Spotlight No. 5

In the continuing series of putting the spotlight on things Canadian, this film focuses on three items of Canadiana. The first is what is unofficially known as "Little Canada", but which is really Trafalgar Square in London, England. How it got this moniker is explained. The added significance of Little Canada to the Canadian troops during WWII is described. The second is jazz music, which is becoming mainstream from coast to coast to coast. All things jazz are infiltrating Canada, such as a visit by jazz conductor and scholar Stan Kenton, while homegrown Canadian jazz talent, such as the Paul Bley Trio, are becoming more renowned. The third and final is Father Athol Murray, founder in 1929 and head of non-denominational Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. His goal was to provide higher education to sons and daughters of farmers, who could ill afford such otherwise. Father Murray is able to keep the college going on no government grants or regular income, but on ingenuity. His hard work is matched by the spirit of the students. The college has become renowned for its hockey team, the Notre Dame Hounds, where many NHL stars got their start in the game.