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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Forestry

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

Note: [A look at the Nova Scotia lumber industry which is experiencing rapid expansion in both price and market areas. An interview with Royce HEFLER of Sackville NS about his modern sawmill and woods operation. Also, a look at how waste products are used, the spruce budworm problem & some of the problems of pulpwood contractors...]

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 1093- 1094 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-162

Cooperatives United Maritime Fishermen

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

Note: [This is the 50th year of the Fishermen's Co-op in the Maritimes. UMF is big business and must compete with the multinational fish companies. The benefits of the co-op are shown in northeastern NB, at Lemeque, where sales were 7 million dollars. The fishermen do well with the co-op and they receive all the profits.]

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 1107- 1108 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-169

Fisheries Policy Good News Bad News

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

Note: [Jursidiction over our marine resources is the responsibility of the federal government. NS, NB, PEI and NFLD have their own provincial depts. of fisheries. Provinces want a larger slice of the action in policy making. Fishermen say policy decisions from Ottawa are too remote from fishing grounds. An investigation of the regulations.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Hal Andrews
Director: GILLIS, Mike
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 1091- 1092 Duplication no.: Vb 46 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-161

Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Meeting

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:30 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture's meeting took place in Truro for 1978 and the theme was 'The Family Farm'. The farmers are feeling the pinch from the cost/ price squeeze and they don't know how long they can deal with the situation economically.]

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 1076- 1077 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-154

Automatic Longlining

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

Note: [The development of automatic longlining in Nova Scotia and the introduction of foreign longliners to fishing in Newfoundland waters. This program is a joint production of LAND AND SEA, Halifax and Newfoundland.]

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 1089- 1090 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-160

H.B. Nickerson

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

Note: [H.B. NICKERSON is the largest fish operation in Canada. A look at the Atlantic Coast fishery centering around the town of North Sydney, Cape Breton. Mr. NICKERSON discusses the industries issues with Hal ANDREWS. The struggle for control of the industry between the federal & provincial governments etc. is discussed...]

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 1095- 1096 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-163

Day Care

Format: 2 film reels (00:8:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Two interviews with the operator of the Spryfield Day Care, who discusses the imminent closure of the facility and the need for the government to reassess the entire daycare system; and with a case worker for the Children's Aid Society, who discusses the role of day care in parenting and child development and its use as a preventative and treatment tool by social workers.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-50 / Location no.: Fc 2396- 2397 Supplemental information no.: Mf381-2

Soil Erosion Losing Ground

Format: 2 film reels, sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Large scale agricultural food production on PEI has over- taxed the basic resource, the soil. The resultant loss in fertility and nutrients is accompanied by the erosion of wind and water. In PEI the farmers are beginning to face the challenge of preserving the fragile soil balance.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Karen Kearney
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 1111- 1112 Duplication no.: Vb 83 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-171

Day Care

Format: 2 film reels (00:24:09 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A series of interviews with parents about the importance of day care to them and their children. They express concerns over the possibility of day cares such as Spryfield and St. Joseph's Day Cares closing and efforts they have taken to convey to the government their concerns.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-50 / Location no.: Fc 2394- 2395 Supplemental information no.: Mf381-1

Singalong Jubilee c -

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:50 hrs.) : Kine print, sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Host Bill LANGSTROTH and the JUBILEE SINGERS sing. This is a complete program and includes sponsor advertising.]

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Manny Pittson
Director: Manny PITTSON
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2678 Supplemental information no.: Mf 255- 81

The $2.00 Longshot

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: An inside look at harness racing in the Maritimes. This 50 million dollar industry has a long tradition in the region, but today is facing more than its share of problems. Horsement & operators tell about how they are coping with those problems in centres as far apart as St. John NB, Charlottetown PEI and Halifax NS.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1988-47 / Location no.: Fc 3074- 3075 Supplemental information no.: Mf 387 -21, 22

Children Without Faces. Part

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Programme tackles the question of juvenile crime in modern-day Maritime communities- on city streets and country roads. Is the number of young offenders increasing If so, who or what is responsible and when and how will society pay the price Filmed at Shelburne County Correctional Centre NS & 'Kingsclear' in NB.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1988-47 / Location no.: Fc 3086- 3087 Supplemental information no.: Mf 387 -36, 37

Children Without Faces. Part

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Programme tackles the question of juvenile crime in modern-day Maritime communities- on city streets and country roads. In this second part, the programme goes beyond the problem of juvenile crime to suggest ways of rectifying the situation.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1988-47 / Location no.: Fc 3088- 3089 Supplemental information no.: Mf 387 -38

Over The Hill

Format: 3 film reels (00:29:10 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: For career members of Canada's armed forces retirement can lead to especially perplexing circumstances. Eligible for a pension after 20 years service, the majority of armed forces personnel emerge onto 'Civvy Street' while still in their 40's. Show looks at the downside of what appears to be an enviable situation.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1988-47 / Location no.: Fc 3084- 3085 Supplemental information no.: Mf 387 -33, 34, 35

Trouble Brewing

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: The brewing industry on the eastern seaboard has paralleled the rise, prosperity & decline of Maritime economic fortunes. Item looks at the beer industry and traces many of its current problems to paradoxical relationships with government through Provincial Liquor Commissions.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1988-47 / Location no.: Fc 3078- 3079 Supplemental information no.: Mf 387 -25, 26