On the Spot Season 3, Episode 4: Vertical Flight

Christmas Comes Twice

The Ukrainian population of Winnipeg celebrates Christmas not only on the twenty-fifth of December, but also on January seventh, with religious ceremonies, banquets, songs and concerts.

30 min

Routine Flight

Takes a quick look behind the scenes at flight in the mid-20th c., including engine maintenance, flight pre-planning and weather checks, the control tower, and an introductory flight on a "new"-to-North-America dart turbojet aircraft.

30 min

Trends in Textiles

30 min

Two Countries, One Street

This short documentary visits the 3 Quebec border towns of Rock Island, Stanstead and Beebe, and the Vermont town of Derby Line to see how residents and officials cope with a civic life that is cut down the middle by an international boundary.

28 min

Maritime Montage

There are two subjects in this film--the cooperative movement stemming from St. Francis-Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and a rural fair at Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island.

30 min

Lunenburg - Home of the Bluenose

30 min

Gold Rush Land

An excursion up the Yukon River along the trail of '98 to Dawson City, part of the Klondike gold rush. We visit a prospector who has never left the Yukon and see some of the city's famous sights.

30 min

Food Facts

30 min

Prairie University

30 min

Forest Wardens

Junior forest rangers learn skills for fighting forest fires, and a volunteer team on Vancouver Island demonstrates search procedures for people lost in the forest.

30 min

Backstage at Parliament

30 min

Child Guidance Clinic

30 min

Alcoholism

30 min

Career College

30 min