All Sooke Day; Sooke centennial celebrations
- E-02401
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- 1971
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All Sooke Day; Sooke centennial celebrations
Part of CHEK TV fonds
News item. Excellent footage of some of the main events. Background sound only.
The world about us : Lumberjack
Part of Dept. of the Provincial Secretary miscellaneous films and videos
The item is a video copy of a documentary film about loggers and logging in British Columbia, in the past and the present. Includes footage of All-Sooke Day logger's sports; logging equipment on display at the PNE; high-tech mechanized logging; road-building with a caterpillar tractor; and interviews with loggers Mackie Pickard, Roger Ennis, and John Dubeck. Historical footage includes horse logging; hand falling and bucking; blasting; logging railroad; spar tree; donkey engine; and railway speeder. Includes historical footage from Gerry Wellburn, Phil Le Mare, and the British Columbia Forest Service.
Travelogue. Attractions of Vancouver Island, including: the Swiftsure yacht race; trail-riding and hiking in the central part of the island; the south-western coast; All-Sooke Day (logger's sports, etc.); a trip to Nootka Sound aboard the "Uchuck III".
Vancouver Island : French version
The item is two film reels of a travelogue from 1964 . It depicts the attractions of Vancouver Island, including: the Swiftsure yacht race; trail-riding and hiking in the central part of the island; the south-western coast; All-Sooke Day (logger's sports, etc.) and a trip to Nootka Sound aboard the "Uchuck III".
Vancouver Island : Japanese version
The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1964. It depicts the attractions of Vancouver Island, including: the Swiftsure yacht race; trail-riding and hiking in the central part of the island; the south-western coast; All-Sooke Day (logger's sports, etc.) and a trip to Nootka Sound aboard the "Uchuck III".