About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Canada
Toronto #23: The Great Fire of 1904
Archival film footage of the Great Fire of 1904 reveals fascinating scenes of early Toronto, the streets, stores, citizens along with turn of the … Continue reading
Toronto #22: The Police and the City
In the early days of Toronto, every fit man was expected to put in a few nights on watch duty. It wasn’t until 1834 … Continue reading
Toronto #21: High Park – Legacy of the First City Engineer
Railway Barons took the land reserved for Parks and cut the City of Toronto off from the waterfront. John Howard, the first City Engineer … Continue reading
Toronto # 20 –Yonge Street and the TTC
Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto’s transportation system. It all started when Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged archival footage, Big Dig, Bloor Street, Bloor Viaduct, Canada, coal stoves, documentary, Don Valley, Eglinton, Governor Simcoe, history, horse-drawn cab, Industrial Exhibition, military road, Ontario, Sir George Yonge, St. Lawrence Market, stage coaches, streetcars, subway, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, transportation, TTC, Union Station, Yonge Street, York
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Ontario, Canada: Paddling and Photography in Georgian Bay
A sea-kayaking, camping and photography experience out of Killarney on the northern shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. Paddling through the pristine wilderness … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, Canada, Fox islands, Georgian Bay, Group of Seven, Islands, Killarney, lake, mature travellers, Ontario, paddling, painting, photography, pink granite, Rob Stimpson, sea-kayaking, specialty vacations, sunset, swimming, tourism
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Canada: Saskatchewan – Grey Owl and the Beavers of Prince Albert National Park
In Northern Saskatchewan we visit Prince Albert National Park to learn the story of Archibald Belaney an Englishman who posed as native conservationist and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajawaan Lake, Anahareo, Archibald Belaney, Beaver, beaver dam, beaver lodge, boreal forest, Canada, conservationist, coyote, documentary, England, food raft, fox, Grey Owl, Hastings, hunting, Pierce Brosnan, Prairie province, Prince Albert, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, spies, trapping, trembling aspen, Waskesiu
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Toronto #17: Reclaiming the Waterfront
Toronto moves south into the Lake and Union Station is built becoming the busiest transportation hub in Canada. The waterfront is developed and as … Continue reading
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Tagged amalgamation, Canada, CN Tower, Don Valley, entertainment, Expressways, icon, Lake Ontario, Mega City, National Historic Site, observation, Ontario, Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth, railway hotels, reclamation, Redpath Sugar Refinery, shipping, telecommunications, The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, transportation hub, Union Station, Waterfront
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Toronto #13: Kensington Market – An Ethnic Experience
Immigrants flooded the city and Toronto’s population shifts to a veritable United Nations. They came for a new beginning in a strange land and … Continue reading
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Tagged British Empire, Canada, Chinese, commerce, ethnicity, Immigrants, Italians, Kensington Market, Ontario, Portuguese, Railways, religion, stonemasons, subway, Toronto
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Les Îles de la Madeleine
Situated in the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is a small group of islands, Les Îles de la Madeleine, known in English … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Acadian, adventure sports, archipelago, bakery, Canada, Cap-aux-Meules, cliffs, crafts, cuisine, dog sledding, eco-tourism, ecology, environment, ferry, fishing, French, fromagerie, glass blowing, harp seals, helicopter tours, history, ice fields, Jacques Cartier, jewellery, kayaking, La Grave, lagoon, les artisans du sable, Les Îles de la Madeleine, Madelinots, Magdalen Islands, maritime climate, mating season, Montreal, Museum of the Sea, nature, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, nursery ground, photography, picnic, Quebec, sand buggying, sand dollars, sand dunes, sea shells, seafood cuisine, seal pups, shipwrecks, smoked herring, St. Lawrence, walking, white coats, wind, wind festival, wind sports, wind surfing, zodiac
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Magdalen Islands #3: Adventures with wind and water
Les Îles de la Madeleine are located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Twelve islands make up the archipelago and along with their magnificent … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure sports, archipelago, bakery, Canada, cliffs, cuisine, eco-tourism, ferry, French, fromagerie, Gulf of St. Lawrence, kayaking, lagoon, Les Îles de la Madeleine, maritime climate, Montreal, nature, picnic, Quebec, sand buggying, sand dunes, smoked herring, walking, wind festival, wind sports, wind surfing, zodiac
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