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Heritage Minutes - Season 4

Episode List

Hart & Papineau
E1 - Hart & Papineau

Aired: May 22, 1995

The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.

Paul Émile Borduas
E2 - Paul Émile Borduas

Aired: May 22, 1995

The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.

Pauline Vanier
E3 - Pauline Vanier

Aired: 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.

Water Pump
E4 - Water Pump

Aired: May 22, 1995

Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.

Flags
E5 - Flags

Aired: May 22, 1995

Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.

Sitting Bull
E6 - Sitting Bull

Aired: May 22, 1995

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

John Cabot
E7 - John Cabot

Aired: May 22, 1995

Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.

Winnie
E8 - Winnie

Aired: May 22, 1995

The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

Myrnam Hospital
E9 - Myrnam Hospital

Aired: May 22, 1995

The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.

Bluenose
E10 - Bluenose

Aired: May 22, 1995

The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.

John McCrae
E11 - John McCrae

Aired: May 22, 1995

Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.

The Paris Crew
E12 - The Paris Crew

Aired: May 22, 1995

The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.

Grey Owl
E13 - Grey Owl

Aired: 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.

Nat Taylor
E14 - Nat Taylor

Aired: May 22, 1995

How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.

J. S. Woodsworth
E15 - J. S. Woodsworth

Aired: May 22, 1995

Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard
E16 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard

Aired: 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

Avro Arrow
E17 - Avro Arrow

Aired: May 22, 1995

The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").

Syrup
E18 - Syrup

Aired: May 22, 1995

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

Marion Orr
E19 - Marion Orr

Aired: May 22, 1995

The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.

Expo '67
E20 - Expo '67

Aired: May 22, 1995

The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.

John Humphrey
E21 - John Humphrey

Aired: May 22, 1995

Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Jackie Robinson
E22 - Jackie Robinson

Aired: May 22, 1995

Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.

Stratford
E23 - Stratford

Aired: May 22, 1995

A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

Frontier College
E24 - Frontier College

Aired: May 22, 1995

Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.

Lucille Teasdale
E25 - Lucille Teasdale

Aired: May 22, 1995

Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.