Accueil / What Lies Beneath: W5
Numéro de catalogue: CTV418
Producteur: CTV
Sujet: Documentaire, Études de l'environnement, Études sociales, Études sociales canadiennes
Langue: Anglais
Niveau scolaire: 9 - 12, Post-secondaire
Pays d'origine: Canada
Année du droit d’auteur: 2008
Durée: 20
What Lies Beneath: W5
Numéro de catalogue: CTV418
Producteur: CTV
Sujet: Documentaire, Études de l'environnement, Études sociales, Études sociales canadiennes
Langue: Anglais
Niveau scolaire: 9 - 12, Post-secondaire
Pays d'origine: Canada
Année du droit d’auteur: 2008
Durée: 20
The picture perfect town of Port Hope lies on the shores of Lake Ontario, 100 km east of Toronto. Some call this historic town one of the prettiest in Ontario, famous for its antique shopping and elegant bed and breakfasts. But Port Hope is famous for more than historic buildings and scenic views. The town is home to Canada's oldest nuclear refinery; a looming structure that sits on the shores of the lake, right in the middle of town.
At the height of World War Two, Eldorado was owned by the Canadian government and manufactured the uranium for the first atomic bomb. Today, it's privately-owned by Cameco, the world's largest producer of uranium. But for some Port Hope residents, nuclear doesn't rest easy. Sanford and Helen-Anne Haskill are two of these people. The Haskills have a clear view of Cameco from the farm their family has owned for more than two centuries. And not far from where the Sanfords live, on the edge of town lies a waste site which stores nuclear waste from the Eldorado days.
At the height of World War Two, Eldorado was owned by the Canadian government and manufactured the uranium for the first atomic bomb. Today, it's privately-owned by Cameco, the world's largest producer of uranium. But for some Port Hope residents, nuclear doesn't rest easy. Sanford and Helen-Anne Haskill are two of these people. The Haskills have a clear view of Cameco from the farm their family has owned for more than two centuries. And not far from where the Sanfords live, on the edge of town lies a waste site which stores nuclear waste from the Eldorado days.