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
Islands of Malta: World War Two
The Islands of Malta were once again pivotal in the domination of the Mediterranean during World Wars 1 & 2. For their incredible resistance … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged aircraft carrier, Allied, Americans, architecture, Axis, Battle of Alamein, British, Canada, Canadians, Clyde, convoys, Eisenhower, Galvaston, George Cross, Germany, Grand Harbour, Halifax, Hitler, HMS Illustrious, Islands of Malta, Italy, King George Vl, Lascaris War Rooms, Mediterranean, Montgomery, Mosta Dome, Mussolini, Rommel, Royal Navy, Sicily, submarines, Taranto, Tobruk, World War One, World War Two
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Manitoba: Legacy of a Lake
Thousands of years ago, what is now the province of Manitoba in Canada was covered by the world’s largest fresh water glacial lake. When … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged aboriginals, architecture, arctic tundra, beavers, beluga whales, birds, Canada, Chicago, Churchill, ecological conservation, elk, Explorers, farmland, forests, Gimli, glaciers, Hecla, Hudson’s Bay, Iceland, Inuit carvers, Islendingadagurinn, Lake Aggasi, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, marrin grasses, mink, muskrat, Oak Hammock Marsh, ornithology, polar bears, Portage, prairies, Richardson squirrels, sand dunes, snowstorms, soapstone carvings, Spirit Sands, Spruce Woods, Steamship Coldwell, sunflowers, tamarack, tundra buggy, Vikings, volcano, wetland, Willow Point, Winnipeg
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Alberta: History, Ecology and Responsibility
Alberta is the hydrological centre of North America with rivers of waters from the Columbia Icefield flowing into three different oceans and illustrated by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Athabasca Glacier, bears, bison, Canada, Columbia Icefield, eco-system, ecology, Edmonton, elk, Elk Island National Park, Hudson's Bay Company, hydrological centre, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Pioneers, Rocky Mountains, Ukrainian Heritage Village, wildlife
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Alberta: Fresh Air Adventures
Straddle that horse, climb that mountain and board that train for adventure of every kind in Alberta, Canada. In high cattle country we saddle … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal, Alberta, badlands, Banff, Bow River, Buffalo, Calgary, Canada, climbing, Dinosaur Provincial Park, fossils, Gulf of Mexico, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, horse-riding, Jasper, mountaineering, photography, pyramids, ranches, Rocky Mountaineer Railways, Rocky Mountains, skeletons, trains, UNESCO, Vancouver
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Québec – Spa for Men
An hour’s drive southeast of Montreal in the Eastern Townships of Québec is Canada’s oldest spa destination and one of the very first in … Continue reading
Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada
A flight into the interior of the St. Elias Mountain Range in Kluane National Park and Reserve reveals magnificent rivers of ice and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal peoples, Alaska Highway, Beaver, Canada, dall sheep, glaciers, grizzly bears, Gulf of Alaska, Haines Junction, Icefields, Kaskawulsh glacier, Kluane National Park, Klukshu village, moraine, Mt. Augusta, Mt. Cook, Mt. Logan, Mt. St. Elias, Mt. Vancouver, Non-polar icefield, Pacific Ocean, plant life, salmon fishing, Seward Glacier, Slim’s River Valley, UNESCO, Whitehorse, World Heritage Site, Yukon Territory
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Northern Ontario: Dog Sledding in Temagami
Dog sledding in Northern Ontario is a truly unique Canadian experience. You are working with one of the oldest forms of transportation used by … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal, Canada, dog sledding, French-Canadian, Grey Owl, history, huskies, Inuit, Ontario, snow, Temagami, tourism, winter
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The Boreal Forest: 8. BOREAS 1992-2002
The view from space – revisiting BOREAS. While filming in the boreal forest, we connected with BOREAS one of a series of international projects … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, arid, Asia, aspen trees, atmosphere, beaver ponds, biomes, boreal forest, BOREAS, British, Canada, Canadians, carbon dioxide, chemistry, climate, continental interiors, eco-systems, energy, environmentalists, Europe, fens, flux towers, French, global warming, grasslands, greenhouse gases, jack pines, leaves, NASA, North America, photosynthesis, prairies, Prince Albert National Park, Russians, Saskatchewan, satellite, scientists, snowflakes, Spain, thermal, tundra
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The Boreal Forest: 7. A Model Project
While filming in the boreal forest, we connected with a project started in 1992, when a national park, a logging company, aboriginal communities, environmentalists … Continue reading
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Tagged aspen, aspen trees, birds, boreal forest, Canada, clear cuts, climate, deer, ecologists, environment, First Nations, global warming, harvesting, industry, International Model Forest Network, logging, Naturalists, nature, pine trees, preservation, Prince Albert Model Forest, Prince Albert National Park, recreation, regeneration, Saskatchewan, scientists, sustainability, transpiration, Waskesiu, Weyerhauser Canada, white spruce, wild life, wolves
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The Boreal Forest: 6. Transformation
“Transformation” shows the transition of a glacial lake to a forested land. Industrious beavers build dams that create bogs where stagnant water reacts to … Continue reading
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Tagged acid, acidity, ancient moss, Beaver, beaver dams, bogs, boreal forest, Canada, carnivorous, decomposition, educational groups, fen, fens, forest, glacial lakes, habitat, insects, leech, methane, moose, nitrogen, peat, pitcher, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, sphagnum, spring, sundew, tamarack, Waskesiu Lake
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