Iron from the North

195518 min 37 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Walford Hewitson

Production: Tom Daly

Script: Len Peterson

The development of one of Canada's richest mineral areas, the Ungava district of Québec-Labrador, is documented in this story of modern science and engineering brought to bear on a bleak and formidable land. The film, produced originally for a CBC school telecast, tells how a railway was built from the seaport of Seven Islands to the rich Knob Lake iron ore deposits hundreds of miles inland, enabling ships to carry the ore to Great Lakes steel mills.

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Subject categories

  • Mining > Atlantic RegionMetalsQuébec
  • Technology > ConstructionOil Industry and Mining OperationsTransportation
  • Transportation > Railways

Credits

director
Walford Hewitson
producer
Tom Daly
script
Len Peterson
photography
Felix Lazarus
Jean-Marie Couture
Julien St-Georges
sound editing
George Croll
editing
Betty Brunke
narrator
Lamont Tilden

Awards

  • Award of Merit - Category: Information and Educational International Film and Video Festival