Jim Cuddy
Narrator
Striking Balance (2016)
Season 1
Join us on a journey across Canada as we look at our nation's breathtaking biosphere reserves in this eight-part cinematic documentary series. We'll explore some of the amazing places that make up our 18 UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves and what makes them special, from geological, ecological, historical and cultural perspectives. Nearly two million people live in these reserves, and we'll meet the passionate residents on a quest to find a balance between economic prosperity and environmental protection. We'll also investigate the reserves as living laboratories by joining academics, citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge-keepers in their research to create a more sustainable future for both Canadians and the environments in which we live.
Released Oct. 4, 2016
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Keywords: imdb.biosphere-reserve, imdb.biosphere-region, imdb.unesco, imdb.ccunesco, imdb.canadian-nature, imdb.canada-nature, imdb.biosphere + 19 more, imdb.great-bear-lake, imdb.mount-arrowsmith, imdb.riding-mountain, imdb.niagara-escarpment, imdb.frontenac-arch, imdb.lac-saint-pierre, imdb.manicouagan-uapishka, imdb.southwest-nova, imdb.long-point-ontario, imdb.redberry-lake, imdb.clayoquot-sound, imdb.waterton, imdb.georgian-bay, imdb.mount-saint-hillaire, imdb.cape-breton-nova-scotia, imdb.canada, imdb.sustainable-development, imdb.sustainability, imdb.nature
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Network: TVO
S1E1 - Long Point
Ontario's Long Point, the world's longest freshwater sand spit, is threatened by an invasive plant, phragmites.
Oct. 4, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - Clayoquot Sound
British Columbia communities look to the past to learn how the environment, cultures and economies can thrive.
Oct. 11, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Mont Saint-Hilaire
The old-growth forest and pristine lake of Quebec's Mont Saint-Hilaire are cherished by nearby communities.
Oct. 18, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - Bras d'Or
On the Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, oyster farming was seen as a sustainable alternative to working in coal and steel.
Oct. 25, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Georgian Bay
Residents struggle to mitigate the impact of cottagers and a new highway on the region's endangered species.
Nov. 1, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - Redberry Lake
Students conduct social and scientific experiments at Redberry, a salt lake at the heart of a shrinking Saskatchewan community.
Nov. 8, 2016, midnight
S1E7 - Fundy
The Inner Bay of Fundy's population of Atlantic salmon is teetering on the edge of extinction, but people are determined to bring it back.
Nov. 15, 2016, midnight
S1E8 - Waterton
Grizzlies are increasingly protected in Alberta, challenging the ranchers of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve to find new ways to coexist with them.
Nov. 22, 2016, midnight
TVO
Oct. 4, 2016
Nov. 29, 2020, midnight
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