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Documentary profiling Joan Bamford Fletcher, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. Fletcher, who as an officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) during World War II, coordinated the evacuation of 2000 Dutch internees from a camp in Sumatra in 1945. Interviewees include: Beryl Escott, FANY squardon leader; Madge Tibbenham, Fletcher's sister; Lynette Beardwood, FANY Headquarters; Eleanor Minor Nicholls and Nora Byers Granjnert, FANY officers; René Pottkamp, historian with the Netherlands Institute of War Documentation; Lou Lanzing, Dutch internment camp survivor; Diana Lary, professor of Chinese history, University of British Columbia; Dean Oliver, senior historian, Canadian War Museum; and Rev. Jonathan Takeo Yokoyama, former Japanese military cadet. Produced in association with History Television, SCN and the Knowledge Network and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; a dub of the master without commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls and reenactment scenes footage; final script; research materials; and photographs.

Documentary profiling Gladys Arnold, a Saskatchewan-born journalist who was the only Canadian Press correspondent in France during the outbreak of World War II, and covered the conflict until she was forced to flee upon the German occupation of France in 1940. Arnold returned to Canada and was an activist for the Free French movement. Interviewees include: Gladys Arnold; Barry Robins, cousin to Arnold; Kay Rex, journalist and author; Michel Bonneau, son of a Free French activist; Nelitta Geoffrey-Dechaume, Free French activist; and Eric Amyot, historian and author. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and CBC Saskatchewan and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: dubs of a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; archival newsreel footage; transcripts of interviews; research materials; and photographs.

Documentary profiling the young Canadian women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1941 to 1954. Includes scenes from a reunion of players on the occasion of their honorary induction to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in June, 1998. Interviewees include: former players Arleen Johnson Noga, Marge Callahan Maxwell, Audrey Haine Daniels and Terry Donahue; Bill Raynor, baseball historian; and Austin "Bud" Daniels, husband of Audrey Haine Daniels. Produced in association with SCN and WTSN. Records include: a master with no commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; unedited footage of reunion and induction events; archival newsreel and film transfers; transcripts of interviews; research materials; negatives; digital photographs; and digital videos.

Documentary profiling the Canadian Army revue shows that entertained Canadian troops during World War II. The revue travelled to England, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium during its tour from 1943 to 1945. Interviewees include: Joan Moore and Odette Winterton, performers; Verity Sweeny Purdy, show producer; Robert Farnon, show musical director and arranger; Tom MacKenzie, World War II soldier; and Laurel Halladay, author and historian. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and the Knowledge Network and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; a dub of the master; unedited interviews; B rolls; stock archival footage; transcripts of interviews; and research material.

Documentary profiling the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and its role during World War II. Featured is Violet Milstead Warren, First Officer, who served between 1943 and 1945 and was one of 43 Canadian pilots in the ATA. Interviewees include: Vi Milstead Warren; Eric Viles, MBE, chairman of the ATA Association; Diana Barnato Walker, MBE, Commodore, ATA Association; Ernest K. Birmann, First Officer, ATA; Margaret Littlewood, pilot; Shirley Render, pilot, author and aviation historian; Linda Dale, curator; and Betty Ridgeway, friend of Vi Milstead Warren. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, the Knowledge Network, and CKY 5-TV and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a master with commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; transcripts of interviews; and research material.

Documentary profiling the Canadian Nursing Sisters, a unit of 4480 registered nurses who volunteered their service, both in Canada and overseas, during World War II. Interviewees include: Edith Landells, editor of Canadian Military Nurses, Volumes 1-3; and nurses Dorothy Macham, Helen Mussallem, and Lettie Turner. Also featured are excerpts from the Canadian Nursing Sisters reunion held in June 1998. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and CBC Television and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a dub master with no commercial blacks; footage of reunion events; unedited interviews; B rolls; stock archival footage; transcripts of interviews; research material; and photographs.

Documentary profiling the Ernie Richardson curling team from Regina, Saskatchewan, three-time provincial, four-time Canadian and three-time world champions. The team, comprised of brothers Ernie and Garnet "Sam" Richardson, their cousins Arnold and Wes Richardson, and Mel Perry, dominated the sport of curling from 1959 to 1964. Interviewees include: Ernie Richardson; Sam Richardson; Marjorie Beisel, sister of Ernie and Sam; Arnold Richardson; Ken Newans, former sports broadcaster; Wes Richardson; Bob Hughes, sports writer; Mel Perry; Ron Northcott, Alberta champion curler; and Jack MacDuff, 1976 Canadian champion curler. Produced in association with CBC Television and SCN. Records include: a master final version; treatment; transcripts of interviews; and photocopies of newspaper clippings.

Documentary profiling the Sandra Schmirler curling team from Regina, Saskatchewan. The team, comprised of Sandra (Peterson) Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker and Marcia Gudereit, were three-time Canadian, three-time world champions and 1998 Olympic gold medalists who remained teammates and close friends until Schmirler's death in 2000. Interviewees include: Shirley Schmirler, Sandra's mother; Jan Betker; Joan McCusker; Marcia Gudereit; Brian McCusker, Joan's husband; Anita Ford, team coach; Lindsay Sparks, Canadian national curling team coach; Shannon England, Sandra's husband; Frank Macera, Jan's husband; Kerry Gudereit, Marcia's husband; Atina Ford, team alternate player; Shannon Kleibrink, curler; and Pat Reid, Olympic team leader. Produced in association with CTV, SCN, and the W Network. Records include: a dubbing master with no commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; interview transcripts; research material; and digital photographs.

Documentary short profiling the Baildon Hutterite Colony in Saskatchewan and its people. Images of the people at school, work and home are featured, set to a soundtrack which includes traditional Hutterite songs and chants. Records include: a projection copy and dub; unedited audio recordings and dubs; and a study guide.

Documentary profiling Nicole Watt of Melfort, Saskatchewan, a 16-year-old nationally-ranked amateur figure skater. Watt pursued her figure skating goals despite suffering from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Interviewees include: Nicole Watt; Maxine Watt, Nicole's mother; Imogene Watt, Nicole's grandmother; Dr. Ron Laxer, rheumatologist, The Hospital for Sick Children; Dana Matheson-Boe, skating instructor; Dale Hazell, Nicole's coach; Jackie Stell-Buckingham, Skate Canada; Gabriela Samsa, Nicole's ballet instructor; Lori Nichol, Nicole's choreographer; and Norma Kent, Canadian Arthritis Society. Produced in association with CBC Television, SCN, and WTSN. Records include: closed captioned master with commercial black; unedited interviews; B rolls; footage of Nicole Watts' skating perfomances; dubs of home movies; transcripts of interviews; research materials; and digital photographs and newspaper clippings.