Settling the Shield

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS.
"The film discusses the planned development of Thompson, Manitoba in the 1960's and compares this to the earlier establishment of Timmins, Ontario. Extensive footage of Thompson shows the results of the planning work done by the Metropolitan Planning Commission of Winnipeg. Most homes in Thompson are privately owned and were built with assistance provided under the National Housing Act, administered by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation."

"The development of communities on the Canadian Shield. A comparison between mining towns set up, and often abandoned, without the benefit of planning; and the city of Thompson, Manitoba, a planned town under the direction of the NHA."