'The Way We Were': Nova Scotia in Film, 1917-1950

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Image And Economics

Format: 2 film reels (00:26:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Investigates the pros and cons of farming.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bob Hutt
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1011- 1012 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-120

Swordfishing

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [The waters off Nova Scotia still yield thousands of tons of swordfish every year, but neither the fish nor the profits stay here. The 5th largest fishery in the province has been for sportsmen only since a federal ban 6 years ago. Here the questions which still cloud this issue have been examined.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Chris Beckett
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1009- 1010 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-119

Folklore

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Eleanore LINDO interviews old timers such as fishermen and farmers in the Lunenburg area regarding old wives tales, legends and superstitions. Many are told and explained.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Eleanor Lindo
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fb 2192- 2193 Duplication no.: Vb 48, 55 Supplemental information no.: MF288-126

A Is For Apple

Format: 2 film reels (00:26:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: No information presently available.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Eleanor Lindo And Susan Young
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 999- 1000 Duplication no.: Vb 116 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-114

Bud McLeod

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This item is about the McLeod fish plant in Port Mouton, on the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia. There is footage of the fish plant operation, landing of fish, packing, salting, trucking operation etc.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Hal Andrews
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1017- 1018 Duplication no.: Vb 42 Supplemental information no.: MF288-123

Our Troubled Waters Navigation

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This show looks at the ability of Canada to control foreign ships entering our 200 mile economic zone. The show also examines the dispute at Eastport, Maine over a proposed oil refinery. There are various interviews, shots of Eastport, Maine, aerials and ground shots. Shots of Chebucto Head, traffic, tankers & ships.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: John Hicks
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1015- 1016 Supplemental information no.: MF288-122

Honourable Romeo Leblanc

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This item is mainly an interview with Romeo LeBlanc by Hal ANDREWS.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: John Hicks
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1005- 1006 Duplication no.: Vb 38 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-117

Reforestation Forest Fires

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: No further information presently available.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: John Hicks
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1007- 1008 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-118

Schooners

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Mr ZWICKER & Mr. CROUSE of Lunenburg talk about the days of the old dory schooners- how fishing was done with them. There is film of the Bluenose II in this program. The last half of this program shows the final fishing trip of the dory schooner Theresa E. Connor, about 15 years ago.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 991- 992 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-110

Fish And Fur

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This item is about mink raising, using left over fish and waste from the fishing industry to feed the mink.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1117- 1118 Duplication no.: Vb 78 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-174

Small Craft Harbours

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This show is about harbours in Nova Scotia and PEI, some being repaired and some in a state of disrepair.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1013- 1014 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-121

Science And Fish

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Experiments conducted at the Fisheries Research Board, Halifax, where lobsters are grown 10 times as fast as normal (their eyes are removed when they are small...). Also shown are machines designed to remove bones etc. from fish, and machines for grinding and mixing waste fish.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 985- 986 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-107

It Never Happened Before Herring Fishery

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Herring fishermen in the Maritimes formed a marketing club and sold herring to Polish factory ships in 1976. This new market plus the demand for herring roe in Japan gave the fishermen their first windfall in many years. A CBC crew captured the Polish venture and the exotic Japanese food on film.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 989- 990 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-109

200 Mile Limit

Format: 2 film reels (00:10:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Statements from Romeo LEBLANC, Gary POTHIER, Noel TIBBO and Dick STEWART on the 200 mile limit.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Mike Gillis And John Hicks
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 983- 984 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-106

offshore Mineral Rights Final Show -

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [This item deals with material covered during the year such as fishing, oil resources etc.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Paul Kells
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1001- 1002 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-115