// JavaScript Document - List of Episode Descriptions
// begin with a summary of each individual season, accompanied by a thumbnail of the cover (if available)
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season_summary[1]='
In the premier season of this hit Canadian television series, the Wings Over Canada crew began their search for secret locations and stories of Canada to share with you.';
season_summary[2]='
The discovery of wilderness Canada continues as the Wings Over Canada crew returns for another exciting season of this popular aviation television show, in which they visit as many as three ghost towns.';
season_summary[3]='
Wings Over Canada combines stunning aviation photography and history to unlock the secrets of the wilderness in Canada. In the third year of this hit Canadian TV series, we expand beyond the boundaries of BC, flying as far east as Ontario and Quebec.';
season_summary[4]='
In the fourth year of this hit Canadian television series, the Wings Over Canada film crew flies 24,000 miles in search of secret locations and to tell the stories of Canada you have never heard before.';
season_summary[5]='
In the season opener, we get a tour of the new Wings Over Canada facilities at a log lodge in the Yukon. Also included is one of our most popular episodes to date, regarding the search for Slumach´s gold.';
season_summary[6]='
Heading this year´s series are two separate one-hour special documentaries. One of them, "The International Air Rally", features a 2400-mile flight marathon with 22 aircraft in northern Quebec and Ontario. "The Atlantic Challenge", our other special, features a single-engine airplane on a flight from Labrador to Norway. These are the dramatic stories of flights that push men and women to their limits. Rounding out the season are 9 new stories featuring destinations of undiscovered Canadian wilderness areas interwoven with dramatic aviation footage.';
season_summary[7]='
Filmed on location over an 8 month period from the High Arctic to Mexico, our most ambitious series looks at everything from a single-engine challenge to the North Pole to the story of Air Canada.';
season_summary[8]='
A cross-Canada odyssey which includes our most popular one-hour special of all times that describes our nation from a bush pilot´s point of view.';
season_summary[9]='
What do you get when you combine a Shakespearean actor with a comedian, a pilot and a maintenance engineer? A new Wings Over Canada co-host. In this season, we meet Darren Adam for the very first time.';
season_summary[10]='
In the last season with our original host, the Wings Over Canada crew flies a brand new twin-engine Navajo, exploring unknown territory including parts of the U.S., where they attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of aviation legend Steve Fossett.';
season_summary[11]='
With new host Darren Adam, this season is our best yet as we discover new and remote locations while meeting some of the most interesting people in Canada. You can catch new episodes of Wings Over Canada on Shaw TV in the Vancouver area and Calgary. Some of the exciting shows include a profile on "CASARA", "The Rocky Mountaineer", "Three Valley Gap" and so much more.';
// price descriptions for individual season, library order, single episodes, etc.
var season_price='Order one individual season for $59.00 or the entire Wings Over Canada library for $399.99, plus shipping & handling
(+ applicable taxes)';//
Just until Canada Day, you can order the full library at an $80.00 discount. Please visit our store for more information.';
var episode_price='Buy 1 single episode for $14.95, 3 episodes for $29.95 or 5 for $38.95, plus shipping & handling (+ applicable taxes).';
var special_price='Each costs $19.95 plus shipping & handling (+ applicable taxes)
Air Canada can be purchased for only $15.95 (+ shipping + applicable taxes) if you are an employee.';
// episode description array for one-hour specials; again, accompany each description with a cover thumbnail
var special = new Array();
special[0]='
This limited edition one-hour special is a unique odyssey and special heartfelt collection of John Lovelace’s journey from the eastern seaboard of Canada to the Pacific Coast.';
special[1]='
In our latest one-hour Wings Over Canada special, John and Darren investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of America’s leading aviation legends.';
special[2]='
This one-hour special presentation of Wings Over Canada goes behind the scenes with John Lovelace as he takes on the challenge of a lifetime - filming an Airbus A340 at 200 mph in stunning high definition.';
special[3]='
From June to November, 2004, the Wings Over Canada crew was given unprecedented "behind the scenes" access to Air Canada. The result would be a first-ever one-hour TV documentary on the 68 year history of Canada’s oldest and largest airline.';
special[4]='
American pilots Mark and Rick fly a single-engine Moonie on a trans-Atlantic flight from Canada’s east coast all the way to Norway. Encountering bad weather, and with their aircraft icing up, the dramatic story unfolds with a radio call for help during the first leg of their flight.';
special[5]='
Wings Over Canada sets out with a seven-person crew to film a one-hour documentary of the 2003 International Air Rally that will cover 2400 miles in remote Canada. The show pits the crews of 22 airplanes against each other for $50,000 in prize money in a real-time navigational rally in remote areas of Quebec and Ontario. The 10-day event was filmed by Wings Over Canada in two languages with John hosting the English version and Diane Roy hosting the French language version.';
// description array for Wings Over Canada merchandise (non-DVD items), also accompanied by pictures
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merchandise[0]='
Be in style and order the official Wings Over Canada crew cap worn by the Wings crew on their travels from coast to coast. Celine Dion and Robert Milton both donned the Wings cap in Vancouver during the filming of our Air Canada Special.
Order while supplies last.';
merchandise[1]='
Order the official Wings Over Canada vest worn by the Wings crew on their travels.
Order while supplies last.';
merchandise[2]='
Order the official Wings Over Canada polo shirt worn by the Wings crew on their travels.
Order while supplies last.';
merchandise[3]='
Northern Portraits: The Women of Wilderness Canada is a one-hour collection of mini-bios on the lifestyles and spirits of Canadian women. It’s a look at life lived against a backdrop of beautiful and often rugged wilderness settings.';
// price description array for non-DVD merchandise
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merchant_price[0]='Now available for just $15.95 US/CN, plus shipping & handling (+ applicable taxes)';
merchant_price[1]='Now available for just $55.95 US/CN, plus shipping & handling (+ applicable taxes)';
merchant_price[2]='Now available for just $25.95 US/CN, plus shipping & handling (+ applicable taxes)';
merchant_price[3]='1 DVD for $14.95 plus shipping & handling
(+ applicable taxes)';
// description array for season 1 episodes
var season1 = new Array();
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season1[1]='In our very first episode, they visit western Vancouver Island and a First Nations rediscovery camp.';
season1[2]='A look at Flying Boats operating in BC from the amateur-built to the Martin Mars.';
season1[3]='This episode profiles Chris Czajkowski, a woman who built a log cabin on a hidden alpine lake in remote British Columbia, and her lifestyle in the Canadian wilderness.';
season1[4]='In this episode we profile a small West Coast airline, Pacific Spirit Air.';
season1[5]='The Wings Over Canada crew travels the arctic continental divide, starting at Taber Lake, BC, and up the historic Fraser River to the start of the arctic watershed.';
season1[6]='The Wings Over Canada crew travels up the west coast of Vancouver Island to the Sea Otter Inn, a remote floating cabin on Nootka Island. They set off on a kayaking adventure along the coast, soaking up the wilderness and wildlife along the way, while making their way through the rough coastal waters, calm coves and waterfalls.';
season1[7]='The first stop on the journey to Malcolm Island is a deserted ghost lake loaded with trout and deserted cottages. Upon arrival at Malcolm Island, the crew meets Ralf Harris, a man who gave up his busy life in the city for a more tranquil life on the island. He shares his story of building a new home and new life in the wilderness. The Living Room, a local West Coast band, wraps up the visit with a performance in the woods.';
season1[8]='Discontinued'; // indicate that this episode is no longer available
season1[9]='On the journey to Echo Bay, news of a downed plane at the Jarvis Inlet leads the crew to make a quick stopover to check out the action at hand. After the plane has been retrieved from the bushes, and the pilots are safely on their way, the flight to Echo Bay continues. From the Proctor Museum to a haunted hotel, we take a tour of the town and discover all the main tourist attractions that Echo Bay has to share. Bob Richter, owner of the Echo Bay Resort, shares the story behind a piece of the Lake Washington floating bridge that now resides in the bay.';
season1[10]='The two-part episode that launched the Wings Over Canada series. In Part I, we learn about the history of this once-thriving boomtown built around the pulp and paper industry of the mid-20th Century. The crew visits this ghost town as it is today with a population of only 37 people.';
season1[11]='On this show, the crew looks at the community of Ocean Falls as it is today and as its plans are being made for the future.';
season1[12]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies to a wilderness alpine lake, visits the Boundary Bay Airport and discovers a hidden West Coast cabin.';
season1[13]='Wings Over Canada looks at exciting and affordable options that Canadians are choosing to get into the air and see the country.';
// description array for season 2 episodes; same format as season 1
var season2 = new Array();
season2[0]='';
season2[1]='The Wings Over Canada crew take the two Cessnas up to Boat Basin in Clayoquot Sound along the west coast of Vancouver Island. There they meet Peter Buckland and Margaret Horsfield and begin their discovery of Cougar Annie’s Garden. Annie began her gardens in 1915 when her family moved to the area. She cleared a five acre lot for her flower and vegetable collection from all over the world. Her house still stands and a memorial has been added to the garden in memory of her. Some tourists claim to sense her presence still among the beautiful gardens that still flourish today.';
season2[2]='A flight up the inside passage, midway up the coast of BC, to Prince Rupert and the majestic Queen Charlotte Islands.';
season2[3]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies up to Toba Inlet and discovers a West Coast shangri-la, including 6000-year-old art in a hidden cave.';
season2[4]='In this episode, the crew gives a Piper Navajo a road test and discovers a lodge in the pristine mountains around Chilco Lake.';
season2[5]='Available only in the Boxed Set.';
season2[6]='The Wings Over Canada crew takes the plane to Princess Royal Island, one of the world’s greatest ecological treasures, and visits the King Pacific Lodge.';
season2[7]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies to the Okanagan Valley where they visit some of BC’s finest wineries.';
season2[8]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies the legendary DeHavilland Beaver to a remote logging camp, takes a Hughes 500 helicopter for a flight test and finds a lost West Coast archipelago.';
season2[9]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies into Canada’s most famous ghost town. They explore the empty streets and buildings of a bygone era and learn about the reasons behind the decline of this once booming West Coast town.';
season2[10]='The Wings Over Canada crew takes a commercial plane up to Port Hardy, cabs it to Port McNeill and then hops on Air Rainbow for the final haul of their trip up to Warner Bay. There they meet Marlene and David Smith, members of the Enviroco Salmon Enhancement team, and set off on a fishing trip to stock up on Coho salmon. It’s a beautiful day to be out on the glacial waters, where they catch over a hundred Cohos. They take the salmon back to the hatchery where the enhancement team aids in getting the wild salmon stock up to healthy numbers.';
season2[11]='The Wings Over Canada crew takes a look at a float plane with Whistler luxury, the Turbine Otter, and we watch as they land a 737 jet.';
season2[12]='The Wings Over Canada crew goes in search of a coastal ghost town, only to discover two lost treasures: the silver mining town of Alice Arm and the much newer town of Kitsault, where the only thing missing is the people.';
season2[13]='The Wings Over Canada crew takes a look at heliskiing in south central BC where the combination of terrain, weather and snow conditions is ideal for skiing and snowboarding.';
season2[14]='The Wings Over Canada crew gets up close and personal with a mountain glacier and visits an international fly-in in British Columbia.';
season2[15]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies to Pike Island, west of Prince Rupert. Despite its thousand-year-old history, Pike Island is virtually unknown in Canada.';
// description array for season 3 episodes; same format as seasons 1 & 2
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season3[0]='';
season3[1]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies from Vancouver to the remote Trout Lake region of western Ontario to go fishing for northern pike.';
season3[2]='The Wings Over Canada crew visits the home of the last gold rush in British Columbia and meets with modern day miners who still work the gold creeks.';
season3[3]='The Wings Over Canada crew discovers a remote fly-in lake in the Kipawa wilderness region of Quebec. This episode includes a lesson on how to build a bush pole camp, fishing for trophy northern pike, a look at the Single Engine Otter and a segment on a nine-course shore lunch.';
season3[4]='The Wings Over Canada crew checks out some heavy hardware: the Airbus A320 and the Cessna Caravan. Their destination is the Yukon: a land of raw beauty, mountains and spring-fed lakes.';
season3[5]='The Wings Over Canada crew and several other bush pilots simulate an emergency landing on a remote west coast island and demonstrate float plane survival techniques.';
season3[6]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies 600 miles due north from Toronto to James Bay where they visit the town of Radisson and the James Bay Hydro Electric Dam.';
season3[7]='Wings Over Canada visits Fairmont Hot Springs and discovers the history of this hidden shangri-la in the Rocky Mountains.';
season3[8]='The crew looks at new uses for a classic twin-engine design – the Beech 18. They also discover an affordable kit plane that can fly at 300 miles per hour.';
season3[9]='A major chapter in the story of northern Saskatchewan’s wilderness is the era of the bush pilot. George Greening is one of the most colourful of these early pilots and a legend in the area.';
season3[10]='Bamfield is the hidden jewel of the Pacific West Coast. The crew explores the world famous wooden boardwalk that runs from one side of town to the other, and arrives to watch the famous Lady Rose pull in. This vessel is the main source of transport that carries people to and from Bamfield. The crew meets the owner of Tyee Resort, Liz Hicks, and is taken on a kayaking adventure to see an abandoned ship called the Sea Shepherd.';
season3[11]='In this episode, we fly to Toronto and then head out to the “Land of Lakes” region north of Kingston, Ontario.';
season3[12]='The crew takes the Cessna 206 to Lake Memphremagog, one of the most historical regions of wilderness Quebec, where they visit an old Benedictine monastery and learn about a river that once served as a canoe route for the local natives.';
season3[13]='The Wings Over Canada crew goes on a 24-hour odyssey which takes them on air, land and water to discover Canada’s inside passage.';
season3[14]='A visit to Scott Lake in northern Saskatchewan takes the crew to the “Land of the Little Sticks” at the edge of the Canadian tundra.';
season3[15]='The crew flies into Shuswap Lake, BC where they land in Sicamous, the houseboat capital of Canada, and visit the International Radio-controlled Float Plane Meet.';
season3[16]='The crew explores the wilderness of Lac Dumoine, Quebec, where they watch a Canadian aviation legend bring his new plane into a bush camp for a road test, then visit the remnants of a logging industry from a century ago.';
season3[17]='The crew visits Pender Island, one of the jewels of the Gulf Islands, a collection of islands just 25 minutes by air from Vancouver.';
season3[18]='In this episode, the crew discovers the Nemiah Valley in British Columbia, a region where the Chilcotin people have lived for thousands of years.';
season3[19]='Wings Over Canada joins two bush pilots and takes an aerial safari into the Yukon wilderness.';
season3[20]='The crew uncovers wilderness secrets in the province of Quebec, journeying all the way down the St. Lawrence River to Sherbrooke.';
// description array for season 4 episodes
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season4[0]='';
season4[1]='Wings Over Canada launches a new plane - the 2001 Found Bush Hawk XP Amphibian. In the series opener, the new Wings Over Canada plane is field tested alongside eight of the most popular bush planes in Canada.';
season4[2]='The crew flies north to discover the ghost towns of Bradian and Bralorne, located in the Bridge River Valley very high up in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia. There they find an amazing couple, Tom and Kathleen Gutenburg, who have bought the entire town of Bradian and have set about restoring it.';
season4[3]='We head over to “Canada´s Caribbean”: the Magdalen Islands of Quebec. The crew takes the single-engine float plane eighty miles off the mainland of Canada to discover the Atlantic island jewels of the Magdalens. Surrounded by 300 kilometres of deserted sand beaches and warm ocean waters, the islands are an undiscovered vacation destination.';
season4[4]='In this light-hearted episode, Wings Over Canada takes the plane to a small island to stay at a log cabin. With Lloyd Jones, author of “The Dammed Lakes”, and a local area guide, our host sets out by boat to discover the local history of the lake with unexpected results.';
season4[5]='In this visit to the Land of the Midnight Sun, the crew flies into Dawson to gain a new perspective on the gold mining in the area. Included is a visit to a mom-and-pop mining operation and a journey up the Yukon River to discover the impact of the gold rush in the ancestral homeland of the Cree.';
season4[6]='We visit St. Anthony in northern Newfoundland, the home of the first European contact in North America, centuries before Columbus was even born.';
season4[7]='We fly one hundred miles past Juneau, Alaska to discover the abandoned gold town of Tulsequah, BC on the Taku River. There we visit with a resourceful couple who has constructed a wilderness home complete with an indoor pool and enclosed vegetable gardens.';
season4[8]='The Wings Over Canada crew flies into Buffalo Narrows to spend Canada Day celebrations with the local Métis community. Through interviews with the inhabitants and historical archives, we learn of their long journey into acceptance by both Native and European cultures.';
season4[9]='This little town in northern Alberta is one of Canada´s best-kept secrets. Thirty billion dollars is being invested into this boomtown, which will be a stable influence on North American oil demands for many generations.';
season4[10]='The Wings Over Canada host returns to discover his roots on a little island community on the east coast of Newfoundland. Once home to one of Newfoundland´s largest fishing fleets, the area is on the rebound after facing economic devastation with the collapse of the cod industry.';
season4[11]='Logging and ecotourism have not usually gone hand in hand. Today in the remote area of Wawa, Ontario, a new partnership has been forged between these two industries. Tired of fighting it out for control of land use, the major players have formed a new company to maintain stewardship of the natural resources in the area.';
season4[12]='In this episode, the crew takes the controls of a four-engine DC-4 on a cargo run 200 miles into Ekati, the site of the only commercial diamond mine in North America. We visit Buffalo Air, which operates the largest remaining fleet of DC-3s and DC-4s and we also take a ride in the last scheduled DC-3 passenger flights in North America.';
season4[13]='In this show we travel to Alberta to visit the little Canadian company that is making aircraft ownership possible at a fraction of the cost. This unique alternative to flying is based on the time sharing of new high-performance private aircraft. The Found Amphibian and two other small planes fly over the Rockies at Rogers Pass and into a tiny strip on remote Mabel Lake.';
season4[14]='In this episode we fly up to the Arctic Ocean to the most northern community on the Canadian Mainland. The show features a profile of an Anglican Missionary who has the smallest Anglican Church in Canada - a one-room log cabin capable of seating just seventeen. The show includes the story of what locals refer to as a haunted lodge built on the site of an Inuit massacre 700 years ago.';
season4[15]='On the north shore of Lake Athabasca lies Uranium City. The crew fly in to spend time in the deserted streets to learn about this abandoned community, the boom years and the present-day life in a town that time has passed by.';
season4[16]='We fly to Northern Ontario to find the lost gold mining town of Berens River. We stay at a remote outpost camp and fish for walleye and northern pike.';
season4[17]='In this episode we fly 150 miles past the end of the road into Northern Alberta to visit an entrepreneur who has discovered a new process that could revolutionise the Canadian oil industry. We go in search of the “Last Trapper of Alberta” and find him living alone on a hidden lake. The show features a fishing segment of the catch-and-release of ten giant northern pike.';
season4[18]='On our visit to New Brunswick we join a fly-in of private pilots on a remote grass strip. Then we visit a sea captains´ graveyard overlooking the Bay of Funding and find the Hurst Camp on the Salmon River.';
season4[19]='The crew gets some culture when they visit a world-class spa on a plateau in south central BC.';
season4[20]='There are two competing theories in British Columbia regarding the restoration of wild salmon stocks. Here we examine how the established practice of fish hatcheries is being challenged by a group of conservationists who believe that the survival of the species requires restoration of natural spawning beds.';
// description array for season 5 episodes
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season5[0]='';
season5[1]='In the season opener, we get a tour of the new Wings Over Canada facilities at a lodge in the Yukon. This episode features the flight north in the Cessna 185 from Vancouver to the Yukon, including a fishing layover at Moose Lake in the Chilcotin.';
season5[2]='A profile of wilderness lifestyles on Tagish Lake, Yukon. A handful of residents live year-round scattered along the 2,500-mile shoreline of the pristine lake without water, power, roads or phones.';
season5[3]='This is a light-hearted show where the crew is flying 600 miles to catch a Northern Pike. They end up at City Hall in Yellowknife to ask the mayor for directions to the best pike hole in the area. We team up with another float plane for an expedition to a private outpost camp in the bush to catch that elusive northern pike.';
season5[4]='Wings´ first trip into the USA is a show packed with Alaskan bush flying. This episode looks at flying in Alaska from the 1930s to today and the effect of aviation on the outlying communities.';
season5[5]='Wings takes a look at survival techniques taught by the Inuit in the snow-covered barren lands of the sub-Arctic. The Wings crew journey with Air Inuit and follow them through an advanced survival training course for pilots. This is a must see for pilots and passengers who fly over snow in the winter or high-elevation terrain in the summer.';
season5[6]='The Wings crew are given a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement in the RCMP Aviation Division and the Airport Watch Program.';
season5[7]='The treacherous Pitt Range of BC is the home of a mystery that has persisted for over a century. Since 1890, prospectors have been making vain attempts to locate a lost El Dorado - the gold bonanza of a man named Slumach. The crew flies into the remote region to look for the truth behind the legend.';
season5[8]='Wings Over Canada takes the 185 from the Yukon into northern Saskatchewan. We visit Hatchet Lake Lodge, one of the most successful fly-in fishing camps in the North.';
season5[9]='In this episode, the crew goes after the King of the Sports Fishing Industry - the Atlantic Salmon. We stay at the Rifflin Hitch Lodge in Labrador where guests come from all over the world to fish the Eagle River, one of the most productive rivers draining into the Atlantic Ocean.';
season5[10]='The Murphy Moose is a brand new bush plane designed to take on the challenges of the North. This airplane, with a 450-hp engine, is tested on a Coho fishing expedition along with seven other float planes – a must-see for float plane enthusiasts. This episode features salt water operations of the most popular factory-certified and home-built aircraft available today.';
season5[11]='Join us for a flight from the Yukon into Watson Lake and Fort Simpson. We profile Simpson Air.';
season5[12]='This episode takes us to Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, to trace down the tale of the first diamond discovery in Canada.';
season5[13]='The Yukon Lodge serves as a backdrop for the latest in our flying specials with three new segments devoted solely to flying.';
// season 6 episode descriptions
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season6[0]='';
season6[1]='In the opener for season six, Wings Over Canada takes the Cessna float plane from Vancouver to the Yukon´s Southern Lakes district. They trace the beginning of log cabin construction and looks at actual abandoned log cabins including the Fort Selkirk ghost town on the Yukon River.';
season6[2]='The crew flies in to Cree Lake, a ‘fly-in only’ wilderness paradise in the boreal forests of northern Saskatchewan. We fish for arctic grayling, feature a fresh-fish shore lunch, find a remote hermit and discover the remnants of a lakeshore community abandoned when the commercial fishery closed.';
season6[3]='We profile a man who left the city life in Montreal to establish a floating community in a protected harbour on BC´s West Coast. Featured is an interview with Daryl Murphy, the reclusive president of Murphy Aircraft, Canada´s largest aircraft manufacturer.';
season6[4]='Wings Over Canada is joined by two American pilots on a trip from Dorval International Airport onto a small island off the coast of New Brunswick. In this light-hearted show, we sail with the youngest sea captain on the East Coast, a woman who operates a 45-tonne sailing yacht. We also discover a bed-and-breakfast that was voted #3 in the world´s top-10 places to honeymoon, only 100 metres from a fog horn!';
season6[5]='Two pilots set out to take a single-engine plane from Labrador to Norway. On this episode, the pair flies into Maine to have the rear seat removed and a long-range fuel tank installed before the flight continues into Labrador for a safety briefing with Nav Canada. Then the flight begins for the first over-ocean leg into Greenland. Encountering bad weather, and with the aircraft icing up, the dramatic story begins to unfold with a radio call for help to a coast guard helicopter.';
season6[6]='Flying out of Greenland, this real life documentary continues as the single-engine airplane encounters engine trouble 140 miles off the coast of Norway.';
season6[7]='We meet two women who have answered the call of the Yukon. Jackie tells us what we can and cannot eat when hunger strikes in the bush. Then we fly 200 miles into Frances Lake where Andrea takes us on a Yukon fishing expedition.';
season6[8]='We fly into remote Trout Rock, north of Yellowknife, to feature a show entirely dedicated to the habits and habitats of the northern pike. New techniques are put to the test that leads to the catch-and-release of several monster trophy northerns.';
season6[9]='In the most ambitious production in our history, Wings Over Canada sets out with a seven-person crew to film a one-hour documentary of the 2003 International Air Rally that will cover 2400 miles in remote Canada. The show pits the crews of 22 airplanes against each other for $50,000 in prize money in a real-time navigational rally in remote areas of Quebec and Ontario.';// The 10-day event was filmed by Wings Over Canada in two languages with John hosting the English version and Diane Roy hosting the French language version.';
season6[10]='The trip continues through twelve remote locations as the pilots learn about the country, the culture and themselves. The drama unfolds as the teams experience the successes and failures of navigation, weather and mechanical problems.';
season6[11]='The film crew journeys to the northern Quebec Inuit village of Kuujjuaq located 48 kilometres south of Ungava Bay, along the west bank of the historical Kaksoak River. Here the local inhabitants say that the tides in northern Quebec are higher than the famous high tides of the Bay of Fundy.';
season6[12]='In Whitehorse, we look at three modern-day air pioneers who are carrying on the tradition of the early bush pilots. The episode features the success story of Air North that has grown from single-engine float planes to 737 jets.';
season6[13]='Wings Over Canada takes the float plane into Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, to profile Dave Webster and Northern Dene Air.';
// season 7 episode descriptions
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season7[0]='';
season7[1]='A century ago, the sandy beaches of Savary Island were bloodied by a shocking murder! Rumours persist today that one of the murder victims left behind a buried treasure. In this show, the crew flies the Cessna 185 into "Canada´s Hawaii of the North" to take a look at the island lifestyle without power, school, traffic lights or running water and embark upon a search for the lost treasure.';
season7[2]='We study a small town in Ontario as it moves from resource extraction to tourism and retirement: "The best real estate deal in Canada!"';
season7[3]='In Saskatchewan, the crew goes on a canoeing adventure. This episode profiles Churchill River Canoe Outfitters and looks at the region and contemporary outfitting equipment.';
season7[4]='On this show, the Cessna 185 is flown into Williams Lake for a jetboating adventure exploring the past and present of the Chilcotin.';
season7[5]='We fly into a remote mountain strip to discover an abandoned mine and a secret plantation that was once the hideaway for Hollywood legends of the 1930s.';
season7[6]='This is the preview of Ride 2005, when bikers from all over North America are invited to the Yukon. Testosterone runs rampant as six men on six Harleys go from Whitehorse to Skagway, Alaska.';
season7[7]='The story of Rudy Nielsen and his Wilderness Real Estate Empire, which includes an entire town that has just been put up for sale.';
season7[8]='Mark and Rick are back this year to make an attempt to reach the North Pole. The story follows two pilots in their single-engine Mooney as they attempt a flight north from the US across Quebec and beyond to the North Pole.';
season7[9]='A flight into Hay River becomes a bigger challenge than anticipated. The crew looks for the original landing spot of flying legend Wop May.';
season7[10]='The crew fly to the annual COPA Convention in Fredericton this year. We also take a behind-the-scenes look at John´s keynote address.';
season7[11]='Ultralights are the fastest growing segment in Canadian aviation. The Wings crew take off to Midland, Ontario for a spectacular ultralight adventure!';
season7[12]='A unique lodge on Zander Lake, Saskatchewan, where centuries old indigenous traditions are rediscovered.';
season7[13]='In this episode, the Wings crew heads to Woodstock, New Brunswick, for some serious bass fishing!';
season7[14]='Wings Over Canada goes to the Inn on the River to document float trainers that specialize in training European pilots in Canadian bush flying.';
season7[15]='We journey to Quebec´s treeless sub-Arctic to take the jet-powered A-Star helicopter ice fishing.';
season7[16]='Take a look at the history and future of Canada´s oldest and largest national airline.';
season7[17]='A further look at the history and future of Air Canada.';
season7[18]='In this episode we explore the history of Fort Smith and its connection with the Slave River, a major inland transportation route that opened up western Canada for the fur trade industry.';
season7[19]='You´ll be on the edge of your seat as you watch dramatic events unfold at the 2004 Petit Roche Canoe Race.';
season7[20]='This episode takes a look at the Canadian Air Cadets´ training program and how it teaches and prepares kids for flying. There, they learn all about aviation, leadership and survival in the wilderness, including what you need to know before you get a plane off the ground and what you need to keep it in the air.';
// season 8 episode descriptions
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season8[1]='Cameraman Devin Lund and co-pilot Raeleen Ranger are profiled as we look at the locations and stories of the next twenty episodes.';
season8[2]='This once booming town saw an explosion of commercial fishing in the 1960’s, but by the 80’s the boom had turned to bust as Winter Harbour slowly became a ghost town. It is now a growing sports fishing area that is still involved in logging.';
season8[3]='This Pacific paradise is the subject of a light-hearted episode in which the crew flies around the Archipelago looking for crab, salmon and prawns for a barbeque.';
season8[4]='Wings Over Canada tours up Canada’s West Coast to the Alaska Panhandle. Along the way they visit the floating community of Sullivan Bay. Afterwards, the crew decides to revisit the ghost town of Ocean Falls, once a booming pulp and paper mill town, now a major tourist attraction.';
season8[5]='We look at British Columbia’s largest non-profit land trust as the crew fishes for some speckled trout.';
season8[6]='The lure of the Yukon draws Wings Over Canada yet again on this aerial adventure through Canada’s True North.';
season8[7]='Don’t miss this episode in the magnificent Rocky Mountains of BC.';
season8[8]='The Wings Over Canada crew gets lost in the land of the living sky.';
season8[9]='This week, visit Saskatchewan´s Centennial Canoe Race with the Wings over Canada crew.';
season8[10]='Wings Over Canada visits the annual Yellowknife Fly-In on Great Slave Lake.';
season8[11]='The crew visits with two bush pilots of the Great White North.';
season8[12]='This episode profiles two Canadian airlines that make a major contribution to life north of the 60th parallel.';
season8[13]='On the cross-country trip in the 185 on amphibian floats, we visit Northern Manitoba, home of the monster pike.';
season8[14]='This cross-Ontario flight starts in the Lake of the Woods and travels into the heart of Ottawa to visit our National Aviation Museum.';
season8[15]='The Wings Over Canada crew leaves Ottawa to fly to the home of Alexander Graham Bell and celebrate the first flight of the Silver Dart.';
season8[16]='A look at Aerotec engines, Canada’s leading engine re-builder, and the maritime-based airline CanJet.';
season8[17]='The crew concludes their coast-to-coast journey with a visit to Cape Breton and Prince Edward Islands.';
season8[18]='A complete coast-to-coast journey of Canada from east to west in a Cessna 185 written and narrated by host and pilot John Lovelace.';
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season8[20]='The crew visits with Rudy Nielsen as he works to market large trophy properties in British Columbia.';
// season 9 episode descriptions; introducing co-host Darren Adam
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season9[1]='The Wings Over Canada crew kicks off Season 9 with some highlights and an overview of some of the excitement to come. This season will explore all over Canada starting in the British Columbia areas of Campbell River, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and the Broughton Archipelago.';
season9[2]='The Wings Over Canada crew travels back in time to discover historical Barkerville, a preserved gold mining ghost town in northern BC.';
season9[3]='The crew takes the Wings Over Canada Cessna 185 to the Northwest Territories, checking into the Yellow Dog Lodge as it opens up for its second day of business.';
season9[4]='The first stop is Port Hardy, where the crew search for retirement homes. There they meet with Merilee Tognela and are taken on a limo ride of the area. They look at the cheapest home available on the market and the most expensive home. The crew then fly on to check out what Malcolm Island has to offer for homes, and the floating homes available in Scott Cove.';
season9[5]='Meet the mystery investor who purchased the ghost town of Kitsault, who has a grand vision for this abandoned town nestled in the BC wilderness.';
season9[6]='In this episode, the crew visits White Saddle Ranch in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia, a ranch with a mysterious past involving an unsolved disappearance. Today, the ranch is a lucrative family-run aviation business. You won´t want to miss the on-air audition for new Wings Over Canada co-host Darren Adam.';
season9[7]='The crew takes the Cessna 185 to northern Saskatchewan and Indian Head Lodge where they fish, investigate an abandoned mine and learn how to put in your very own private air strip.';
season9[8]='Co-host Darren Adam hop-scotches around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, exploring the hidden small air strips every pilot wants to visit.';
season9[9]='The crew visits Hoidas Lake in northern Saskatchewan, checking out an exciting new mining site that could put Saskatchewan on the map as the next global leader in alternative energy applications.';
season9[10]='Wings Over Canada and new co-host Darren Adam yuck it up at the Abbotsford Air Show, the leading international air show in Canada. Watch as they get up close and personal with the Snowbirds, stunt pilots, US military jets and more!';
season9[11]='The crew flies the 185 into Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island. This week they go salmon fishing, stop in to chat and fly with Vancouver Island Air and check out some options for wilderness accommodation at a do-it-yourself lodge and a luxurious upscale resort.';
season9[12]='Co-host Darren Adam is a guest at the First Nation Shuswap gathering on the banks of the Fraser River. During this thought-provoking episode, Wings Over Canada looks at the past, present and future of the traditional First Nations practices of the Dog Creek and Canoe Creek Bands while taking some time to enjoy an adrenaline-filled white-water rafting adventure down the Fraser River.';
season9[13]='The crew visits British Columbia’s family-run aviation outfit, Pacific Coastal Airlines. Pacific Coastal runs out of 14 bases and has a fleet of 20 aircraft. During this intriguing episode we profile the rare amphibious Grumman Goose, frequently used by this premier West Coast airline.';
season9[14]='In this episode, the crew travels to northern Vancouver Island and talks to people who are living out their dreams by carving out a life in the slow lane on Canada´s Pacific West Coast.';
season9[15]='Go behind the scenes with the Wings Over Canada crew and co-host Andrew Comrie-Picard as they follow a fast-paced, high-energy race across the beautiful island of Newfoundland.';
season9[16]='In this episode the crew flies into the Columbia River Valley where they examine the impact of industrial development on the area. The Nature Trust of British Columbia, a company who works to conserve the land, is profiled.';
season9[17]='Darren Adam shows how much fun commuting to work can be! He takes a look at resourceful pilots who have incorporated their personal aircraft into their own private businesses. Darren meets Ross Wellwood, who uses his plane in his private business of repairing coffee machines. He has an airstrip that leads right to his office, making it easier to fly frequently between Tofino and Victoria for business.';
season9[18]='Co-host Darren Adam joins the Abbotsford Police Department as they patrol the skies over Abbotsford, BC in a piston-powered Robinson R44 helicopter -- their flying squad car.';
season9[19]='This special presentation of Wings Over Canada goes behind the scenes with the crew as they take on the challenge of a lifetime -- filming an Air Canada jumbo jet at 200 mph in stunning high definition.';
season9[20]='Follow all the behind-the-scenes drama as the crew takes a small camera plane 6000´ in the air to shoot Air Canada´s queen of the fleet, the Airbus A340. The stunning conclusion of a two-part special presentation of Wings Over Canada.';
// season 10 episode descriptions
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season10[1]='The crew visits Sandon, located in the heart of the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. Once a bustling city famed for its rich discovery of silver, today Sandon is a ghost town kept alive only by the dedication of a handful of history-crazed individuals.';
season10[2]='Join the crew as they fly to gorgeous God’s River, Manitoba, world-renowned for its trophy fishing and one of the last unspoiled habitats for bald eagles, black bears, moose and caribou.';
season10[3]='The crew flies to Brampton, Ontario to celebrate Young Eagles Day when hundreds of eager kids are given the chance to spread their wings and fly for the very first time.';
season10[4]='Guest Host Darren Adam travels to Springbank, Alberta, to meet a remarkable group of homebuilders who are the speed demons of the Canadian flying industry.';
season10[5]='Wings Over Canada visits the stunning Lac Saint Jean region of Quebec where they put their fishing skills to the test against the rare fresh water salmon known as ‘ouananiche’. They also travel deep underground to investigate one of the most incredible caves in Canada.';
season10[6]='The little-known Slocan Valley in the Kootenay region of British Columbia is a pristine wilderness and recreational oasis where, even in the summer, travellers can have the place almost to themselves. It is also the memorial site of one of the darker periods in Canadian history.';
season10[7]='Now in its 16th year, the Canadian Aviation Expo in Oshawa, Ontario is our destination as the crew teaches you everything you need to know about buying an airplane.';
season10[8]='Wings Over Canada takes a breathtaking flight through the Rocky Mountains to the ghost town of Fort Selkirk nestled on the shore of the historic Yukon River.';
season10[9]='The film crew take the twin-engine Navajo to discover Fishing Lake in Wilderness Manitoba.';
season10[10]='Known for its salmon and beautiful scenery, Telegraph Cove also has another tourist attraction to its name. The cove is well known for its Orca whales which are constantly traveling through the area.';
season10[11]='The crew spends time fishing and exploring the Athabasca region of northern Saskatchewan.';
season10[12]='Wings Over Canada shows how easy it is to tour the US in a Canadian-registered aircraft where they take the Navajo down to Los Angeles and St. George, Utah.';
season10[13]='The crew flies 100 km northeast of Yellowknife to the remote and solitary lodge located on Gordon Lake in the magnificent Northwest Territories.';
season10[14]='We take a behind-the-scenes look at 2007´s Raid The North adventure race in which 100 men and women compete in a six-day endurance race without sleep.';
season10[15]='Darren Adam visits the aviation section of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskawin, Alberta.';
season10[16]='Darren sets out to find the most remote air strips across northern Vancouver Island. Landing on abandoned logging strips, sandbars when the tide is low, beautiful beaches and privately owned strips, Darren shows a different side of the aviation life. He takes in some amazing sights, sharing the excitement of landing on the paths less traveled. Darren truly takes freedom flying to the extreme!';
season10[17]='Wings Over Canada makes their way up the coast of Vancouver Island and into the little area of Quatsino. There they meet some of the locals and hear the history of the forgotten little town, which is still pushing its way forward.';
season10[18]='In this episode, the crew profiles small companies on northern Vancouver Island.';
season10[19]='In the first half of a one-hour special, the Wings crew head down to Nevada to examine the mysterious disappearance of Aviation Legend Steve Fossett.';
season10[20]='The second half of the one-hour special reveals the most probable circumstances behind the disappearance of Steve Fossett.';
// season 11 episode descriptions; our final season with Darren Adam as host
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season11[1]='Kicks off the new season with interviews between our new host, Darren Adam, and the Nature Trust of BC, now in the process of restoring a valley recently devastated by a ravenous forest fire.';
season11[2]='Darren further investigates into the Okanagan Forest Fires by interviewing residents at the nearby village of Kelowna, one of the communities most affected by the blaze.';
season11[3]='Darren profiles a family that turned a stagnant swamp into a thriving hotel/tourism business in south central BC.';
season11[4]='Tells the story of how Darren acquired his float plane license through a flying school at Boundary Bay Airport in Fort Langley, BC.';
season11[5]='Immediately after acquiring his float rating, Darren attends an annual fly-in for the BC Float Plane Association at Nimpo Lake, BC.';
season11[6]='After the FPA meeting is over, Darren decides to spend "another day in paradise", fishing for trout with Nimpo Lake resident Buddy Jones.';
season11[7]='Wings Over Canada takes us on a tour by train through the Rocky Mountains from BC to Alberta. Along the way, Darren profiles the business behind this major tourist attraction, from both the employees´ perspective and the entrepreneurial point of view.';
season11[8]='Darren profiles the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), an organization that specializes in rescuing lost travelers in the Canadian wilderness, and participates in one of their training exercises over the Rocky Mountains in Alberta.';
season11[9]='Darren Adam reaches the end of the road at Points North Landing, Saskatchewan and tracks down a long lost DeHavilland Beaver.';
season11[10]='The eco-friendly Falcon Trail Resort in beautiful northern Manitoba is our destination.';
season11[11]='We meet aviators from all walks of life who´ve caught the flying fever and never looked back.';
season11[12]='It´s all about the ladies this week when we explore the history of women in the aviation business.';
season11[13]='Darren takes us down memory lane with a look back at the season´s best moments.';