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Corvette Port Arthur: In Port Arthur, Ontario, citizens turn out to support the Victory Bond campaign and to attend the premiere of a film starring a corvette named after their city. Trail to Victory: the largest non-ferrous smelter in the British Empire is in Trail, British Columbia. Girl Shipbuilders: West-coast shipyards employ an army of women. Herring Fishing: Commercial fishing on the British Columbia coast. Madame Chiang Kai-shek visits Ottawa. Spruce: Sitka spruce trees on Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) are felled for use in the construction of Mosquito bombers.

1943, 12 min