Videos by Island students advance to national event

Videos, created by two Island students for the 2012 Provincial Heritage Fair, have been selected as finalists in a national competition sponsored by Canada’s History Society, says Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson.

“I’d like to congratulate Cassie Doiron of Gulf Shore Consolidated and Sydney Rennie of Alberton Elementary for the tremendous effort and imagination they put into their video projects,” says Henderson.

“They did a great job and I’m confident they will do the Island proud at the national finals of the Young Citizens video contest.”

At the 2012 Provincial Heritage Fair, 12 finalists were selected to create videos based on their project themes.

Students were given a camera and were taught the basics of video shooting and editing by Renée Laprise, a member of the Island Media Arts Co- Op.

Each of these 12 videos was entered in the national Young Citizens video contest and two were selected to be included in the final 30.

Six of the 30 finalists will be selected to present their videos at the National History Forum and will participate in the Governor General’s History Awards in Ottawa in December.

Cassie’s video, Attrapé dans le passé - La pêche aux homards, takes an historical look at the lobster fishery on the Island and the changes the industry has gone through over the years.

Sydney’s video is titled Nursing Past. In it, he explores the challenges faced by nurses in the 1930s with his great- grandmother as the subject.

“The Provincial Heritage Fair, and competitions like the Young Citizens video contest, are excellent opportunities for students to learn about the history of the Island and the people who call it home,” said Henderson.

“They really give students a good sense of where we came from and how we got here.”

To view the videos and to learn more about the Young Citizens video contest, visit www. canadashistory. ca/ Kids/ YoungCitizens. aspx.

To learn more about the provincial Heritage Fair, visit www. gov. pe. ca/ tourism/ heritagefair.