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WHITBV FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1974, PAGE 5 The Na'tional Dream Pierre Berton, on wbose best-sellers The National Dream, and The Last Spike, the CBC-TV series The Nationial Dream is based, reminisces about bis role in the production as bost-narrator-consultant. The eigbt-part series begins on Sunday, Marcb 3 on the CBC-TV network. For me, tbe making of The National Dream, was a stimulating and rewarding experience. It is not always 50 when one's printed work is transferred to the *screen. Often enougb an author scarcely recognizes bis own child. But in my case, the transformation bas been painless. My two books bave been followed faithfully. No attempt bas been made to twist or distort history.Tbe major characters look very much like their bistorical counterparts, whenever possible, tbey use the exact words recorded at the time. (Ail tbe parliamentary sequences, for example, use verbatim Hansard transcripts). Mo're than that, the making of The National Dream bas allowed me to take a fresh look at Western Canada. In the finisbed series you will see me standing on tbe shoreline at Bute Inlet, far up the British Columbia coast, and, on the very lip of the foaming Kicking Horse River. You will see me perched on a rock overhanging the Fraser canyon and on the glare ice of Lake Superior in 22 below weather. You wiil see me at Cartier's grave in Montreal, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, in a rock cut on the Canadian Shield, on the parch- ed prairie not far fromn Calgary, at the Rogers Pass in th e Selkirks and at the Yellowhead in the Rockies. Over the period of about a year 1 travelied several times across Canada to a variety of authentic locations for some 80 on-screen appearances. It wasn't always a joy ride. North of Lake Superior in January, 1973, when the temperature dropped to 54 degrees below freezing, they had to warm my lips with bot coffee before tbe words emerged. And then tbe camera froze. And*tben the sound equipment froze. And tben TB -& RD Associaotion Donatior At this week's meeting of the ma nagement committee of the Ontario County Tuber- cuiosis and Respiratory Diâe- ase Association, Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Hiltz, co-chairmen of the Christmas Seat Campaign for 1973 announced that at the close of the Campaign, ianuary 3Ist, total donations amounted to S54,276.37, an increase of $5,03 5.33 over iast year. Mr. Hiitz said these resuits reflect the inter- est of the community at large and emphasizes the bard work that bas been carried out throughout the year by thie association. 307 volunteers donated 2,065 hours work- ing on the Chirstmnas Seat Campaigîî. Mrs. R.V. Sheffield, health education chairman, stated that her committee met with nurses representing the 5 bospitals in the countv, as well as representatives of ini- dustrial and public health nurses, to plan for a Nurses' Institule. The Institute will be held September 18 at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. This wiil be the third refreslier course ini respiratory diseases for Nurses conducted by the TB-RD Asso)ciation and will -ý $54l,276 also be made available- to registered nurses aides. Mrs. E.A. Collins, execu- tive director, reported meet- ing with the medical advisory committee. No programmes are undertaken by the associ- ation until approved by this committee. The committee approved two new programi- mes being conducted in the coming year, in addition to ongoing projects. One - a physical condition- ing course for aduits with asthma. Those participating wouid be referred by their family physician. Many re- quests have been received by the association, particti- lariy since the courses for children have beeîî so success- fui. Another programmie for which the association lias received many requests and approved by tbe co mnittee is a smoking withdrawal cou- rse. A further project for consideratioîî is a programme for patients withi emphyseina. Dr. Maurice Pockey is chair- man of the medical advisory comimittee. Those attendiîîg the semii- annual meeting of the Ontario TBI and RD Association hield at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, were Mrs. R.W. Sh- ier, Past-President and vice- presidents, Mrs. Anlgusiewell, Cannington, and Mrs. M.B. Dymond, Port Perry-, Mr. & Mrs. A.G. Hiltz, co-chairmen, Christmas Seal Campaigi'. Mrs. Jeweil outlined brief- ly the topics covered at the Friday evening and Saturday's meetings. 0f special interest was a panel discussion on the Rights of the Non-Smoker. Mr. 0.D. Lewis, Programme Officer Smoking and Health, National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, told of the Non- Smokers Association of Ott- awa-Carleton while Mrs. Lyni- ne Elliott, Programm-e Co- Ordina tor, Peterborough Co- unty TB and RD Associat ion spoke 011 a new programme undertaken by lier as.socia- tioii called G.A.S.P. (Group Against Smiokinig Pollutioni.) At the conIcusion of the discussioni associates were tir- ged to corisider this type of programnme for tlîeir owni local associationi. Ileie ext meeting of the Onîtario Counlty Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Ass- ociationi wili be lield at Ad- elaide House, April 8th. ~4 id k ~ k Ms by Pierre! Berto n just as everything was going well a train appeared and we bad to scurry off the track. For one reason or another we had to do 13 different takes of the same sequence that day before our producer, Jim Murray, was satisfied. And then there was the problem of the wind on the prairies and the diesel trucks on the mountains. The wind was so bad on the plains of Alberta that it literally drown- ed out ail sound and my hidden microphone had to be masked witb layers of foamn plastic. And then, at one point, 1 found I coudn't stand upright in the gale. In the mountains we had a different kind of sound p roblemn. 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