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Bruce County Documentary Comes Alive in May

This photo shows a pioneer family in the early days of Bruce County poling down the river on a raft.

A scene from the documentary showing a Bruce County pioneer family poling down the river

January 24, 2018

Bruce County, Ont.

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This photo shows a pioneer family in the early days of Bruce County poling down the river on a raft.

A scene from the documentary showing a Bruce County pioneer family poling down the river

The history of Bruce County comes alive this spring with the release of a three-part documentary series featuring local people, scenes and input.

The NWMO was pleased to be one of many community partners supporting the development of this project. It was created as part of the non-profit Ontario Visual Heritage Project in partnership with Bruce County, Bruce County Historical Society, and in collaboration with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON).

The three, one-hour episodes will deal with the following time periods: up to 1850, 1850-1900 and 1900 to present. The series recognizes the land of Bruce County as the ancestral territory of SON and will cover Métis and European fur traders, fishermen and settlers, lumbering, farming, nuclear power, tourism and much more.

The documentary will be available for public viewing this May. Free copies of the series will be distributed to every school and library in Bruce County and there will be several public screenings. Its television debut on TVO is expected to follow in the spring/summer of 2018 (date to be confirmed).

A preview of the series is available here.

About the NWMO

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel inside a deep geological repository, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.

Founded in 2002, the NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders that are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. Canada’s plan will only proceed in an area with informed and willing hosts, where the municipality, First Nation and Métis communities, and others in the area are working together to implement it. The NWMO plans to select a site in 2024, and two areas remain in our site selection process: the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area in northwestern Ontario and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce area in southern Ontario.

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