A 1949 time capsule where Newfoundland joins Canada and Gander's just a giant airport in the woods.
With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the carving of Newfoundland's coat of arms in the tenth and formerly blank shield over the entrance to the Parliament Buildings, writing in stone another chapter of Confederation. So begins this survey of Canada's tenth province, Newfoundland, its resources and how its people live. The film takes us to St. John's, Corner Brook, Bell Island, and includes a visit to Labrador where we see the giant airport at Gander.
Production
Parliament Hill ceremony with actual stone-carving action.
Cinematography
Gander airport shots that accidentally invented scale.
Director
Roger Morin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sydney Newman later created Doctor Who, making this his most grounded work about time travel.
Gander's 'giant airport' was actually crucial for WWII transatlantic flights—this film quietly flexes Cold War infrastructure.
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