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CFMT-TV
and The National Archives Honour Partnership
to Preserve Canadian Ethnocultural Perspectives
OTTAWA - CFMT-TV and The National Archives of Canada will formally
confirm their ongoing partnership, dedicated to preserving an inclusive
record of Canada's evolving ethnocultural diversity -- in the many
different voices of its language communities -- in a recognition
ceremony to be held this afternoon.
The event will take place 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the office of
The National Archivist, Ian E. Wilson, and will continue CFMT-TV's
commitment to the largest donation of multilingual television
programming ever installed in The National Archives by a private
broadcaster.
"We understand the importance of consistently providing accessible
television material that reflects Canada from an ethnocultural
perspective and speaks to the experiences of our growing
diversity," says Madeline Ziniak, CFMT-TV's Vice President
and Station Manager. "Our continued partnership with The Archives
extends from our shared belief that Canada's
ethnocultural diversity is one of its most treasured assets. "
CFMT-TV's ongoing contribution to the preservation of Canada's heritage
consists of programming representative of Canada's ethnocultural
communities and holding national significance.
Programmes to be preserved by the Archives on state of the art formats
include:
* Canada Votes: The Multicultural Debate - A one-hour special
co-presented by CFMT-TV and the Canadian Ethnocultural Council,
featuring federal party representatives in interactive discussion with a
multicultural studio audience;
* Pierre Trudeau Retrospective - CFMT-TV's Italian-language public
affairs programme, Noi Oggi, pays respect to the former Prime Minister
with insight and reaction from the Italian community;
* Pioneers 2000 - Acknowledging the first Portuguese immigrants to
Canada and chronicling the growth of the community with personal
stories;
* Ukrainian Canadians Celebrate Independence - A compilation from
CFMT-TV's Svitohliad programme to mark an historic anniversary;
* India: The Living Arts - A half-hour showcase of India: The Living
Arts, a special exhibition hosted by the Canadian Museum of
Civilization, featuring master artisans at work;
* Rising from the Ruins - a special 90-minute cross-cultural fundraising
appeal developed in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and the many
communities that comprise Canadians For India's Earthquake Relief.
The partnership agreement between CFMT-TV and The National Archives of
Canada was inaugurated in May, 2000, and marked the first time such a
sizeable donation of heritage (non-official) language materials was made
to The Archives by a private broadcaster.
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