It香蕉视频直播檚 a newly digitized glimpse of a family rafting adventure on the mighty Fraser River filmed back in 1978.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is releasing the 27-minute film, Family Down the Fraser, for free on its streaming platform NFB.ca.

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The film follows Richard and Rochelle Wright and their two sons as they travel downriver in a large whitewater raft more than 40 years ago.

They meet characters whose lifestyles contrasted sharply with their urban ways, and they pass milestones like Fort Alexandria and Hell香蕉视频直播檚 Gate along the way.

Their voyage takes them from Cache T锚te Jaune, near Valemont, B.C. and the Alberta border, down to parts of the Lower Fraser, to the mouth of the river.

香蕉视频直播淭he film has recently been restored and digitized from the NFB香蕉视频直播檚 vault near Montreal as part of an initiative putting out more NFB collection films from the West of Canada,香蕉视频直播� according to the NFB release.

The restoration initiative is under the auspices of NFB香蕉视频直播檚 English Collections curator, Camilo Mart铆n-Fl贸rez. The film was directed by Tony Westman.

香蕉视频直播淭he 27-minute film follows the Wright family including two young sons in a variety of easy and challenging situations on the river.香蕉视频直播�

The Wrights were known for their travel guides of the 1970s and 80s that they co-wrote, showcasing canoe routes in B.C. and Yukon among other works.

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