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Winter Conditions (9)
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The Conquered Dream1971 51 minA documentary history of the exciting, sometimes ill-fated exploration of Canada's Arctic, produced jointly by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada. The film shows the challenge and the rewards of the far north and, from rare film footage, some of the exploits of the first and last men to run the gauntlet of the cold: Byrd's flight; Stefansson's sled journey; Captain Bernier's explorations; and finally, the voyage of the U.S.S. Manhattan. -
Cold-RoddersClaude Larue 1970 15 minAn amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, raring, ready to go. What the motorboat was to the summer lake, this motorized sled now is to the snow-covered fields. This film shows it all--the pull of this sit-down sport, the eagerness of the trade to keep it booming, the daring rivalry of the racing crowd, and the bemused pleasure of the family outing.
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Eye Witness No. 96Tim Wilson , Hector Lemieux , … 1957 10 minSchool Timetable Suits Rural Students: The composite high school at Red Deer, Alberta, offers farm students a semester system that allows time both for farm chores and for education. Where Old Dolls Never Die: At Lew Chernick's doll hospital in Winnipeg broken dolls come by the thousands to be restored to their former charm. Nothing Stops the Scoot: A cross between launch, snow sled and airplane, the "Scoot" provides a versatile means of winter travel and recreation for residents of the Georgian Bay area.
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RailroadersGuy L. Coté 1958 22 minThis is a short documentary about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.
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Safe EscortDon Virgo 1973 20 minWinter navigation through the ice-clogged Gulf of St. Lawrence is accomplished with comparative ease when an icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard Service leads the way. This is a film for ships' masters who must bring their vessels safely to port under all sailing conditions. It details the various ice conditions and the maneuvers to follow when a ship is under the escort of an icebreaker.
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Snow WarriorKurt Spenrath & Frederick Kroetsch 2018 8 minSnow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of winter. It captures the beauty of a northern city through the eyes of a bicycle courier named Mariah. We see her ready herself and her bike for a gruelling day’s work of racing through the snow and traffic to get her deliveries into the hands of her customers.
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Snow FightersLeslie McFarlane 1957 10 minA close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.
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Winter Driving: Keep Your Cool1978 25 minOctober, November ... rough driving days ahead. Winter Driving: Keep Your Cool presents helpful information on how to cope with winter-driving conditions. Starting with the assumption that people are familiar with such general safe-driving habits as fastening seatbelts and maintaining their cars in good working order, a series of winter-driving dos and don'ts clearly put the driver on the right track.
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Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-CoudresRené Bonnière & Pierre Perrault 1960 29 minOn an island the road ends where it begins, at the wharf. The wharf is the link to the rest of the world, until winter cuts it off. But the islanders know the winter sea and its movements. They judge the ice by its colours, avoiding the open channels, fighting through the slushy fragil ice, catching their footing on the chunk ice, and running all-out across the solid ice to the North Shore.
