The Grasslands Project
Ten short films provide a warm look at the communities of Canada's grasslands.
The Grasslands Project includes the following titles:
Miles Anderson is in a tough spot. The land he ranches has been in his family for over a hundred years, but it’s bordered on three sides by an expanding Grasslands National Park and its conservation imperative.
Small rural communities rely on their volunteer firefighters to handle any emergencies.
Many small communities are losing their young people, attracted to careers away from the farm.
Across the Prairies, annual celebrations take place in countless small communities.
Ranching and farming are male-dominated industries. But women have a strong voice in the operations, and some women have been running their own ranches for decades.
The landscape of the southern Prairies is spectacular, and has influenced artists for thousands of years.
Wood Mountain is literally a bend in the road. It’s lost all four of its grain elevators, the railway was torn up, the old hotel is in ruins, and the school has been closed for a decade
These small farms are a thing of the past,” laments Herb Pidt, whose family homesteaded on this land in the 1920s.
Aline Laturnus puts in long hours to keep the Val Marie hotel running. Breakfast is at seven a.m., and some nights the bar doesn’t close until two. This hotel is more than just a business: it’s the hub of the community,
The southern Prairies are overwhelmingly anglophone, yet a strong and vibrant francophone population persists in the small rural communities that dot this landscape.
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