Video

Growing up Canadian. Work [videorecording] / co-produced by Telewerx and GAPC Entertainment.

Terrill, Susan. (Added Author). Petzold, Sheila. (Added Author). Zeppa, Jamie. (Added Author). Elatawi, Hoda. (Added Author). Telewerx. (Added Author). GAPC Entertainment. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary:

From working six days a week in a factory to serving up sundaes at the Dairy Queen on weekends, Canadian children have done it all. In the first half of the century many families couldn't get by without financial help from their kids. The nation counted on its young when it came to wartime; from joining up to fight to tucking a love note in a scarf knit for an unknown soldier, witnesses recall their contributions. Recollections of work include cheapskate bosses, the decision to quit and the experience of getting fired. It was tough working in the coal mines and out in the fishing dories, but even babysitters join in the complaints about lousy conditions and low pay!

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)
Publisher: [Montréal, Québec] : National Film Board of Canada, c2003.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Susan Terrill ; producer, Hoda Elatawi ; script and text, Jamie Zeppa, Sheila Petzold, Susan Terrill.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Becky Rynor ; interviewers, Susan Terrill, Sheila Petzold, Andrea Hossack ; selected participants, Bob Mellor, Natalie MacMaster, Paul Métivier.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.
Language Note:	Closed captioned. cc