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Natural Resources
This sub-section looks at management of forests, water and fossil fuels and exploitation of forests, mines and salmon. It also considers energy consumption.
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Aboriginal Fishing in the Fraser River Valley, British Columbia
2001, production : Murray Jurak
When the shimmering salmon battle the Fraser River currents...
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Grand Rapids Dam, Manitoba
1974
Hydroelectric power generation by the natural resource water...
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Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland
1955, production : Grant McLean
The oceans are critical to the social and economic...
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Rock Climber, Quebec

A young rock climber expertly climbs up a steep cliff and on...
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Rock Climber, Quebec
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A young rock climber expertly climbs up a steep cliff and on reaching the summit, views the surrounding landscape of mountains, trees and lakes. Opportunities for rock climbing in the province of Quebec include the superb rock at Val David in the Laurentians, to areas in farther north that feature solid ice routes.

National Film Board of Canada

Did you know?
Forests cover nearly 60 per cent of Alberta, a province where companies are required by law to replenish what they harvest. These companies plant an average of 75 million conifer seedlings each year.