Land for Pioneers

Collaborators : Beveridge, James | Perry, Margaret | National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa)
Colonists -- Québec (Province) -- Abitibi Region (Québec)Family farms -- Québec (Province) -- Abitibi Region (Québec) -- History.Frontier and pioneer life -- Québec (Province) -- Abitibi Region (Québec)Rural development -- Québec (Province) -- Abitibi Region (Québec) -- Case studies.Abitibi Region (Québec) -- Colonization -- History.Agriculture -- Arctic Region.Agriculture -- British Columbia.Economics -- Arctic Region.Economics -- Canadian Community and Regional Development.History - Canada -- Arctic Region.History - Canada -- Economics and Industry.Industry and Commerce -- Arctic Region.Industry and Commerce -- Industrial Development.Industry and Commerce -- Regional Development.Mining -- Arctic Region.Mining -- Gold.Mining -- Historical Perspectives.Mining -- Metals.Documentary films.Show 14 more

Both exploration and the fur trade opened up Canada's Northwest Territories, a land for pioneers. The magic of gold once lured thousands into the Yukon, but greater riches lie east of the Klondike, imbedded in the rocks and tundra of the Canadian Shield. The farm areas, the fisheries, the forests, and the rivers of northern British Columbia and the Prairie provinces also promise wealth. The Alaska Highway opened up potential grain fields, and air routes form a close link with the busy centres of the South, encouraging industrial development.

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Resource Type : Émission et filmFormats : 1 streaming video (16 min., 00 sec.)Language : AnglaisYear of publication : ©1944

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