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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Dynamic Titans

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:01 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at the presence of whales in maritime fishing areas and the damage caused when they become entangled in fishing nets.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Susan Young
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 1610- 1611 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-201

Seeds of Doubt Plant Breeder's Rights

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:01 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages that would result from the passing of a new national 'Plant Breeders Rights' bill.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Susan Young
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 1612- 1613 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-203

Sized And Subsidized

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:38 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at new trends in fishing vessel construction (fibreglass and steel), as well as traditional methods of building wooden boats. Also discussed is regulations and restrictions governing replacement of the fleet.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Susan Young
Writer: GILLIS, Mike
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 1616- 1617 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-207

Cavendish Farms Public Interests - Private Rights

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Gerry WHALEN looks at the controversial issue of land ownership in Prince Edward Island focusing on attempts by Cavendish Farms, owned by the Irving family of New Brunswick, to purchase more land for its potato growing and processing operations. the pros and cons of corporate versus private (small family farm) ownership are explored.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Susan Young Mitton
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 2532- 2533 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-263

Forestry

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

Note: Canada is running out of trees. The number one industry in the country is facing a severe crisis, a shortage of wood. Nowhere is the threat to jobs and industry more serious than here in the Maritimes. Susan MURRAY looks at the situation in Eastern NS>

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 3122 -3123 Supplemental information no.: Mf 411 -3

Teenage Modelling - Susan

Format: 2 film reels (00:15:01 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: 'Susan' tells the story of how she, at the age of 13 1/2 years took on a modelling job in Florida which led her to be involved in child pornography and of how she escaped. Michael HARRIS looks at the problem of pornography and the factors that draw young women into the trap of sexual exploitation. He speaks with social worker Irene MCLEAN about the problem.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2580 2581 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 20, 32, 58

tough Love

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

Note: The North American family unit is going through a period of crises. Parents no longer have the respect of their children. Ian PARKER talks with Tom & Jeri ELLIOTT, tough love advocates who travel around setting up networks of parents who can call on one another for support and advice on bringing up their children.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 3124 -3125 Supplemental information no.: Mf 411 -4

Fisheries Allocation

Format: 2 film reels (00:25:10 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Michael HARRIS takes a comprehensive look at the Federal Fisheries Dept.'s 1981 Groundfish Management Plan which excludes Nova Scotia's offshore trawler fleet from the Gulf of St. Lawrence cod fishery. Politicians and fisheries people discuss the controversial decision and the problems of balancing the interests of inshore and offshore fishermen.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2542 2543 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 01, 33, 60

Roland Thornhill

Format: 2 film reels (00:16:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Profile of Roland THORNHILL, former mayor of Dartmouth and M.L.A. A comprehensive look at his political life and private business activities and the investigation into his debt settlements with four Charter Banks.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2548 2549 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 04, 62

Dogs

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

Note: Based on numerous complaints of unsatisfied customers Michael HARRIS investigates the purebred kennel operation known as Puppy Town owned by D.J.PRICE in Mahone Bay. He speaks with an employee Marie HARTLEN as well as D.J.PRICE himself and talks with Laura MACKENZIE, director of the N.S. Division of the Canadian Kennel Club.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2552 2553 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 06, 36, 68

Roy O'Brien Wholesalers

Format: 2 film reels (00:16:13 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: James LORIMER investigates supermarket ownership of produce wholesalers and the affect this has on independent retailers and primary producers. He focuses on the takeover by Dominion of the independent wholesalers O'Brien's in Halifax. He interviews farmers and business people and Agriculture Minister Roger BACON for their response to these events.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2578 2579 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 19, 34, 63

Antigonish Fiddlers

Format: 2 film reels (00:06:55 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Part of a report on the revival of fiddle music in Nova Scotia. Michael HARRIS talks with Stan CHAPMAN, fiddle teacher in Antigonish, about his students and fiddling in general. Also heard is Winnifred MACDONALD, a student.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2546 2547 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 03, 34, 64

Constitution Premiers

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

Note: Michael HARRIS conducts indepth interview with Premier of New Brunswick Richard HATFIELD, Premier of Prince Edward Island Angus MACLEAN, Premier of Nova Scotia John BUCHANAN and Deputy Prime Minister Allan MACEACHERN about the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Terry Fulmer
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 2560 -2561 Supplemental information no.: Mf 386- 10, 35, 67

The Gossips - Reel

Date: 1981
Format: 1 film reel (00:30:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Phil Comeau

Note: The second reel of a test print of the English sub-titled version of Phil COMEAU's comedy/drama 'Les Gossipeuses' ('The Gossips'). The film, shot in 1977 and 1978, focuses on a trio of gossips in a small village in the Baie Ste-Marie region of Nova Scotia as they watch the apparently nefarious activities of the parish's new young priest and a young, unmarried couple with increasing alarm. In reponse to the film's popularity, the National Film Board released this English sub-titled version in 1981.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada - Regionilisation/ Acadie
Director: Phil Comeau
Writer: Phil Comeau
Language: Eng
Access: Open for consulation. All requests for duplication should be referred to the National Film Board. [Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf - September, 1996]

Reference: Phil Comeau Nova Scotia Archives 1991-22 / Location no.: Fc 3402

La Mer Enligne Nos Terres

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Phil Comeau

Note: A short film combining music and still photography to provide an aesthetically pleasing depiction of life in the fishing villiages and on the farms of Nova Scotia. Used as part of the NFB's 'Canada Vignettes' series.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Director: Phil Comeau
Access: Open for consultation. All requests for duplication must be referred to the National Film Board. [Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf - September, 1996]

Reference: Phil Comeau Nova Scotia Archives 1991-22 / Location no.: Fc 3396