Countries: CA

  • Prince Edward County: Eerie Prince Edward County

    Prince Edward County: Eerie Prince Edward County

    When Eldon decides to save money by drawing a map of Prince Edward County, Sid and Idee get lost and have to figure out how to get there on their own. Luckily, they find an advertisement for a historic cruise with Pete Ferri of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, but their leisurely boat ride turns out to be a first-hand lesson in some of the hardships endured by early settlers of historic Adolphustown. At first, Prince Edward County seems like a sleepy little place, but Idee and Sid soon start to sense something fishy going on. There’s the strange mystery behind the Lake on the Mountain. Then they meet 11-year-old Indigo, and Park Interpreter Casey Ringham, who take them to Sandbanks Provincial Park, where giant sand dunes slowly encroached on a town and buried some of it’s buildings and farmland long ago. 14-year-old Kevin, a local treasure hunter and storyteller, digs for buried treasure along the Outlet River. And it’s not every day you come across the largest ship graveyard in Lake Ontario in the weird and mysterious Marysburg Vortex. Of course, there’s nothing bizarre and paranormal going on in The County. It’s all in their heads – or is it?

  • Upper Ottawa River Valley: The Factory of Fear!!

    Upper Ottawa River Valley: The Factory of Fear!!

    After Eldon hops on the reality television bandwagon, he decides to increase the ‘drama’ on CG Kids by creating a contest called the Factory of Fear. Idee and Sid are pitted against each other in a battle of wit, skill and courage as they brave the depths of the Bonnechere Caves. With the help of local spelunker, 16-year-old Dan, they learn how calcite deposits form into stalagmites and stalactites. Next, they square off over the terrifying white water of the Mattawa River, a Canadian Heritage river and original Trans Canada Highway. Bill Steer of the Canadian Ecology Centre gives them a lesson in the Canadian Voyageurs. Lastly they scale the dizzying heights of the fire lookout tower in the Petawawa Research Forest. Steve D’Eon, the forest manager shows them how some trees actually need forest fires, and then our fearless hosts battle a controlled forest fire with Forest Fire Crew Supervisor, Blair Kelly. It’s daring and dramatic. Who will prevail? Who will run away, crying like a baby? Who will keep score? What do they win? What is Eldon’s favourite rock band? These questions and more will be answered on this special edition CG Kids: Factory of Fear!

  • Thunder Bay: In Search of the Sleeping Giant

    Thunder Bay: In Search of the Sleeping Giant

    On this episode of CG Kids, Eldon sends Idee and Sid to Thunder Bay, Ontario, the largest city on the shore of Lake Superior to find and interview the infamous Sleeping Giant. Along the way, they meet Adam Moir, Natural Heritage Education Leader for Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Adam takes them on a hike to the bottom of Ouimet Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the North. It’s so deep that sunlight never reaches the bottom and chunks of snow and ice, along with arctic plants are a common sight – even in July! Next, it’s over to Silver Islet. Once the largest silver mine in the world, it’s now a ghost town with a permanent population of three. There, Sid and Idee meet Cam Snell, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Superintendent and Silver Islet resident who takes them on a tour of his completely alternatively powered house. When Sid and Idee finally climb up on the Sleeping Giant’s knee, they get to see what this big guy is really made of.

  • Saskatchewan Badlands: Canada’s Wild West

    Saskatchewan Badlands: Canada’s Wild West

    On this episode of CG Kids, Sid and Idee are out to discover the wild side of Saskatchewan. This is a province rich in a history of cattle rustlers, horse thieves and lawmen. First, they head to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Canada’s only provincial park that spans across two provinces. There, park interpreter Melody Nagel-Hissey, along with 9-year-old Caitlin and 8-year-old Brynne take Sid and Idee on park patrol to the highest Canadian elevation between the east coast and the Rocky Mountains. Next, our adventurous duo goes to historic Fort Walsh to learn the origins of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Heritage Interpreter Kirk Elliott. Meanwhile Sid has become increasingly worried that Eldon has disappeared and may be in trouble. What they don’t realize is that Eldon has been hypnotized by watching a videotape of swaying Saskatchewan wheat fields. Sid travels back to Eldon’s office, leaving Idee to mosey on over to the Big Muddy Badlands to investigate the secret hideout of the infamous outlaw Sam Kelley with the help of 18-year-old rancher, Lane. Will Sid be able to snap Eldon out of his hypnosis? Find out as we show you everything you never expected from Saskatchewan and more!

  • Southern Manitoba: Creepy, Crawly Critters

    Southern Manitoba: Creepy, Crawly Critters

    In this episode of CG Kids, Sid and Idee are going on a bug hunt in Manitoba. First off, they head to Oak Hammock Marsh, a Ducks Unlimited Conservation Reserve, where 13-year-old Caitlyn demonstrates how a wetland works. Next, Jacques Bourgeois, the Oak Hammock Marsh Special Events Coordinator takes them critter dipping followed by bird banding with Resident Naturalist Paula Grieef. Then it’s off to Winnipeg and the Manitoba Museum to learn all about small brown bats with bat expert, Jack Dubois, Director of Wildlife for the Government of Manitoba, and cave expert, Kim Monson, from the University of Manitoba’s Geography Department. Finally, our adventurers with an immunity to grossness head to the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, one of only 15 high level biocontainment facilities in the world. Sid and Idee learn how this incredible facility was built to study the world’s most deadly diseases. Then research scientist, Leslie Robbin Lindsay, sacrifices his arm to demonstrate how he feeds his pet mosquitoes. Meanwhile, Eldon, always a pillar of calm, rational thinking, sees a bug on the floor and now thinks they’re about to overrun his office. It’s bugs and bats and bacteria – all on this episode of CG Kids!

  • Halifax: City of Firsts

    Halifax: City of Firsts

    Sid and Cat are in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia where they learn about the science of tracking down shipwrecks and then slip and slide down a giant natural mudslide.

  • Quebec City: Canada’s Great Walled Fortress

    Quebec City: Canada’s Great Walled Fortress

    Cat and Sid are in Quebec City, the capital of Quebec to learn more about one of Canada’s most historic cities and some of its less than welcome new residents.

  • Iqaluit: Newest Territory, Ancient Land

    Iqaluit: Newest Territory, Ancient Land

    Sid and Cat head north to Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut where tradition blends with modern living.

  • Edmonton to the Extreme!

    Edmonton to the Extreme!

    Sid and Cat are in Edmonton, Alberta, one of the most EXTREME cities in Canada to discover how some of its citizens are making this capital a City of Champions!

  • Yellowknife: Land of the Northern Lights

    Yellowknife: Land of the Northern Lights

    Sid and Cat are in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, home to the world’s most famous light show to discover how the north is full of hidden surprises.