Newfoundland: Atlantic Province

Newfoundland: Atlantic Province

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1949

Runtime

0h 18m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Newfoundland: Atlantic Province

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Roger Morin

Description

With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the carving of Newfoundland's coat of arms in the tenth and formerly blank shield over the entrance to the Parliament Buildings, writing in stone another chapter of Confederation. So begins this survey of Canada's tenth province, Newfoundland, its resources and how its people live. The film takes us to St. John's, Corner Brook, Bell Island, and includes a visit to Labrador where we see the giant airport at Gander.