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Syrup

May 22, 1995

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Heritage Minutes - S4 - E18

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A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.

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Heritage Minutes: Season 4 - 25 Episode s

4x1 - Hart & Papineau
May 22, 1995
The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
4x2 - Paul Émile Borduas
May 22, 1995
The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
4x3 - Pauline Vanier
May 22, 1995
Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.
4x4 - Water Pump
May 22, 1995
Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
4x5 - Flags
May 22, 1995
Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
4x6 - Sitting Bull
May 22, 1995
Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
4x7 - John Cabot
May 22, 1995
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
4x8 - Winnie
May 22, 1995
The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
4x9 - Myrnam Hospital
May 22, 1995
The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
4x10 - Bluenose
May 22, 1995
The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
4x11 - John McCrae
May 22, 1995
Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
4x12 - The Paris Crew
May 22, 1995
The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
4x13 - Grey Owl
May 22, 1995
Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.
4x14 - Nat Taylor
May 22, 1995
How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.
4x15 - J. S. Woodsworth
May 22, 1995
Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.
4x16 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard
May 22, 1995
December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new house. That night he scored 5 goals and 3 assists setting an NHL record
4x17 - Avro Arrow
May 22, 1995
The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
4x18 - Syrup
May 22, 1995
A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
4x19 - Marion Orr
May 22, 1995
The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.
4x20 - Expo '67
May 22, 1995
The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
4x21 - John Humphrey
May 22, 1995
Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
4x22 - Jackie Robinson
May 22, 1995
Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
4x23 - Stratford
May 22, 1995
A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
4x24 - Frontier College
May 22, 1995
Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
4x25 - Lucille Teasdale
May 22, 1995
Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.

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