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Canada Games '83

Item number (ISN):

11760

Series title:

Canada Games '83

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1983-03-02

Item number (ISN):

11760

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VIDEOTAPE RECYCLING

Accession:

1985-0642

Media:

Video

Production date:

1983-03-02

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

diector, Jim Marshall; executive producer, Laurence Kimber; production assistant, Rick Brage; Ben Dause; Lee Herberman; Lori MacDonald; script, Michael Dennis; photography, John Halenda; Joe Zamborski; editing, Brian Hicks; sound, Al Hubbard; graphics, Phil Quan; researcher, Joy Shields; Natalie Tedesco; host, Steve Armitage; commentator, Don Martin; Bob McDevitt; Ted Reynolds

Description:

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This series of programs on the Canada Games of 1983, held this year in Lac Saint Jean, Quebec, features highlights from amateur competition among representatives of each province and the Northwest Territories in eighteen sports. Statistics indicating the status of teams and individuals appear on screen and reports on various events alternate with program announcements and commnetary by host Steve Armitage. Competition in nine of the sports categories take place during the first week; the second week features events in the remaining sports.~The eighth and final program in this series on the Canada Games '83 features highlights of final events and live coverage of the closing ceremonies. The host pays tribute to the overall quality of the 2,000 athletes who may be future national and international performers, and notes that Ontario will receive the Games Flag as the top province with 224 points, while Quebec's total of 209.5 points puts them in second place and British Columbia's score of 173.5 places them in third.~A review of final events begins with excerpts of men's individual finals in gymnastics. Most noteworthy is footage of James Rozon of Saskatchewan winning three gold medals in the floor exercises, rings and parallel bars. Claude Latendresse of Quebec wins a gold on the parallel bars and Sean McManus and Curtis Hibert of Ontario win the vault and horizontal bar events respectively.~Bob McDevitt reports on wrestling with footage of the 52 kilogram final and the superheavyweight final match between Joel Barton of Ontario, silver medalist and Dan Payne of B.C., gold medalist.~Table tennis at the Pavillon Sportif features gold medal winner Sonia Duwel of Ontario versus Guylaine Belanger of Quebec in the women's final.~From the Saguenay Curling Club, Ted Reynolds reports on the finals with excerpts of the Ontario team winning against N.W.T. in men's curling over Nova Scotia in the women's.~Don Martin reviews final highlights in hockey from the Palais des Sports in Jonquière with interviews of Kevin Mann from British Columbia and Tim Cole from the Ontario team, as well as footage of the gold medal game in which Ontario took the gold.~Live footage of the closing ceremonies from Centre George Vezina in chicoutimi begin with the entrance of each provincial team followed by a dance called "Performance", symbolizing the spirit of the games and celebrating fair competition. Masters of Ceremonies [Gabriel Gagnon] and [Joanne Brebonski] introduces [Roland Gauthier] President of the 1983 Games, who presents the Canada Games Flag to the winning province, Ontario, received by six gold medal winners from that province. Flag winners from 1967 Canada Games to the present are reviewed. The minister responsible for sport in the province of Ontario, expresses appreciation for the communities hosting this year's Games. Ontario representatives parade the flag through the arena to a standing ovation. Senator Raymond Joseph Perrault, Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport, extinguishes the ceremonial flame (traditionally done by the Governor General) and the choir leads the singing of "O Canada".~In a final program wrap-up, the host thanks all involved and looks forward to the 1985 games to be held in St. John, New Brunswick. <30mn>

Subjects:

AQUATIC SPORTS~BADMINTON~BOWLING~BOXING~CANADIAN ATHLETES~CURLING~GYMNASTICS~HOCKEY~ICE SKATING~REWARDS ~SKI ACROBATICS~SKI RACING~SPORTS FACILITIES~SPORTS HISTORY~SPORTS RECORDS~SWIMMING~VOLLEYBALL~CANADA GAMES <1983 : LAC SAINT-JEAN, QUEBEC>~ARMITAGE, STEVE~BARTON, JOEL~BELANGER, GUYLAINE~COLE, TIM~DUWEL, SONIA~HIBERT, CURTIS~LATENDRESSE, CLAUDE~MANN, KEVIN~MARTIN, DON~MCDEVITT, BOB~MCMANUS, SEAN~PARRAULT, RAYMOND JOSEPH~PAYNE, DAN~REYNOLDS, TED~ROZON, JAMES

Language:

English

Original number:

61-2-3803-2001

Notes:

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1. This sports series was broadcast from Chicoutimi, Quebec.~2. The hospitality of communities in the Saguenay - Lac St. Jean region is acknowledged in the credits.~3. Names of participants in the Games were shown on screen.~4. The donor's list indicates the title as "Lack St. Jean. Quebec Winter Games", but the above title appears on screen.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

10828

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8601-0128

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

737670

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

11760.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9805-0061

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

737671

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

11760.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9805-0061

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8601-0128

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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