This film became a documentary examining the viability of Canada's 'Cultural Mosaic' experiment of the late 1960s early 1970s, but it is so well done, insightful, and comprehensive, that it could easily be used to inform and educate all of Canadian society since then, today in 2016, and on into the future. - Lou Wise who did this film, had his own fascinating life story worthy of telling. His adult life began as an airplane mechanic in the RCAF during WWII. For awhile he was stationed along Canada's west coast and in the Aleutian Islands during the attempted invasion by the Japanese. After the war, Wise became the Head of the Film and Photography Department for AVRO CANADA in Toronto, which built the AVRO Jetliner, world's 2nd commercial passenger jet, then the AVRO Arrow, at the time the fastest interceptor on the planet. He remained a member of an AVRO Alumni Group the rest of his life, helping to keep the AVRO Canada story from being forgotten. After AVRO Wise wound up in charge of the Audio/Visual Department, Director of Teaching Aids, for the Toronto District School Board. In his spare time he frequently flew his airplane over southern Ontario and saw the massive extent of pollution happening and began a long endeavour to document it photographically and campaigned to get it cleaned up. He met Charles Sauriol and helped Charles get the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area of Toronto established and protected. Lou received an award from Prince Charles for his many environmental efforts.
Lou passed away July 24, 2019, at the Veteran Unit at Sunnybrook Hospital at the age of 98.
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4 июл 2024
