Sunshine Canada

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Sunshine Canada
Genreshort film
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company National Film Board of Canada
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release4 July (1967-07-04) 
5 September 1967 (1967-09-05)

Sunshine Canada is a Canadian short film television series which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Contents

Premise

This series of National Film Board of Canada films was presented for children in association with the Canadian Centennial. Topics included Frederick Banting and Charles Best's discovery of insulin, the establishment of Montreal, the RCMP Musical Ride and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 4 July to 5 September 1967.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Sunshine Canada". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.