Journeys: From skate parks to the Junos

In collaboration with the CBC's Doc Project Mentorship program, we take you back to the scene of a capsized whale-watching boat near Tofino, B.C., in October 2015.   Dwayne Mazereuw was one of 21 survivors who were plucked out of the frigid waves by water taxi driver Frenchie Campbell. After the rescue, Mazereuw knew he wanted to thank Campbell and everyone else from Ahousaht who saved lives that day.  He paid the community back by building a skate park. 

Musician Adrian Sutherland drove on the ice road in Ontario from his home in Attawapiskat to Moosonee where he hopped a train to travel to Cochrane.  From there, he hit the road again to Ottawa — all for the opportunity to play hockey at the Juno Cup. He straps on his skates to play alongside rock greats like Jim Cuddy and Sam Roberts as well as hockey legends Mark Napier and Paul Coffey. 

They were old audio tapes, found in a storage unit, recording a watershed moment in Canadian history. In the 1970s, a massive pipeline project was proposed for the Mackenzie River Valley through the Northwest Territories. Justice Thomas Berger was tasked with looking at its potential impact. Over three years, he visited 30 communities along the river to hear their thoughts.   A young CBC journalist was asked to tag along and report what was happening. Drew Ann Wake was that reporter. 40 years later, she returned to those same communities to play the recordings for the next generation.