Producers: Summerhill Entertainment

When Eldon sends Sid and Idee to look for wild Prairie Bison in Saskatchewan, our adventurers soon discover more than they bargained for. Saskatchewan has tens of millions of years of continuous creature history! First, they visit Old Man on His Back, Saskatchewan, where a young herd of wild bison has been released to roam in their native grassland habitat for the first time in over 100 years! Then it’s over to Grasslands National Park of Canada to witness the delicate balance of land and animals in action. Our adventurers check out an authentic Prairie Dog town with the help of 13-year-old Ben and Colin Schmidt, Grasslands National Park of Canada’s Head of Client Services. Next, Sid and Idee head over to the Eastend, where they join a dinosaur dig with young dinosaur enthusiasts Crystal and Chantal and palaeontologist Tim Tokaryk, one of the team that discovered Saskatchewan’s most famous and fearsome dinosaur, Scotty the T-Rex! Then they go back to the lab and see how fossils are prepared for the museum. Idee and Sid have their hands full with critters young and old, big and small, fierce and friendly, and endangered and extinct on this episode of CG Kids.

In this episode of CG Kids, Sid and Idee check out the wetlands of Canada when Eldon sends them on a search for the elusive “Marsh Monster”. First, our brave explorers head to Southern Ontario and the Sifton Bog, where Joanna John, the Community Education Specialist for Upper Thames River Conservation demonstrates the importance of wetland areas to protect and conserve the environment with the help of our kid correspondents Ben and Patrick. Then, they head by helicopter to Wapusk National Park of Canada in Northern Manitoba and, along with Heritage Communicator, Kelsey Eliasson, trail blaze through one of Canada’s youngest land areas and the seasonal refuge for hundreds of polar bears. Lastly, Sid and Idee go to the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, where they’re just in time for breakfast! With the help of Renee Moran, the Stewardship and Wildlife Manager, our intrepid hosts feed some Trumpeter Swans, North America’s largest native waterfowl species. Join Sid and Idee on a cross-Canada adventure and learn all about this vital and often neglected part of our ecosystem on this episode of CG Kids.

After Eldon blows the CG Kids travel budget on a top-of-the-line, voice activated cell phone, Idee and Sid are forced to make their way to the Gaspe Peninsula using the most inexpensive mode of transportation they have – rollerblades. Always up for a challenge, our dynamic duo perseveres, rolling all the way to Roche Perce, on the Atlantic tip of Quebec, where they hitch a boat ride to l’Ile-Bonaventure. Natalie Lacasse of Parks Quebec introduces them to 54,000 of her favourite feathery friends in one of the largest Northern Gannet colonies in the world. Back on land, Idee and Sid head to Gaspesie Provincial Park and home to two mountain ranges, the Chic Chocs and the Appalachians. There, they meet Patrick, a Gaspesie Provincial Park Nature Interpreter, and hike to the top of Mount Ernest Laforce. Next they go scuba diving with harbour seals with the help of 10-year-old Christophe and his father George Mamelonet. Meanwhile, Eldon tries to supplement the CG Kids travel budget by starring in a series of exercise videos. Will Eldon start up the next big fitness craze, or will Sid and Idee be rollerblading across Canada from now on? It’s all on this episode of CG Kids.

Many of us wonder where Eldon came from. As it turns out, so does Eldon. While Sid and Idee are in New Brunswick, discovering the unique culture and geography of the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick, Eldon thinks he’s finally found the answer. Meanwhile, at the Shippigan Aquarium and Marine Centre, our travelling twosome feed a baby seal and get up close to some the of strangest looking creatures of the deep – including a blue lobster! Next, they head to Caraquet, the unofficial capital of Acadia, and home to the Acadian Historical Village. There, Sid and Idee learn about the history and culture of the Acadian people and try their hand at life in the days of settlement. Then it’s over to Miscou Island and Lameque to discover one of the main exports in New Brunswick – peat moss. Dr. Jean-Yves Daigle, Executive Director of the Peat Research and Development Centre, introduces them to a tree that is 2500 years old! His daughter Marianne gives Sid and Idee a lesson in the carnivorous plants that call peat bogs home. Has Eldon really discovered his roots, or is that just peat moss on the soles of his shoes? Find out on this episode of CG Kids.

Sid and Idee head to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, a UNESCO world heritage site, to learn a bit more about Canada’s east coast history and culture. First, our intrepid explorers go on a Lunenburg ghost tour with tour guide Eric Croft and fearless kid correspondents Spencer, Lauren and Victoria. Next, they learn the ropes on a working lobster boat from the Lobstermen, John William England and Barry Levy, where Sid and Idee get to shake hands with a real live lobster. At the Marine and Fisheries Museum Curator of Education, Ralph Getson, along with Navy Cadet, Courtney, show our adventurers how boats are built, christened and sailed. Along with Ralph and Courtney, Sid and Idee set sail on Bluenose II, the replica of the Bluenose, Canada’s most famous tall ship. It appears on the Canadian dime, which gives Eldon a great idea. If the Bluenose can be minted onto a coin, so can he! While Sid and Idee learn about our nation’s shipbuilding and fishing history, Eldon is hard at work on his own, trying to decide how he should appear on his own coin. What’s his best profile, the right side or the left?

Join Sid and Idee as they explore Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada, they learn how different activities inside and outside the park can greatly affect the park’s diverse ecology. This concept is best described by the local Nuu-chah-nuulth First Nations word, “Hishuk-ish ts’awalk” which means “Everything is One”. First, our eager adventurers meet Carl Sieber, a Pacific Rim Interpreter who takes them into the rainforest where they discover that, not only are there different types of rainforest ecology throughout the world, but also different types are found within the park. Next, it’s off to Long Beach, where Silva Johansson, Senior Interpreter at Pacific Rim shows them the strange and slippery creatures that call tidal pools their home. Finally, Wendy Szaniszlo, Wildlife Biologist of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada takes them out to the Broken Group Islands for a close up look at Sea Lions and their strange eating habits. Then, it’s off to Nanaimo, where Sid and Idee go rockclimbing with Jaysun Nelson, Climbing Instructor/Coach, Romper Room Indoor Climbing Centre along with Natalie and Andrew, our kid correspondents and members of the Romper Room Junior Climbing Team. All this AND nanaimo bars on this episode of CG Kids.

Rainforests aren’t just for jungles, and British Columbia isn’t all along the ocean. On this episode of CG Kids, Sid and Idee head to the interior of British Colombia to search for the mysterious interior rainforest. Along the way, they meet Aaron Whitley from Ride and Seek Adventures, who shows them how to mountain bike on Nelson’s world famous trails along with our kid correspondents and expert riders, Garet and Michelle. Next, our fearless adventurers head underground into the Cody Caves where Leone and Hunter show Sid and Idee how spelunking is really done and they answer the age-old question, where do giant spiders hibernate? Finally, CG Kids gets a rare glimpse at the threatened interior rainforest with Valhalla Wilderness Society Director, Craig Pettit. Sid and Idee learn how to determine the age of an ancient, living tree without causing it harm, and how the temperate rainforest can be found so far inland. It’s bikes, caves and endangered giants on this episode of CG Kids!

Palmer has a special mission for Sid and Cat. To travel to the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in Nova Scotia and take part in a First Nations Youth camp called Camp Etlitoq. At the camp, they’ll have the chance to learn about Mi’kmaq culture, music and the arts – and even get to perform in the closing day concert!

Palmer sends Sid and Cat to Kejimkukik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada where park Interpreter Jean McIsaac makes them official “guardians of the park” for the day. Sid and Cat take their new roles seriously and learn the importance of the Blanding’s Turtle, a species at risk in the park, along with the ancient petroglyphs, which are becoming disfigured through vandalism. Though our guardian’s schedules are fairly busy they take time to help Jean and her gang make a traditional Wigwam.

Palmer lead’s Sid and Cat into the heart of Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada where they learn about bringing balance back to the natural world. They will meet-up with the Elsipogtog First Nations and hike along the Cedar trail, which has a message of “Respect and Protect the Sacred balance”. They will also take part in a salmon release ceremony, and make friendship bracelets.