Subjects: Geography

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!

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Cat and Sid learn how history and geography blend in the harsh wilderness surrounding Whitehorse, Yukon. From the earliest human settlements to the gold-rush fever of the Klondike, this is a territory that demands respect.

Cat and Sid are in Victoria, BC, to find out how it’s a city that’s cleaning up the environment with tidal turbines, an urban neighbourhood and over 3000 kilometres of Canadian shorelines.

When Eldon suddenly realizes that air pollution around his office has become a real problem, Sid and Idee set out to learn how some great ideas are being used to combat pollution in Canada’s most populated areas. First, they head to the Scarborough Bluffs, where Michael D’Andrea, Director, Infrastructure Asset, Planning & Management, Toronto Water along with kid correspondent, Elisa, demonstrate how the only Dunkers Project in Canada is being used to safely and naturally treat polluted rainwater before it goes back into Lake Ontario. Next, our adventurers brave downtown Toronto where skyscrapers are using the cold water of Lake Ontario instead of fossil fuels to power their air conditioning systems. Enwave CEO Dennis Fortinos and kid correspondent Kathryn take Sid and Idee underneath Toronto’s downtown core to demonstrate how it works. Then it’s off to the Torrance Barrens, Canada’s first Dark Park Reserve. Jan McDonnell, Wildlife Biologist, Ministry of Natural Resources helps our adventurers learn about light pollution and how steps are being taken to bring back the beauty of the night sky. It’s one great idea for the environment after another, on this episode of CG Kids.