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BACKGROUNDER - Whitehorse Historical Film Retrospective On Community Cable 9
The following films will be included in the Whitehorse Historical Film Retrospective on Whitehorse Community Cable 9. Each episode will incorporate several films, with a total length of 1 ½ hours, and will air at 12 noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily.
Brave New North (c. 1967) – A celebratory story of the construction of the Anvil mine in Faro, featuring the impacts on Skagway, Whitehorse and the White Pass & Yukon Route. Narrator Jim Hault. Writer Richard Tomkies. Director/Editor Ken Jubenvill. Producer Canawest Film Productions Ltd. of Vancouver for the White Pass & Yukon Route. (Length 29 min.)
Frontier Busters (1967) – Documents the transportation of goods to the North via the White Pass & Yukon Route. Presented by the White Pass & Yukon Route. Writer Richard Tomkies. Director/Editor Ken Jubenvill. Producer Canawest Film Productions Ltd. of Vancouver. (Length 28 min.)
Last Voyage of Keno (1960) – A chronicle of the last trip made by the paddle wheeler, the S.S. Keno. (Length 16 min.)
North West Mounted Police 1985-1995 (1995) – A documentary focusing on the past and present of the RCMP. Produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the police force in 1995. Producer Andrew Best. Writers Andrew Best and Frank Fry. © Keyah Productions Inc., Whitehorse. (Length 21 min.)
Raft Race (1980s) – Documents the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous inner tube race down the Yukon River, in the early to mid-80s. Reporter Sandy Hughes. (Length 5 min.)
Silent Paddles (c. 1980) – A slide show of still images focusing on the Yukon River paddle wheelers. Director Norma Waddington. Produced for the Yukon Visitors Association by AV Action Yukon Ltd. (Length 17 min.)
Sports North of 60 (1980) – A series of profiles of athletes participating in the 1980 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. Director/Producer Ted Yardley. Writer Doug Sack. Narrator Cal Waddington. Producer Yardley Film Productions. (Length 29 min.)
Take Four Giant Steps (1959) – A documentary following the route of supplies through Whitehorse to remote northern drilling sites. Presented by White Pass & Yukon Route. Writer/Director Roy Minter. Narrator George McLean. Producer Pageant Productions, Vancouver. (Length 29 min.)
The Little Railway That Could (1990) – A history of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. ©Logan Video Services Production. (Length 30 min.)
The Yukon (1988) – Depicts historical and present-day Yukon. Narrator Ched Miller. Producer Omni Film Productions Ltd. © Tourism Yukon. (Length 14 min.)
There’s the Land (1967) – A promotional film presented by the White Pass & Yukon Route to commemorate the Canadian and Alaskan Centennials. Writer Roy Minter. A Canawest Film Production. (Length 30 min.)
Whitehorse (c. 1980) – A promotional video about the Yukon’s capital city made by the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce and the City of Whitehorse. Producer AV Action Yukon Ltd. (Length 10 min.)
Yukon - Get Away Country (c. 1970) – A tourism film done for the Yukon Department of Travel and Information. Director Bob Willis. Producer Canawest-Master Films Ltd. (Length 14 min.)
Yukon Gold (1988) – A history and informational film about the Yukon, with Al Oester. Northland Music Video Production. © Northland Music Co. (Length 29 min.)
Yukon Path to the Klondike (c. 1970) – Part of the Exploration Northwest TV series done by KOMO. One of more than 400 Exploration Northwest episodes made between 1960 and 1981. Writer/Narrator Don McCune. (Length 1 hr.)


