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The Week the Women Went - Members Statement
Television Production in HardistyMr. Griffiths: Mr. Speaker, Alberta filmmakers and their industry partners abroad have long been familiar with the spectacular locations, cost advantages, and top-
notch crews and services
associated with choosing Alberta as a film production destination. It’s my pleasure to be able to rise today and recognize a powerful and thought-
provoking Alberta Film endeavour that will be taking
place in the town of Hardisty in my constituency of Battle River- Wainwright.
In continuing with Alberta’s rich history in film production, Paperny Films, a Vancouver-
based television production company,
has received support from the CBC to film a documentary called The Week the Women Left. On the heels of a similar and immensely popular program in the U. K. this highly informative and touching documentary will highlight and follow families and a community that have been left without women for a period of one week, from June 2 to 9.
Mr. Speaker, I’m also proud to announce that since I live in the community of Hardisty with my wife and son, I will be participating in this endeavour as well. I know that without my wife, even if it’s just for a week, I will be lost. I have always said that I may win the bread in our family with my job, but she has three full-
time jobs in
looking after me, my son, and the house and is the hardest working person, like so many other women I know.
In preparation for the upcoming creation of the documentary, the town of Hardisty has worked very hard to be chosen out of so many communities across the west and are now busy working, setting the stage to ensure that all conditions are right to tell this powerful story. Town Mayor Anita Miller and all of the council, town administrator Tony Kulbisky, and hundreds of citizens at large, like Shawn and Ashley Gaetzman, deserve a lot of credit.
This event will bring the men in the community together as they work on a project for the community while the women are away. The event will bring the women together as they holiday at some beautiful resort here in Alberta. The project will do the community good and, I believe, lay the foundation of strong bonds that will drive Hardisty’s assured success in the years to come. But mostly it will be a chance for both men and women in the community to appreciate what each other does not just in the home but in business. Good luck to them all.
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