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Les cheminots

1958 21 min
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Documentaire tourné dans les Rocheuses enneigées de la Colombie-Britannique pour nous raconter l’histoire des cheminots. On y découvre la passion et la ferveur de ces hommes qui travaillent en équipe pour que la voie ferrée ne souffre pas d’étranglement dans les montagnes par la faute des intempéries.

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Les cheminots

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Documentaire tourné dans les Rocheuses enneigées de la Colombie-Britannique pour nous raconter l’histoire des cheminots. On y découvre la passion et la ferveur de ces hommes qui travaillent en équipe pour que la voie ferrée ne souffre pas d’étranglement dans les montagnes par la faute des intempéries.

  • director
    Guy L. Coté
  • script
    Guy L. Coté
  • editing
    Guy L. Coté
  • executive producer
    Tom Daly
  • camera
    John Spotton
  • sound
    George Croll
  • sound editing
    Stuart Baker
  • animation
    Sidney Goldsmith
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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Education

Ages 10 to 13

History - Canada 1946-1991
History and Citizenship Education - Imperialism and Colonization (1800s-1900s)
Technology Education - Science and Technology

Compare and contrast the role and purpose of the railway in the area around Revelstoke then (1958) and now. Outline the impact of the multiplier effect from the railway on this part of Canada. Research one of the related jobs featured in the documentary. How has this job changed since the film was made?

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