Episode guide
Heritage Minutes: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Mar 31, 1991
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- Episode 1: Underground Railroad Mar 31, 1991 · 1m An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
- Episode 2: Valour Road Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.
- Episode 3: Jacques Plante Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
- Episode 4: Jennie Trout Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
- Episode 5: Superman Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
- Episode 6: Peacekeepers Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
- Episode 7: Responsible Government Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
- Episode 8: Soddie Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
- Episode 9: Nellie McClung Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
- Episode 10: Orphans Mar 31, 1991 · 1m French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
- Episode 11: Jacques Cartier Mar 31, 1991 · 1m French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
- Episode 12: Halifax Explosion Mar 31, 1991 · 1m Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
- Episode 13: Wilder Penfield Mar 31, 1991 · 1m A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.