploit Canada's immense natural resources. But there were formidable hurdles to overcome. Follow the story of the Beaver, Canada's solution to flying back-country; of native communities taking command of their destiny by owning their own airline; of fighting forest fires the Canadian way; and of the "Aurora Patrol" that helps us maintain territorial sovereignty.
Details
- Creator
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2009
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (44 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn892631081
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on August 15, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Canada Loves Flight (3:35) -- The Silver Dart and the Bells Boys (4:12) -- Modern Day McCurdy (1:49) -- Any First Flight is Nerve Wracking (3:03) -- CF-18 Hornet (2:18) -- The Arizona Desert (3:05) -- The Silver Lady (5:50) -- Emma Holstein (3:39) -- Haiti 1979 (5:46) -- Julie Payette (2:03) -- The Feeling of Flight (2:21) -- Recreating Canada's First Flight (4:13) -- Credits: Conquering Geography: Canada Above and Beyond (1:04)