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Harnessing the South Saskatchewan

Accession number: 
1963.0012
Production Years: 
1963

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Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
995 (16mm)
Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS.
"A vivid account of how a section of the South Saskatchewan River was dammed to create a lake reservoir to irrigate thousands of drought-plagued acres and to provide a new source of hydro-electric power. The film shows the major steps of construction, and portrays future benefits."

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Online Database National Film Board of Canada.
"A vivid account of how a section of Saskatchewan River was dammed to create a lake reservoir to irrigate thousands of drought-plagued acres and to provide a new source of hydro-electricity. The film shows the major steps of construction, and portrays future benefits."

National Film Board of Canada, Films by Other Producers Distributed in Canada by the National Film Board of Canada/Films de divers producteurs distribués au Canada par l’Office national du film du Canada (Montreal: National Film Board of Canada, c.1968), 6.
"A vivid account of how a section of the South Saskatchewan River is being dammed to create a lake reservoir to irrigate thousands of drought-plagued acres."