SUMMARY: "Between Ourselves" was a weekly series of hour-long radio programs that presented Canada to Canadians. It featured aspects of Canadian life in docudramas, plays, music, and interviews, originating fr;om different regions of Canada. The series ran from 1966 to 1979. "The Riverboys and the Fur Traders", presented in two parts, is the story of a river journey made in 1971 by the First Fort George Sco;ut Troop. The scouts were retracing the route followed by Simon Fraser in 1806, and (in part) by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793 -- from McLeod Lake to the Fraser via the Parsnip, Pack and McGregor Rivers;. The program combines excerpts from the journals of Mackenzie and Fraser with recordings made by Imbert Orchard during the course of the scouts' journey. The program also juxtaposes sounds from a var;iety of sources. Roy Brinson is heard as the voice of Simon Fraser, and Robert Clothier as Alexander Mackenzie.;

RECORDED: James Creek (B.C.), [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape captures the sounds of a Boy Scout trip on James Creek in the Prince George area. Imbert Orchard interviews various scouts concerning their thoughts about the trip. TRACK 2: Sounds of a Boy Scout trip are continued. Included is a story about the English civil war, told around the campfire. Sounds along the river are continued.

SUMMARY: A description of a Christmas party, as celebrated by a troop of boy scouts at a cabin in the woods near Prince George. The voices heard include: Nick Murphy, Peter Russell, and members of the First Fort George Scout Troop.

Program elements (narration, actualities, "text", etc.) for Imbert Orchard's two-part CBC radio documentary. "The Riverboys and the Fur Traders" is the story of a river journey made in 1971 by the First Fort George Scout Troop. The scouts were retracing the route followed by Simon Fraser in 1806, and (in part) by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793 -- from McLeod Lake to the Fraser via the Parsnip, Pack and McGregor Rivers.