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The programme opens at Fort George on the Niagara River. There, presenter Dr. John Blunden explains Canada's early troubles with the U.S.A. and describes the establishment of settlers around Fort G...eorge after the American War of Independence. With the aid of 19th-century prints the programme enlarges upon the gradual clearance of woodlands and the development of commercial agriculture and the growth of Toronto, mainly because of its good port and harbour facilities. The concluding section of the first part of the film emphasizes the continued and rapid further urbanisation of the Golden Horseshoe, concentrating especially on Toronto during the 20th-century. The second part of this programme is devoted to an in-depth analysis of an example of land use change and concerns particularly the take-over of high-grade soft fruit and grape growing lands around the town of St. Catherines on the Niagara escarpment.
The programme opens at Fort George on the Niagara River. There, presenter Dr. John Blunden explains Canada's early troubles with the U.S.A. and describes the establishment of settlers around Fort G...eorge after the American War of Independence. With the aid of 19th-century prints the programme enlarges upon the gradual clearance of woodlands and the development of commercial agriculture and the growth of Toronto, mainly because of its good port and harbour facilities. The concluding section of the first part of the film emphasizes the continued and rapid further urbanisation of the Golden Horseshoe, concentrating especially on Toronto during the 20th-century. The second part of this programme is devoted to an in-depth analysis of an example of land use change and concerns particularly the take-over of high-grade soft fruit and grape growing lands around the town of St. Catherines on the Niagara escarpment.
| Module code and title: | D204, Fundamentals of human geography |
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| Item code: | D204; 02 |
| First transmission date: | 11-03-1977 |
| Published: | 1977 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:05 |
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| Producer: | Graham Turner |
| Contributors: | John Blunden; Gordon Hill; Warren Wiley; James Climenhage; John Campbell |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Farmers; Geography; Land use; Niagara peninsula; Ontario; Southern Ontario |
| Footage description: | Dr. John Blunden opens the programme from Fort George, discussing the history of the land around the Niagara River. Stills showing the land in the past, Native Americans, maps. Blunden describing the growth of Black Creek village. Stills of settlements, Toronto and harbour, Hamilton, railway stations, Niagara Bridge and mines. Maps showing growth of Toronto and the so-called 'Golden Horseshoe' area. Aerial views of peninsula, shots of fields, orchards and nurseries. Over shots of houses and bungalows, Gordon Hill argues that too much land on the peninsula has been taken for housing. Shots of people picking grapes, vineyards, orchards, building machinery and new houses. Warren Wiley, a local farmer, describes the decline in farming in the area. Shots of a fruit stall and a market selling fruit. Gordon Hill discusses the need for import controls. Aerial views of the peninsula, showing new building land. Jim Climenhage states that there is need for further urban development. Gordon Hill argues that farmers should see their role as one of stewardship of the land. Climenhage argues that development is not possible within the city boundaries and that developers are merely meeting demand. John Campbell talks to Blunden about the need for housing development. Agriculture is no longer profitable. Plans for the area still leave thousands of acres for fruit-growing. Aerial views of peninsula. Titles. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/72475 |
| Production number: | 00525_2317 |
| Videofinder number: | 2 |
| Available to public: | no |
