Shining Mountains - On the Edge
2005
47 min
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This documentary from the Shining Mountains series asks a hard question: are we loving our mountains to death? In this installment, filmmaker Guy Clarkson examines human encroachment in our mountain regions. Between recreation, resource exploitation and residential development, how much pressure the mountains can withstand? Can we save it before it’s too late? The film takes us skiing down virgin slopes with a heli-ski pioneer, hill climb with snowmobilers and ride boundary trails with National Park wardens. We also meet a First Nations chief who sees her tribe's future in the development of a casino and golf course.
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This documentary from the Shining Mountains series asks a hard question: are we loving our mountains to death? In this installment, filmmaker Guy Clarkson examines human encroachment in our mountain regions. Between recreation, resource exploitation and residential development, how much pressure the mountains can withstand? Can we save it before it’s too late? The film takes us skiing down virgin slopes with a heli-ski pioneer, hill climb with snowmobilers and ride boundary trails with National Park wardens. We also meet a First Nations chief who sees her tribe's future in the development of a casino and golf course.
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directorGuy Clarkson
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producerGuy ClarksonBonnie Thompson
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executive producerMichael KotGraydon McCrea
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cameraGuy ClarksonRené J. CollinsGlen CrawfordBob LandisPatrick MorrowDouglas MunroArt RahamRoger VernonA.J. Vesak
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editorPaul Mortimer
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musicBruce Leitl
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writerGuy ClarksonP.J. Reece
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production managerMargot McMaster
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production coordinatorBonnie Hamilton
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production assistantJudy ClarksonBrent StanleySarah Woolsey
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sound recordistMargot McMasterLarry MacDonaldMike MyrdenIgal Petel
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key gripChris Wiseman
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camera assistantBlake ClarksonCarter ClarksonRodger DebeyerJeret Holt
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helicopter pilotBob BachelorLance CopperKen GrayCathy MooreAlex HollidayKim HyllestadClay Wilson
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fixed wing pilotGuy Clarkson
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mountain guideBarry BlanchardGuy ClarksonMark Klassen
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wranglerWayne Sawchuk
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animationRichard Hertle
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graphicsLouise OveryPierre LandryGaspard Gaudreau
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still photographyScott RowedPatrick MorrowRodger DebeyerMark Klassen
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researchBonnie HamiltonRobert SandfordHolly QuanJon Whelan
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consultantDouglas ChadwickWayne ChoquetteMike DemuthTed HartKim HeinemeyerHarvey LockeBrian LuckmanMarty MagneDan McCarthyBrian PattonStephen PyneBrian ReevesRobert SandfordDavid SchindlerDouglas SmithHenry, Jr. Vaux
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online editorDenis Pilon
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first assistant editorWarren LangfordBrad Malinich
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second assistant editorLuna BiscottiRebel Starr
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transcriptionJudy ClarksonBridget Toms
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production accountingDiane ColebankWendy Dobson
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legalLinda Callaghan
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post-production directorPierre Ferlatte
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supervising sound editorPatrick ButlerAndré Gagnon
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sound editorBennett SubaCory Gray
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foleyBennett SubaCory Gray
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re-recording mixerPatrick ButlerCory GrayLuc Léger
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audio post facilityTwisted Pair Sound Ltd.National Film Board of Canada
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Geography - Environmental Issues
Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Social Studies - Contemporary Issues
Social Studies - Environmental Challenges
Prepare students to explain these terms after viewing: industrial tourism, land trust, zoning, watershed, habitat, extensive/intensive land use, buffer zone. Questions: What were the objectives of residential schools? Do humans and animals have a RIGHT to pure water? Is helicopter skiing “better” than snowmobiling? Activity: Students role-play stakeholders in a mock community meeting where opposing sides of a land-use issue are presented.
