Roughly 1000 people were in attendance for the premiere of the Bruce County Documentary series at the Plex on Saturday night.
Episode 1 is called ”The Fishing Chiefs”.
Episodes 2 & 3 are called ”The Last Frontier”, and ”The Peaceful Path”. They will screen at The Plex in another free event on Saturday, June 2nd.
The Bruce will be distributed for free to every school and library in Bruce County following the premiere events, along with a curriculum companion.
You can also order the DVD and companion book online now: http://www.brucecountyhistory.on.ca/
We’re told that the goal of the project was not to include every single historical event, but rather put together stories that represent the history of the area. There are over 170 local people who star in the production, and over a hundred more behind-the-scenes.
Part of the non-profit Ontario Visual Heritage Project, The Bruce has been created in partnership with the Bruce County Historical Society, and in collaboration with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Funding in the form of a two-year, $139,100 Grow grant was received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2016, and from partners in the community.
Some of the events that were re-enacted include: the treaties of 1836 and 1854, the land sale of 1854, the burning of the Peninsula in 1908, the coming of nuclear power to Bruce, and the establishment of the National Parks in the 1980s.