Transcript: Alberta and Saskatchewan Playground
A TVO Kids and Sinking Ship Entertainment original.
In animation, a map shows Canada’s provinces and territories in different colours.
Michael is in his thirties, with short straight light brown hair and he wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Michael says TEN PROVINCES,
THREE TERRITORIES, ONE SUMMER.
Clips show kids building a playground.
A boy says FROM ONE COAST TO ANOTHER...
A girl says CANADA'S LARGEST PLAYGROUND!
Michael and the team join their hands and say LET'S GIVER!
Michael says ON TODAY’S
EPISODE WE'RE BUILDING
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
Dominique says WHO BOTH JOINED CANADA IN 1905
AND YUKON 1898.
Michael says SO JOIN ME, MICHAEL.
Dominique says HE'S THE ONE
WHO LIKES TO BUILD THINGS,
AND ME, DOMINIQUE.
Dominique is in her thirties, with short brown hair and she wears jeans, a red T-shirt and safety goggles.
Michael says SHE'S THE ONE WHO
MAKES COOL ART.
Dominique says IN OTTAWA.
Michael says AS WE BUILD...
A blond girl says THE BIGGEST PLAYGROUND
IN CANADA!
An animation shows the title of the show written in playground equipment on a surface that represents the map of Canada.
Kids say LET'S GIVER!
Michael says HI. I'M MICHAEL.
Dominique says BONJOUR. JE M'APPELLE
DOMINIQUE.
Michael says AND TODAY, WE ARE IN OTTAWA,
CANADA, BUILDING A PLAYGROUND
CELEBRATING ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Dominique says L'ALBERTA ET LA SASKATCHEWAN
ARE THE TWO WESTERN PRAIRIE
PROVINCES OF CANADA.
Michael says TODAY, CANADA'S WEST IS HOME
TO LOTS OF WHEAT FIELDS,
THE OIL SANDS,
AND BIG CITIES.
Dominique says BUT WHEN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN JOINED CANADA,
IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY.
Michael says IT WAS
A DIFFERENT PLACE.
Dominique says IT WAS UNEXPLORED.
Michael says IT WAS UNTAMED!
They both say IT WAS... THE WILD WEST!
Dominique says AND GIVER'S
HERE TO CELEBRATE ALL THAT!
Michael says WE HAVE JUST THREE DAYS TO
BUILD A PLAYGROUND
THAT CELEBRATES THIS
INCREDIBLE HISTORY.
Dominique says SO START YOUR TIMERS!
Michael says GIVER'S CELEBRATING
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN!
He high fives an R.C.M.P. officer and says WHEW!
(music plays)
The opening sequence rolls.
In an animated playground appear several screens with images of kids building real playgrounds.
Dominique says SIX KIDS.
Michael says THREE DAYS.
Dominique says ONE MISSION.
Michael says TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
Kids say LET'S GIVER!
A caption reads "Created by J.J. Johnson."
Michael says TIME TO
MEET OUR GIVER TEAM.
Different frames show clips of kids introducing themselves.
A boy with straight brown hair says HI. I'M DAX,
AND I'M SEVEN.
A girl with long blond hair says HI. I'M SHAELYNN. I'M TWELVE.
A boy with wavy red hair says HI. I'M ALEX, AND I'M TEN.
A girl with short red hair says HI. I'M AMELIE,
AND I'M NINE.
A boy with brown in a blue T-shirt says HI. I'M JOSH,
AND I'M ELEVEN.
A girl with brown hair in a ponytail says HI. I'M KIRA, AND
I'M SEVEN YEARS OLD.
Michael says I'M HERE WITH MY GIVER TEAM.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY?
The kids say GOOD!
Michael says FANTASTIC! SO ARE WE READY
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says OKAY. WELL, WHO'S BEEN TO
ALBERTA OR SASKATCHEWAN?
Amelie says I LIVED IN SASKATOON.
I'M FROM SASKATCHEWAN.
SASKATCHEWAN IS HARD TO
SPELL, BUT EASY TO DRAW.
IT'S REALLY HOT
IN THE SUMMERTIME,
AND IT'S REALLY COLD
IN THE WINTERTIME.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
EVER RECORDED WAS
MINUS-60.9 DEGREES,
AND THE HOTTEST
WAS PLUS-40.6 DEGREES!
THAT IS HOT!
Michael says SO WHO'S FROM ALBERTA?
Shaelynn says ME.
Michael says OH, RIGHT, EXCELLENT! SO WHERE
DO YOU LIVE IN ALBERTA?
Shaelynn says ST. ALBERT.
ALBERTA IS AWESOME!
THERE'S DINOSAUR BONES!
THERE'S A MALL THERE CALLED
WEST EDMONTON MALL,
AND EVERYBODY, LIKE,
WANTS TO GO TO IT.
WEST EDMONTON MALL IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST MALLS
IN THE WORLD.
INSIDE, IT HAS THE WORLD'S
LARGEST INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK
AND THE WORLD'S
LARGEST INDOOR LAKE.
Kira says THIS MORNING, WE SAT DOWN
WITH MICHAEL
AND SHOWED HIM OUR IDEAS.
Alex says WELL, WE DECIDED TO DO A WILD
WEST PLAYGROUND
BECAUSE WHEN SETTLERS CAME TO
SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA,
THEY BUILT WESTERN TOWNS
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
Pictures of a western town appear.
Alex says BEFORE THE SETTLERS CAME
FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
ABORIGINAL PEOPLE LIVED HERE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
WE HAD SO MANY AMAZING IDEAS.
I'M THINKING OF
A WESTERN TOWN.
Alex shows Michael his sketch.
Michael says WOW. YOU'VE GOT A LOT
OF IDEAS ON THAT.
THAT LOOKS GREAT.
OKAY. GOOD.
Alex says THANKS.
Dax says I WANT TO DO A WESTERN MURAL.
Michael says I LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE.
Shaelynn says I WANT A WAGON CLIMBER.
AND THERE'S WHEELS
THAT WILL GET, LIKE,
STUCK INTO THE GROUND
SO IT WON'T MOVE OR SHAKE.
Michael says OH, NEAT. OKAY, GOOD.
BEAUTIFUL.
Kira says I WANT A COWGIRL CUT-OUT.
Michael says OH, OKAY.
SO YOU PUT YOUR FACE IN THERE
AND GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN?
Kira nods.
Michael says LOVE IT. GREAT IDEA.
Josh says I WANT SOME WANTED POSTERS
IN THE WILD WEST TOWN.
Michael says ALRIGHT! I LIKE IT!
Amelie says I WANT A SWING SET THAT
LOOKS LIKE THE FOREST.
Michael says OH, GOOD IDEA.
OKAY. GOOD.
Michael says TO CELEBRATE ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN'S
EXCITING WILD HISTORY,
THE GIVER TEAM DESIGNED
A WILD WEST PLAYGROUND.
ALEX WANTS TO DO A WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE.
SHAELYNN WANTS A WESTERN
WAGON WITH A SLIDE.
AMELIE WANTS TO DO A
WOODLAND-THEMED SWING SET.
KIRA WANTS COWGIRL CUT-OUTS.
DAX WANTS A WESTERN MURAL.
AND JOSHUA WANTS TO DO WANTED
POSTERS OF THE GIVER TEAM
IN THE WESTERN TOWN.
YEE-HAW!
An animation shows the design of the playground.
Michael says THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR
OUR ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
PLAYGROUND... BUT IT'S A LOT
OF WORK TO DO IN THREE DAYS.
THINK WE CAN PULL IT OFF?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT! WELL, THEN...
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says OKAY, LET'S GO!
LET'S BUILD A PLAYGROUND!
WOOHOO!
Kira says DAY ONE!
Alex says WESTERN TOWN
PLAY STRUCTURE.
An animation shows the design of the western town play structure.
Alex says DAX AND I MET MICHAEL
TO SCREW IN THE BEAMS
FOR OUR WESTERN TOWN.
Michael says WHO'S AFRAID OF HEIGHTS?
ANYBODY?
Alex says I'M AFRAID OF BEING
ON A LADDER HIGH UP.
Dax says THAT MADE ME FEEL REALLY,
REALLY KIND OF NERVOUS,
WHEN I HEARD WE'RE GOING
UP HIGH ON A LADDER.
Dax climbs up a ladder.
Michael says UP... UP...
OOH...
THAT'S GOOD. PERFECT.
Alex says BRING IT DOWN.
Michael helps the boy place a beam on the structure.
Michael says HOW ARE WE LOOKING?
Dax says MICHAEL, THIS LOOKS GOOD.
WHEN I STARTED DRILLING,
I FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE.
Alex screws some bolts in the structure.
Michael says PULL THE TRIGGER.
NICE. THAT SOUNDED GOOD.
ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
ALRIGHT! NICELY DONE!
He high-fives the boy.
Kira says WANTED POSTERS.
Josh says WE GOT TO WORK ON
MY WANTED POSTERS.
Dominique says ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO SKETCH?
The kids say YEAH!
Dominique says ALRIGHT!
Kira says DOMINIQUE IS REALLY AWESOME.
They all sit in line and each one has to draw the person in front of them.
Alex says THE PERSON WE WERE
DRAWING HAD TO TURN AROUND A LOT
SO YOU COULD SEE
THEIR FACE.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Amelie says THANKS.
Dominique says IT'S LIKE
"DON'T RUSH MY PROCESS!"
Dax saysOKAY, AN EYE
IS MESSED UP.
Josh says I GOT TO DRAW KIRA.
IT WAS REALLY TOUGH DRAWING
THE HAIR BECAUSE SHE WAS
WEARING A PONYTAIL, SO I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW IT.
[ALL GIGGLING]
(music plays)
The kids show their drawings and giggle.
Josh says I'M OLD, I'M OLD!
Amelie says WHEN I DREW DOMINIQUE, I
GOT ALMOST ALL THE DETAILS.
Dominique says I LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
Amelie says I'M NOT FINISHED, THOUGH.
Dominique says I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
(music plays)
Dominique says BECAUSE THE GIVER
TEAM WORKED SO HARD ON THE
OFFICE, MICHAEL AND I
HAD A VERY SPECIAL
SURPRISE IN STORE FOR THEM.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO MEET MY
FRIEND, CONSTABLE STURKO.
Kira says WE WERE ALL JUST STANDING
THERE, AND THEN THEY JUST
CAME AROUND THE CORNER.
I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE
SOMEBODY RIDING A HORSE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
An R.C.M.P. officer comes around the corner.
Michael says HI, CONSTABLE STURKO!
Constable Surko says HI. HI, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO ROCKCLIFFE STABLES,
HOME OF THE RCMP MUSICAL RIDE.
Kira says THE RCMP MUSICAL
RIDE IS AN AMAZING HORSE SHOW
THAT THE MOUNTIES PERFORM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THEY DO SOME PRETTY COOL
TRICKS ON THEIR HORSES.
THE VERY FIRST MUSICAL RIDE
WAS DONE IN SASKATCHEWAN
OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Michael says WHAT'S YOUR HORSE'S NAME?
Constable Surko says THIS IS BRENT. HE'S ONE OF
OUR POLICE HORSES HERE.
Alex says WE'RE MAKING AN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN PLAYGROUND.
Constable Sturko says ACTUALLY, THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTED POLICE
WENT ACROSS WESTERN CANADA TO
HELP BRING LAW AND ORDER TO
THE WESTERN PART OF CANADA.
ALRIGHT. WELL, WHY DON'T WE
HEAD BACK TO THE STABLES,
AND YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME
TAKE CARE OF BRENT?
The kids say TO THE STABLES!
[DOMINIQUE HUMS
'WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE']
[MICHAEL AND KIDS LAUGH]
Kira says HORSES ARE MY
FAVOURITE ANIMALS.
I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
Constable Sturko says WOULD YOU GUYS
LIKE TO HELP ME FEED BRENT?
The kids say YEAH.
Constable Sturko says COME ON THIS WAY, GUYS.
Dax saysARE THEY SMART
ENOUGH TO OPEN THE DOOR?
Constable Sturko says SOME OF THEM
ARE SMART ENOUGH
TO OPEN THE DOOR.
Shaelynn says WE HAD THIS HUGE HAY CART THAT
ALL OF US HAD TO PUSH,
AND WE GOT TO WORK
AS A TEAM.
The kids carry a cart full of hay bales to feed the horse.
Dax saysCHARGE.
Alex says I'LL HELP STEER.
Shaelynn grabs a bale and says SO ALL THIS?
Constable Sturko says YEP. YEAH, SURE.
LOOK. HE'S ALREADY
GETTING EXCITED.
Alex says WHOA.
Kira says CAN I
FEED HIM LIKE THIS?
Alex says THAT WAS CLOSE.
Constable Sturko says I DON'T
THINK HE'LL DO THAT.
YOU GUYS, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR HELPING ME
FEED THE HORSES TODAY.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
Alex says AFTER WE GOT BACK,
WE GOT RIGHT TO WORK.
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
The design for the swing set appears.
Constable Sturko says SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A
REALLY STRONG SWING OUT OF
THESE REALLY STRONG
PIECES OF STEEL.
IT'S REALLY JUST A
NUT-AND-BOLT AFFAIR, ALRIGHT?
THAT'S GOOD. ALRIGHT.
Josh and Amelie help Michael assemble the swing set.
Michael says JOSH, DO YOU WANT TO SWING THE
END OUT A LITTLE BIT FOR US?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
OKAY, WHOA. THAT'S GOOD.
Josh says SO IT WAS REALLY HEAVY,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO DO IT.
Michael says WE'RE GOING TO TIGHTEN THESE
UP QUICK BEFORE JOSH
BURNS OUT OVER THERE.
Josh says WHOA! MICHAEL,
THAT REALLY VIBRATES!
Michael says ALRIGHT.
THIS ONE NOW.
Michael adds some screws to the structure.
Josh says UGH. ARGH!
[MICHAEL CHUCKLES]
Michael says VIBRATION!
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
YOU CAN LET IT DOWN, DUDE.
SLOWLY, THOUGH, SLOWLY.
BEAUTIFUL.
ALRIGHT. DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THIS ONE
INTO PLACE NOW.
Amelie says DID YOU KNOW THAT SWING
SET POLES CAN BE USED
FOR MESSAGES?
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Michael whispers on one end of a pole AMELIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Amelie whispers YES, I CAN.
Josh holds the structure and says MY ARMS ARE GETTING TIRED.
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Michael says WHAT DID HE SAY?
Josh says ARGH!
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Amelie says HE SAID
HIS ARMS ARE GETTING TIRED.
THE POLE WAS GETTING HEAVY,
AND HE WANTED US TO STOP.
The kids say BRING IT UP.
The team adds another pole to the structure.
Michael says OKAY, NO, I'LL HOLD IT UP,
AND YOU GUYS WORK IT
ON THAT END, OKAY?
Josh says TURN IT LIKE THIS.
Michael holds the pole and says THIS WAY?
Amelie says YEAH. MORE.
Michael says MORE?
Amelie says YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
OH, THIS THING IS- ARGH!
THERE WE GO.
Josh says SO IT TOOK SOME TIME AND
IT TOOK A LOT OF ENERGY.
Josh adds some screws.
Michael says KEEP GOING, KEEP
GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING!
NICE! ALRIGHT, WE'RE THERE.
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
ROBUST... NESS!
ALRIGHT, OVER HERE.
Michael and a volunteer carry a pole on her shoulders. Kira and Shaelynn hang from both ends.
[EVERYONE LAUGHING]
Shaelynn says PRAIRIE WAGON
CLIMBER.
Michael says THIS IS A DIAGRAM OF HOW
YOU ASSEMBLE IT, OKAY?
YOU SEE? SAME THING.
YOU CAN SEE THE
SIMILARITIES, RIGHT?
YOU GET THESE.
Michael gives Kira a bag full of screws.
Kira says THESE ARE HEAVY.
Michael says AND THESE DEFINITELY
GET USED SOMEWHERE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE.
He gives Shaelynn another bag.
Shaelynn says WHAT?!
Michael says LOOK AT THIS! IT'S INSANE!
Kira says PLAYGROUNDS ARE
SOMETIMES HARD TO MAKE.
Michael says ALRIGHT, GET
COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WE'VE
GOT SOME READING TO DO.
The girls say UGH. YAY.
Michael says OKAY. SO LET'S START
AT THE BEGINNING.
ALRIGHT, THERE IT IS.
Alex says END OF DAY ONE.
Michael says END OF DAY ONE, AND WE GOT
A LOT OF STUFF DONE TODAY!
WE GOT STARTED BUILDING THE
UPPER DECK ON ALEX'S AWESOME
WESTERN TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE,
SKETCHED OUT
JOSHUA'S WANTED POSTERS,
ASSEMBLED AMELIE'S
WOODLAND SWING SET,
AND STARTED SHAELYNN'S
PRAIRIE WAGON.
BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO
TOMORROW, SO I'D BETTER
GIDDY UP! YEE-HAW!
Kira says SEE YOU COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS
TOMORROW FOR DAY TWO!
Dax says DAX OUT!
A girl says DAY TWO!
Amelie says BEGINNING
OF DAY TWO!
IT'S RAINING!
Dax says WE'RE BUILDING ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Michael says BEGINNING OF DAY TWO.
WHERE IS MY GIVER TEAM?
Kira says WE WERE HIDING.
Kids appear from behind a huge dirt pile.
[KIDS ROARING AND LAUGHING]
Shaelynn says AND HE FELL BACKWARDS.
AND HIS HELMET CAME OFF.
[KIDS LAUGHING]
Kira says LIKE, WE JUMPED ON HIM
AND ATTACKED HIM.
IT WAS SO FUNNY.
Michael says WE NEED TO ASSEMBLE
SHAELYNN'S PRAIRIE WAGON
CLIMBER, GET STARTED ON
KIRA'S COWGIRL CUT-OUTS,
WORK ON ALEX'S WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE,
GET STARTED ON DAX'S
WESTERN MURAL,
WELD THE CHANNELS TO
EMILY'S SWING SET,
AND BEGIN MOVING ALL
THESE WOOD CHIPS.
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO!
Shaelynn says PRAIRIE
WAGON CLIMBER.
An animation shows the design for the climber.
Michael says THIS PORTION OF THE FRAME
IS GOING TO BE UNDERGROUND.
THIS IS THE AXLE
FOR THE WHEEL.
Josh says WE HAD TO LIFT THE WHEEL UP,
WHICH WAS REALLY,
REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE
IT WAS REALLY HEAVY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
IT'D BE THIS HEAVY.
UGH.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THE STEM GOES DOWN.
Josh says OH. YEAH.
Michael says SO YOU'RE GOING TO
LINE THAT HOLE UP WITH...
THAT ONE.
THERE WE GO. OKAY, GOOD.
YOU GUYS CAN LET OFF NOW.
Shaelynn screws the wheel to the axle.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THAT-
A LITTLE BIT SNUGGER.
NICE. ALRIGHT, NEXT ONE.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S AS TIGHT AS WE CAN GO.
THE WOOD CHIPS ARE GOING TO
COME RIGHT UP TO HERE,
AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
IT'S JUST ROLLING ALONG
IN THE DIRT.
Shaelynn says ME AND JOSH RODE IN THE WAGON.
WE GOT MICHAEL
TO BE OUR HORSE.
Michael says HERE WE GO.
The kids say WEST!
READY? HERE WE GO.
[GRUNTING AND STRAINING]
Shaelynn says UH, HE'S NOT HELPING.
[MICHAEL GRUNTS]
Josh says AH! NO! HE'S FREE!
Alex says WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE.
BAP-BA-BA-BAA!
They add window frames to the structure.
Michael says OKAY. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
SCREW IT IN LIKE THAT.
Kira says AT FIRST, IT FELT ALL
BUMPY AND STUFF...
Michael says OH. ALRIGHT.
Kira says AND THEN I GOT
THE HANG OF IT.
Michael says WHOA. THAT'S TOTALLY IT.
YOU TOTALLY JUST KILLED IT.
THAT'S GREAT. FANTASTIC.
YOU'RE A NATURAL!
Alex says CAN I HAVE YOUR DRILL?
[MICHAEL CHUCKLES]
(music plays)
Michael says NICE!
Alex says THERE YOU GO.
Michael says WELL DONE, BUDDY.
Alex says I FEEL REALLY GREAT ABOUT THE
WESTERN TOWN, AND I THINK
A LOT OF KIDS ARE GOING
TO REALLY LIKE IT.
The kids say GIVER!
WOOHOO!
Dax saysTRAIN MURAL.
Dominique says IS THERE A LOT OF
TRAINS IN ALBERTA?
Dax says YEAH, THERE'S TONS.
PEOPLE GOT TO THE WEST BY
TAKING TRAINS AT FIRST.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
WAS BUILT FROM MONTREAL
ALL THE WAY TO VANCOUVER
SO THAT MORE PEOPLE COULD
MOVE OUT WEST TO LIVE.
THE FIRST TIME THAT I DID THE
PASSENGER CAR WAS REALLY HARD.
Dominique holds a stencil on the mural while Dax sprays paint on it.
Dominique says THAT'S OKAY.
Dax says THIS IS HARD.
Dominique says THAT'S OKAY!
Dax says BUT WHEN I DID THE SECOND
AND THIRD, IT WAS EASY.
AH, MOVE IT AROUND...
THREE, TWO, ONE...
IT WILL BE TERRIBLE.
Dominique says OH! OH, THAT'S COOL!
I LIKE THAT.
YOU LIKE THAT?
Dax says AS YOU DO IT MORE,
IT GETS EASIER.
Dominique says AH, THERE WE GO.
NOW YOU'VE GOT IT.
THIS GUY, THIS IS A WINNER.
LOOK AT THAT! BOOM!
ET VOILA, MONSIEUR.
AND ALREADY, LOOK AT THAT -
BEAUTIFUL, NICE LINES...
Dax says I LIKE IT. [CHUCKLES]
TRAIN MURAL!
Kira says COWGIRL CUT-OUT.
SO, FIRST, SOMEBODY
LIES ON THE BOARD.
Dominique says AND THEN WHAT WOULD
MAKE IT VERY COWGIRL?
Kira says LIKE, A LASSO COULD
COME OUT OF MY HAND.
Amelie says WE SHOULD DO, LIKE, SOME
KIND OF COOL HAT, AND
MAYBE SHE SHOULD HAVE
HER LEGS CROSSED.
Dominique says LIKE, ON THE SIDE OR JUST
CROSSED STANDING, LIKE THAT?
Amelie says YEAH, LIKE THAT,
LIKE THAT. YEAH.
AND WE TRACED EACH OTHER,
AND THE MOST DIFFICULT PART
ABOUT THE DRAWING WAS, LIKE,
THE FEET AND THE LEGS...
BUT CAN YOU LIFT
UP YOUR ONE LEG?
Kira says THIS ONE?
Amelie says YEAH.
BECAUSE YOU HAD TO PUT IT
IN A SPECIAL POSITION, AND
IT'S HARD TO DRAW LIKE THAT.
Dominique says SO ARE YOU GOOD?
Kira says I HAD TO MOVE AND DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
Amelie says OKAY, I'M DONE.
Dominique says YOU DO REALIZE THAT YOU ARE
LITERALLY GOING TO BE
IN THE PARK FOREVER.
Kira and Amelie say JIGSAW TIME!
Kira says WE CUT OUT MY
COWGIRL WITH THE JIGSAW.
IT'S REALLY LOUD.
AND THEN YOU SPRAY-PAINT IT.
The girls say SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE,
SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE.
Dominique says YEAH, JUST BE CAREFUL THAT
THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH PAINT,
BUT KEEP GOING.
Alex says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO!
Michael says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO, AND OUR
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
PLAYGROUND IS COMING ALONG!
OUR WESTERN PLAY STRUCTURE
HERE LOOKS AMAZING...
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR
WAGON IS AND I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT THE SWING YET.
AND DESPITE THE RAIN, I
THINK WE WILL GET IT DONE...
BECAUSE OF OUR
INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS!
THANK YOU!
[KIDS CHEERING]
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
They stand next to a metal T structure on the ground.
Michael says WE'RE GOING TO WELD OUR
SWING SET UP AND OVER -
LIKE, THE HOOP WILL COME ON
BACK DOWN TO THERE.
Shaelynn says WE HAD TO HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY
GEAR, SO WE HAD THE COAT, AND
THEN WE HAD THE GLOVES, AND
THEN WE HAD THE BIG HELMETS.
Michael says ARE YOU FEELING IT?
ARE YOU FEELING GOOD?
Shaelynn says OH MY GOSH!
WELDING WITH
MICHAEL WAS SO COOL!
(music plays)
THEN YOU, LIKE, DO ZIGZAGS,
SO IT'S LIKE STITCHES -
SO YOU GO, "BOOP,
BOOP, BOOP, BOOP,
BOOP, BOOP, BOOP, BOOP, BOOP."
HA!
Michael says CHECK IT OUT!
NOW, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT
YOU MADE A PERFECT CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE TWO METALS.
Shaelynn says THAT'S SO COOL!
Michael says NICELY DONE. THAT'S ACTUALLY
THE BEST WELDING
THAT ANY GIVER KID'S
EVER DONE.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
They high-five.
Shaelynn says I WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
I EVEN ASKED MY DAD IF HE CAN
BUY ONE OF THOSE MACHINES.
Michael says LET'S GO WELD THE
OTHER ONE OVER THERE.
COME WITH ME.
Amelie says ALEX JANVIER MURAL.
Dominique says AMELIE WANTED TO
DO A MURAL TO CELEBRATE
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED
IN CANADA FIRST.
Amelie says YOU SHOULD REALLY CELEBRATE
THE WORK OF NATIVE PEOPLE,
BECAUSE THEY DO STUFF WITH
THEIR CULTURE, AND THEIR ART
IS VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
Dominique says THERE'S THIS AMAZING ARTIST
FROM ALBERTA, AND I'M HOPING
WE CAN BE INSPIRED BY HIM
TO MAKE THIS HUGE MURAL.
ALEX JANVIER, WHAT HE DID IS
HE'D TAKE BEAUTIFUL COLOURS
AND LINE THEM UP TOGETHER.
A picture of a man in his eighties appears.
Kira says ALEX JANVIER IS AN ABORIGINAL
ARTIST FROM ALBERTA.
HIS PAINTINGS ARE VERY
BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL.
Amelie says WHEN I LOOK
AT THAT MURAL,
I FEEL VERY HAPPY.
Kira says WE GOT TO MEET
A REAL COWBOY.
Michael says OH MY GOSH. LASSOING!
Ernie says HEY! HOWDY, PARTNERS!
Ernie is in his sixties, with short gray hair and wears glasses, jeans, a black leather jacket and a cowboy’s hat.
Alex says AND COWBOY ERNIE WAS
ON A HORSE NAMED RICK!
YEE-HAW!
Josh says WHY DON'T I SEE
TEETH IN HIS MOUTH?
Ernie shows the kids the horse’s teeth.
The kids say OH!
[KIDS LAUGH]
Ernie says THAT'S HOW YOU TELL A HORSE'S
AGE, BY THE TEETH.
Dax says HOW OLD IS HE?
Ernie says HOW OLD IS HE?
HE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD.
Dax says HE'S AS OLD AS ME.
Ernie says HE'S AS OLD AS YOU!
Kira says AND WE LEARNED
HOW TO USE LASSOS.
Ernie lassoes Alex.
Aleck says ACK! AH! I'M TRAPPED! AH!
NOW WE TIE YOU UP HERE
AND WE LET THE HORSE GO.
WE SEND THE HORSE
FOR A RIDE THERE.
THIS IS WHAT THEY USED
TO DO WITH THE BAD GUYS.
Shaelynn says IT WAS REALLY TRICKY, 'CAUSE
YOU HAD TO, LIKE, KEEP IT
IN A POSITION THAT YOU CAN
GET AROUND PEOPLE'S HEADS.
Kira says OH, SO CLOSE!
[EVERYONE LAUGHING]
Dax says HELP, SOMEBODY!
Everyone says YEE-HAW!
Alex says WELL, I GOT SOMETHING.
IT JUST WASN'T WHAT I
WAS EXPECTING TO GET.
Alex catches the camera with his lasso.
The kids say NICE! GOT HIM!
Michael says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Ernie says ALRIGHT, GUYS. THANK YOU!
SUPER TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
The kids say THANK YOU.
Michael says HAPPY TRAILS.
HERE WE GO.
Josh says WHOA, HE'S FAST!
Kira says OH, HE'S CANTERING!
END OF DAY TWO.
Michael says END OF DAY TWO...
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
DO ON ALEX'S PLAY STRUCTURE.
WE NEED TO ATTACH THE LADDERS
TO THE PRAIRIE WAGON,
INSTALL AND PAINT
AMELIE'S SWING SET,
AND ATTACH JOSHUA'S WANTED
POSTERS AND KIRA'S
COWBOY CUT-OUTS, SO WE'D
BETTER GIDDY UP IF WE'RE
GOING TO BE READY FOR
TOMORROW'S GRAND OPENING!
A boy catches Michael with a lasso.
Michael says ACK! GAH!
Michael chuckles and says I'LL SEE YOU
LATER!
Shaelynn says SEE YOU COWGIRLS AND COWBOYS
AT THE GRAND OPENING.
Dax says I HOPE IT DRIES OFF.
A girl says DAY THREE.
Kira says DAY THREE.
Michael says IT'S PRETTY QUIET IN
THIS HERE WESTERN TOWN.
I WONDER WHERE
MY GIVER TEAM IS.
[KIDS ROARING]
Michael says AGH! THERE THEY ARE!
HELLO, GIVER TEAM!
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY?
The kids say GOOD!
Michael says FANTASTIC. WELL, IT IS OUR
GRAND OPENING TODAY,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STILL
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THE GIVER TEAM NEEDS TO
FINISH THE WESTERN TOWN PLAY
STRUCTURE, PAINT AND ATTACH
THE SEATS ON THE SWING SET,
PUT UP THE CUT-OUTS AND THE
WANTED POSTERS,
FINISH THE PRAIRIE WAGON,
AND MOVE IN ALL OF
THE WOOD CHIPS.
SO ARE YOU READY TO GIVER?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT. WELL, THEN...
The kids say LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO!
Alex says WESTERN TOWN
PLAY STRUCTURE.
I HAD TO GO UP ON THE TOP OF
THE WESTERN TOWN WITH KIRA.
Michael says ARE YOU OKAY WITH HEIGHTS?
Kira climbs up a ladder and says YES.
Kira says WE WERE REALLY HIGH UP.
IT WAS SO COOL.
WE HAD THIS BLUE PIECE
OF WALL THAT WE DRILLED
INTO THE, UM, WALL.
Michael says THAT'S IT.
WHY DON'T YOU DO
THE ONE DOWN THERE?
Alex says AGH!
Michael says OH! THAT ONE'S GONE.
Alex says YEP.
Michael says THAT ONE IS GONE!
Michael gives Kira another bolt.
Alex says HE LIVED A LONG LIFE.
Michael says I KNOW. NEVER GOT TO FULFILL
HIS DESTINY, THOUGH.
(music plays)
NICE!
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING,
ALL THE WAY DOWN THE WHOLE
LENGTH OF THE THING, OKAY?
Alex says OH, YES!
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
Dominique says IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU HAD
AN IDEA ABOUT THIS SWING SET.
YOU WANTED TO
MODIFY THEM A BIT?
Amelie says I REALLY WANTED MY SWING SET
TO LOOK LIKE THE TREES
IN SASKATCHEWAN.
Dominique says I'LL HELP YOU PUT IT ON.
MAKE SURE NOT TO
GET THE PLASTIC.
THERE YOU GO.
Amelie and Josh start spray painting the poles.
Josh says OH! PFFT! UGH!
Amelie says UH OH.
(music plays)
Amelie says JUST LOOK AROUND - THIS
PLAYGROUND IS ART!
(music plays)
The team and the volunteers add the final touches to the playground.
(music plays)
Dax says WE GOT TO PUT THE LADDER
ON THE PRAIRIE WAGON.
Dax says OVER HERE, GUYS.
Shaelynn and Michael carry the ladder.
Michael says ALRIGHT.
YEAH, RIGHT THERE.
YEAH. PUT IT IN.
GOT IT?
Shaelynn screws the ladder in.
Michael says I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
IT FEELS PRETTY TIGHT.
Now Dax drills some screws in.
Michael says I THINK THAT'S IT,
DUDE, THAT'S IT.
OKAY, SHAELYNN.
GIVE IT A TRY.
Shaelynn climbs up the ladder.
Michael says WHAT?
YEE... HAW!
I LOVE IT!
Amelie says IT'S A RACE TO
THE FINISH LINE.
The kids say TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO, ONE...
Amelie says TIME'S UP, PARTNER!
[KIDS CHEERING]
Michael says FANTASTIC!
OH, WELL, WELL
DONE, GIVER TEAM!
PLAYGROUND IS FINISHED!
Alex says WE DID IT!
Shaelynn says WE'RE FINISHED!
Michael says ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW
IS TO OPEN IT UP.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO GIVER?
The kids scream YEAH!
Michael says FANTASTIC!
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO OPEN IT UP!
Kira says I FEEL REALLY HAPPY THAT I'M
HELPING GIVE KIDS A NICE
COMMUNITY PARK TO PLAY IN.
Josh says OUR PLAYGROUND LOOKS
COLOURFUL AND AMAZING!
(music plays)
Amelie says I JUST
CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
(music plays)
Josh says IT'S REALLY FUN,
INSTEAD OF HAVING FUN,
MAKING OTHER KIDS HAVE FUN.
(music plays)
Dax says I THINK GIVER'S MAGIC.
Amelie says IT'S PLAYGROUND OPENING TIME!
Alex says WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!
Michael says WELCOME, OTTAWA,
TO YOUR NEW SASKATCHEWAN
AND ALBERTA PLAYGROUND!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Michael says THIS GIVER TEAM AND SO MANY
VOLUNTEERS HAVE REALLY
WORKED HARD OVER THE LAST THREE
DAYS TO BUILD THIS INCREDIBLE
PLAYGROUND YOU SEE BEHIND US,
AND BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP,
THERE'S A FEW THINGS THEY'D
LIKE TO SAY TO YOU...
SO TAKE IT AWAY.
Dax says I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS
PARK AS MUCH AS I DO.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF
THE WORK WE'VE DONE.
Kira says IT'S BEEN A GREAT
EXPERIENCE,
MEETING NEW AND
AWESOME FRIENDS.
Shaelynn says I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I
HELPED BUILD THIS PLAYGROUND.
THANK YOU.
Michael says ALRIGHT. ARE WE READY TO GET
THIS PLAYGROUND OPENED?
The kids say YEAH!
Amelie and Alex cut the ribbon.
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says WOOHOO!
COME ON, EVERYBODY!
Shaelynn says IT FELT LIKE
IT WAS LIKE A STAMPEDE
WHEN EVERYBODY RUSHED
INTO THE PLAYGROUND.
Alex says I THINK THAT THIS
PLAYGROUND WILL MEAN A LOT
TO THE KIDS THAT PLAY HERE.
Amelie says LOOK AT THAT!
I THOUGHT OF THAT!
A boy says ASHLEY, COME ON UP!
Dax says GUYS, DO YOU LIKE
MY MURAL?
Everyone says YEAH!
Dax says I THINK THEY DO.
Josh says I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH,
MUCH SMALLER THAN THIS,
BUT IT ENDED UP
BEING HUGE.
Shaelynn says I WILL REALLY MISS DOING THIS,
AND I REALLY WANT TO BE
A PART OF THIS AGAIN.
THIS IS JUST AN
AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
Kira says COME CHECK OUT OUR NEW ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN PLAYGROUND.
YEE-HAW!
Michael and Dominique say WE'LL SEE YOU AT OUR
NEXT GIVER BUILD!
WOOHOO!
(music plays)
They all say YEAH!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: CMF.
Logo: Rocket Fund.
Logo: Bell Fund.
Logo: Canada. The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
Produced in association with TVO Kids. Visit Giver online at tvokids.com.
Produced in association Knowledge: Kids.
Produced in association APTN.
Logo: Sinking Ship Entertainment. Sinking Ship (Giver 4) Productions Inc.
Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.
Michael says NINE PROVINCES
AND TWO TERRITORIES
ARE NOW COMPLETE.
Dominique says JOIN US NEXT WEEK,
AS WE BUILD
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR!
The kids say LET'S... GIVER!
Dax saysGOOD LUCK,
NEWFOUNDLAND TEAM.
Amelie shows some children’s art and says HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA!
In animation, a map shows Canada’s provinces and territories in different colours.
Michael is in his thirties, with short straight light brown hair and he wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Michael says TEN PROVINCES,
THREE TERRITORIES, ONE SUMMER.
Clips show kids building a playground.
A boy says FROM ONE COAST TO ANOTHER...
A girl says CANADA'S LARGEST PLAYGROUND!
Michael and the team join their hands and say LET'S GIVER!
Michael says ON TODAY’S
EPISODE WE'RE BUILDING
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
Dominique says WHO BOTH JOINED CANADA IN 1905
AND YUKON 1898.
Michael says SO JOIN ME, MICHAEL.
Dominique says HE'S THE ONE
WHO LIKES TO BUILD THINGS,
AND ME, DOMINIQUE.
Dominique is in her thirties, with short brown hair and she wears jeans, a red T-shirt and safety goggles.
Michael says SHE'S THE ONE WHO
MAKES COOL ART.
Dominique says IN OTTAWA.
Michael says AS WE BUILD...
A blond girl says THE BIGGEST PLAYGROUND
IN CANADA!
An animation shows the title of the show written in playground equipment on a surface that represents the map of Canada.
Kids say LET'S GIVER!
Michael says HI. I'M MICHAEL.
Dominique says BONJOUR. JE M'APPELLE
DOMINIQUE.
Michael says AND TODAY, WE ARE IN OTTAWA,
CANADA, BUILDING A PLAYGROUND
CELEBRATING ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Dominique says L'ALBERTA ET LA SASKATCHEWAN
ARE THE TWO WESTERN PRAIRIE
PROVINCES OF CANADA.
Michael says TODAY, CANADA'S WEST IS HOME
TO LOTS OF WHEAT FIELDS,
THE OIL SANDS,
AND BIG CITIES.
Dominique says BUT WHEN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN JOINED CANADA,
IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY.
Michael says IT WAS
A DIFFERENT PLACE.
Dominique says IT WAS UNEXPLORED.
Michael says IT WAS UNTAMED!
They both say IT WAS... THE WILD WEST!
Dominique says AND GIVER'S
HERE TO CELEBRATE ALL THAT!
Michael says WE HAVE JUST THREE DAYS TO
BUILD A PLAYGROUND
THAT CELEBRATES THIS
INCREDIBLE HISTORY.
Dominique says SO START YOUR TIMERS!
Michael says GIVER'S CELEBRATING
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN!
He high fives an R.C.M.P. officer and says WHEW!
(music plays)
The opening sequence rolls.
In an animated playground appear several screens with images of kids building real playgrounds.
Dominique says SIX KIDS.
Michael says THREE DAYS.
Dominique says ONE MISSION.
Michael says TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
Kids say LET'S GIVER!
A caption reads "Created by J.J. Johnson."
Michael says TIME TO
MEET OUR GIVER TEAM.
Different frames show clips of kids introducing themselves.
A boy with straight brown hair says HI. I'M DAX,
AND I'M SEVEN.
A girl with long blond hair says HI. I'M SHAELYNN. I'M TWELVE.
A boy with wavy red hair says HI. I'M ALEX, AND I'M TEN.
A girl with short red hair says HI. I'M AMELIE,
AND I'M NINE.
A boy with brown in a blue T-shirt says HI. I'M JOSH,
AND I'M ELEVEN.
A girl with brown hair in a ponytail says HI. I'M KIRA, AND
I'M SEVEN YEARS OLD.
Michael says I'M HERE WITH MY GIVER TEAM.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY?
The kids say GOOD!
Michael says FANTASTIC! SO ARE WE READY
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says OKAY. WELL, WHO'S BEEN TO
ALBERTA OR SASKATCHEWAN?
Amelie says I LIVED IN SASKATOON.
I'M FROM SASKATCHEWAN.
SASKATCHEWAN IS HARD TO
SPELL, BUT EASY TO DRAW.
IT'S REALLY HOT
IN THE SUMMERTIME,
AND IT'S REALLY COLD
IN THE WINTERTIME.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
EVER RECORDED WAS
MINUS-60.9 DEGREES,
AND THE HOTTEST
WAS PLUS-40.6 DEGREES!
THAT IS HOT!
Michael says SO WHO'S FROM ALBERTA?
Shaelynn says ME.
Michael says OH, RIGHT, EXCELLENT! SO WHERE
DO YOU LIVE IN ALBERTA?
Shaelynn says ST. ALBERT.
ALBERTA IS AWESOME!
THERE'S DINOSAUR BONES!
THERE'S A MALL THERE CALLED
WEST EDMONTON MALL,
AND EVERYBODY, LIKE,
WANTS TO GO TO IT.
WEST EDMONTON MALL IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST MALLS
IN THE WORLD.
INSIDE, IT HAS THE WORLD'S
LARGEST INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK
AND THE WORLD'S
LARGEST INDOOR LAKE.
Kira says THIS MORNING, WE SAT DOWN
WITH MICHAEL
AND SHOWED HIM OUR IDEAS.
Alex says WELL, WE DECIDED TO DO A WILD
WEST PLAYGROUND
BECAUSE WHEN SETTLERS CAME TO
SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA,
THEY BUILT WESTERN TOWNS
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
Pictures of a western town appear.
Alex says BEFORE THE SETTLERS CAME
FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
ABORIGINAL PEOPLE LIVED HERE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
WE HAD SO MANY AMAZING IDEAS.
I'M THINKING OF
A WESTERN TOWN.
Alex shows Michael his sketch.
Michael says WOW. YOU'VE GOT A LOT
OF IDEAS ON THAT.
THAT LOOKS GREAT.
OKAY. GOOD.
Alex says THANKS.
Dax says I WANT TO DO A WESTERN MURAL.
Michael says I LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE.
Shaelynn says I WANT A WAGON CLIMBER.
AND THERE'S WHEELS
THAT WILL GET, LIKE,
STUCK INTO THE GROUND
SO IT WON'T MOVE OR SHAKE.
Michael says OH, NEAT. OKAY, GOOD.
BEAUTIFUL.
Kira says I WANT A COWGIRL CUT-OUT.
Michael says OH, OKAY.
SO YOU PUT YOUR FACE IN THERE
AND GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN?
Kira nods.
Michael says LOVE IT. GREAT IDEA.
Josh says I WANT SOME WANTED POSTERS
IN THE WILD WEST TOWN.
Michael says ALRIGHT! I LIKE IT!
Amelie says I WANT A SWING SET THAT
LOOKS LIKE THE FOREST.
Michael says OH, GOOD IDEA.
OKAY. GOOD.
Michael says TO CELEBRATE ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN'S
EXCITING WILD HISTORY,
THE GIVER TEAM DESIGNED
A WILD WEST PLAYGROUND.
ALEX WANTS TO DO A WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE.
SHAELYNN WANTS A WESTERN
WAGON WITH A SLIDE.
AMELIE WANTS TO DO A
WOODLAND-THEMED SWING SET.
KIRA WANTS COWGIRL CUT-OUTS.
DAX WANTS A WESTERN MURAL.
AND JOSHUA WANTS TO DO WANTED
POSTERS OF THE GIVER TEAM
IN THE WESTERN TOWN.
YEE-HAW!
An animation shows the design of the playground.
Michael says THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR
OUR ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
PLAYGROUND... BUT IT'S A LOT
OF WORK TO DO IN THREE DAYS.
THINK WE CAN PULL IT OFF?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT! WELL, THEN...
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says OKAY, LET'S GO!
LET'S BUILD A PLAYGROUND!
WOOHOO!
Kira says DAY ONE!
Alex says WESTERN TOWN
PLAY STRUCTURE.
An animation shows the design of the western town play structure.
Alex says DAX AND I MET MICHAEL
TO SCREW IN THE BEAMS
FOR OUR WESTERN TOWN.
Michael says WHO'S AFRAID OF HEIGHTS?
ANYBODY?
Alex says I'M AFRAID OF BEING
ON A LADDER HIGH UP.
Dax says THAT MADE ME FEEL REALLY,
REALLY KIND OF NERVOUS,
WHEN I HEARD WE'RE GOING
UP HIGH ON A LADDER.
Dax climbs up a ladder.
Michael says UP... UP...
OOH...
THAT'S GOOD. PERFECT.
Alex says BRING IT DOWN.
Michael helps the boy place a beam on the structure.
Michael says HOW ARE WE LOOKING?
Dax says MICHAEL, THIS LOOKS GOOD.
WHEN I STARTED DRILLING,
I FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE.
Alex screws some bolts in the structure.
Michael says PULL THE TRIGGER.
NICE. THAT SOUNDED GOOD.
ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
ALRIGHT! NICELY DONE!
He high-fives the boy.
Kira says WANTED POSTERS.
Josh says WE GOT TO WORK ON
MY WANTED POSTERS.
Dominique says ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO SKETCH?
The kids say YEAH!
Dominique says ALRIGHT!
Kira says DOMINIQUE IS REALLY AWESOME.
They all sit in line and each one has to draw the person in front of them.
Alex says THE PERSON WE WERE
DRAWING HAD TO TURN AROUND A LOT
SO YOU COULD SEE
THEIR FACE.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Amelie says THANKS.
Dominique says IT'S LIKE
"DON'T RUSH MY PROCESS!"
Dax saysOKAY, AN EYE
IS MESSED UP.
Josh says I GOT TO DRAW KIRA.
IT WAS REALLY TOUGH DRAWING
THE HAIR BECAUSE SHE WAS
WEARING A PONYTAIL, SO I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW IT.
[ALL GIGGLING]
(music plays)
The kids show their drawings and giggle.
Josh says I'M OLD, I'M OLD!
Amelie says WHEN I DREW DOMINIQUE, I
GOT ALMOST ALL THE DETAILS.
Dominique says I LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
Amelie says I'M NOT FINISHED, THOUGH.
Dominique says I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
(music plays)
Dominique says BECAUSE THE GIVER
TEAM WORKED SO HARD ON THE
OFFICE, MICHAEL AND I
HAD A VERY SPECIAL
SURPRISE IN STORE FOR THEM.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO MEET MY
FRIEND, CONSTABLE STURKO.
Kira says WE WERE ALL JUST STANDING
THERE, AND THEN THEY JUST
CAME AROUND THE CORNER.
I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE
SOMEBODY RIDING A HORSE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
An R.C.M.P. officer comes around the corner.
Michael says HI, CONSTABLE STURKO!
Constable Surko says HI. HI, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO ROCKCLIFFE STABLES,
HOME OF THE RCMP MUSICAL RIDE.
Kira says THE RCMP MUSICAL
RIDE IS AN AMAZING HORSE SHOW
THAT THE MOUNTIES PERFORM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THEY DO SOME PRETTY COOL
TRICKS ON THEIR HORSES.
THE VERY FIRST MUSICAL RIDE
WAS DONE IN SASKATCHEWAN
OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Michael says WHAT'S YOUR HORSE'S NAME?
Constable Surko says THIS IS BRENT. HE'S ONE OF
OUR POLICE HORSES HERE.
Alex says WE'RE MAKING AN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN PLAYGROUND.
Constable Sturko says ACTUALLY, THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTED POLICE
WENT ACROSS WESTERN CANADA TO
HELP BRING LAW AND ORDER TO
THE WESTERN PART OF CANADA.
ALRIGHT. WELL, WHY DON'T WE
HEAD BACK TO THE STABLES,
AND YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME
TAKE CARE OF BRENT?
The kids say TO THE STABLES!
[DOMINIQUE HUMS
'WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE']
[MICHAEL AND KIDS LAUGH]
Kira says HORSES ARE MY
FAVOURITE ANIMALS.
I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
Constable Sturko says WOULD YOU GUYS
LIKE TO HELP ME FEED BRENT?
The kids say YEAH.
Constable Sturko says COME ON THIS WAY, GUYS.
Dax saysARE THEY SMART
ENOUGH TO OPEN THE DOOR?
Constable Sturko says SOME OF THEM
ARE SMART ENOUGH
TO OPEN THE DOOR.
Shaelynn says WE HAD THIS HUGE HAY CART THAT
ALL OF US HAD TO PUSH,
AND WE GOT TO WORK
AS A TEAM.
The kids carry a cart full of hay bales to feed the horse.
Dax saysCHARGE.
Alex says I'LL HELP STEER.
Shaelynn grabs a bale and says SO ALL THIS?
Constable Sturko says YEP. YEAH, SURE.
LOOK. HE'S ALREADY
GETTING EXCITED.
Alex says WHOA.
Kira says CAN I
FEED HIM LIKE THIS?
Alex says THAT WAS CLOSE.
Constable Sturko says I DON'T
THINK HE'LL DO THAT.
YOU GUYS, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR HELPING ME
FEED THE HORSES TODAY.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
Alex says AFTER WE GOT BACK,
WE GOT RIGHT TO WORK.
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
The design for the swing set appears.
Constable Sturko says SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A
REALLY STRONG SWING OUT OF
THESE REALLY STRONG
PIECES OF STEEL.
IT'S REALLY JUST A
NUT-AND-BOLT AFFAIR, ALRIGHT?
THAT'S GOOD. ALRIGHT.
Josh and Amelie help Michael assemble the swing set.
Michael says JOSH, DO YOU WANT TO SWING THE
END OUT A LITTLE BIT FOR US?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
OKAY, WHOA. THAT'S GOOD.
Josh says SO IT WAS REALLY HEAVY,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO DO IT.
Michael says WE'RE GOING TO TIGHTEN THESE
UP QUICK BEFORE JOSH
BURNS OUT OVER THERE.
Josh says WHOA! MICHAEL,
THAT REALLY VIBRATES!
Michael says ALRIGHT.
THIS ONE NOW.
Michael adds some screws to the structure.
Josh says UGH. ARGH!
[MICHAEL CHUCKLES]
Michael says VIBRATION!
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
YOU CAN LET IT DOWN, DUDE.
SLOWLY, THOUGH, SLOWLY.
BEAUTIFUL.
ALRIGHT. DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THIS ONE
INTO PLACE NOW.
Amelie says DID YOU KNOW THAT SWING
SET POLES CAN BE USED
FOR MESSAGES?
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Michael whispers on one end of a pole AMELIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Amelie whispers YES, I CAN.
Josh holds the structure and says MY ARMS ARE GETTING TIRED.
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Michael says WHAT DID HE SAY?
Josh says ARGH!
[ECHOING WHISPER]
Amelie says HE SAID
HIS ARMS ARE GETTING TIRED.
THE POLE WAS GETTING HEAVY,
AND HE WANTED US TO STOP.
The kids say BRING IT UP.
The team adds another pole to the structure.
Michael says OKAY, NO, I'LL HOLD IT UP,
AND YOU GUYS WORK IT
ON THAT END, OKAY?
Josh says TURN IT LIKE THIS.
Michael holds the pole and says THIS WAY?
Amelie says YEAH. MORE.
Michael says MORE?
Amelie says YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
OH, THIS THING IS- ARGH!
THERE WE GO.
Josh says SO IT TOOK SOME TIME AND
IT TOOK A LOT OF ENERGY.
Josh adds some screws.
Michael says KEEP GOING, KEEP
GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING!
NICE! ALRIGHT, WE'RE THERE.
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
ROBUST... NESS!
ALRIGHT, OVER HERE.
Michael and a volunteer carry a pole on her shoulders. Kira and Shaelynn hang from both ends.
[EVERYONE LAUGHING]
Shaelynn says PRAIRIE WAGON
CLIMBER.
Michael says THIS IS A DIAGRAM OF HOW
YOU ASSEMBLE IT, OKAY?
YOU SEE? SAME THING.
YOU CAN SEE THE
SIMILARITIES, RIGHT?
YOU GET THESE.
Michael gives Kira a bag full of screws.
Kira says THESE ARE HEAVY.
Michael says AND THESE DEFINITELY
GET USED SOMEWHERE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE.
He gives Shaelynn another bag.
Shaelynn says WHAT?!
Michael says LOOK AT THIS! IT'S INSANE!
Kira says PLAYGROUNDS ARE
SOMETIMES HARD TO MAKE.
Michael says ALRIGHT, GET
COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WE'VE
GOT SOME READING TO DO.
The girls say UGH. YAY.
Michael says OKAY. SO LET'S START
AT THE BEGINNING.
ALRIGHT, THERE IT IS.
Alex says END OF DAY ONE.
Michael says END OF DAY ONE, AND WE GOT
A LOT OF STUFF DONE TODAY!
WE GOT STARTED BUILDING THE
UPPER DECK ON ALEX'S AWESOME
WESTERN TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE,
SKETCHED OUT
JOSHUA'S WANTED POSTERS,
ASSEMBLED AMELIE'S
WOODLAND SWING SET,
AND STARTED SHAELYNN'S
PRAIRIE WAGON.
BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO
TOMORROW, SO I'D BETTER
GIDDY UP! YEE-HAW!
Kira says SEE YOU COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS
TOMORROW FOR DAY TWO!
Dax says DAX OUT!
A girl says DAY TWO!
Amelie says BEGINNING
OF DAY TWO!
IT'S RAINING!
Dax says WE'RE BUILDING ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Michael says BEGINNING OF DAY TWO.
WHERE IS MY GIVER TEAM?
Kira says WE WERE HIDING.
Kids appear from behind a huge dirt pile.
[KIDS ROARING AND LAUGHING]
Shaelynn says AND HE FELL BACKWARDS.
AND HIS HELMET CAME OFF.
[KIDS LAUGHING]
Kira says LIKE, WE JUMPED ON HIM
AND ATTACKED HIM.
IT WAS SO FUNNY.
Michael says WE NEED TO ASSEMBLE
SHAELYNN'S PRAIRIE WAGON
CLIMBER, GET STARTED ON
KIRA'S COWGIRL CUT-OUTS,
WORK ON ALEX'S WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE,
GET STARTED ON DAX'S
WESTERN MURAL,
WELD THE CHANNELS TO
EMILY'S SWING SET,
AND BEGIN MOVING ALL
THESE WOOD CHIPS.
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO!
Shaelynn says PRAIRIE
WAGON CLIMBER.
An animation shows the design for the climber.
Michael says THIS PORTION OF THE FRAME
IS GOING TO BE UNDERGROUND.
THIS IS THE AXLE
FOR THE WHEEL.
Josh says WE HAD TO LIFT THE WHEEL UP,
WHICH WAS REALLY,
REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE
IT WAS REALLY HEAVY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
IT'D BE THIS HEAVY.
UGH.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THE STEM GOES DOWN.
Josh says OH. YEAH.
Michael says SO YOU'RE GOING TO
LINE THAT HOLE UP WITH...
THAT ONE.
THERE WE GO. OKAY, GOOD.
YOU GUYS CAN LET OFF NOW.
Shaelynn screws the wheel to the axle.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THAT-
A LITTLE BIT SNUGGER.
NICE. ALRIGHT, NEXT ONE.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S AS TIGHT AS WE CAN GO.
THE WOOD CHIPS ARE GOING TO
COME RIGHT UP TO HERE,
AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
IT'S JUST ROLLING ALONG
IN THE DIRT.
Shaelynn says ME AND JOSH RODE IN THE WAGON.
WE GOT MICHAEL
TO BE OUR HORSE.
Michael says HERE WE GO.
The kids say WEST!
READY? HERE WE GO.
[GRUNTING AND STRAINING]
Shaelynn says UH, HE'S NOT HELPING.
[MICHAEL GRUNTS]
Josh says AH! NO! HE'S FREE!
Alex says WESTERN
TOWN PLAY STRUCTURE.
BAP-BA-BA-BAA!
They add window frames to the structure.
Michael says OKAY. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
SCREW IT IN LIKE THAT.
Kira says AT FIRST, IT FELT ALL
BUMPY AND STUFF...
Michael says OH. ALRIGHT.
Kira says AND THEN I GOT
THE HANG OF IT.
Michael says WHOA. THAT'S TOTALLY IT.
YOU TOTALLY JUST KILLED IT.
THAT'S GREAT. FANTASTIC.
YOU'RE A NATURAL!
Alex says CAN I HAVE YOUR DRILL?
[MICHAEL CHUCKLES]
(music plays)
Michael says NICE!
Alex says THERE YOU GO.
Michael says WELL DONE, BUDDY.
Alex says I FEEL REALLY GREAT ABOUT THE
WESTERN TOWN, AND I THINK
A LOT OF KIDS ARE GOING
TO REALLY LIKE IT.
The kids say GIVER!
WOOHOO!
Dax saysTRAIN MURAL.
Dominique says IS THERE A LOT OF
TRAINS IN ALBERTA?
Dax says YEAH, THERE'S TONS.
PEOPLE GOT TO THE WEST BY
TAKING TRAINS AT FIRST.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
WAS BUILT FROM MONTREAL
ALL THE WAY TO VANCOUVER
SO THAT MORE PEOPLE COULD
MOVE OUT WEST TO LIVE.
THE FIRST TIME THAT I DID THE
PASSENGER CAR WAS REALLY HARD.
Dominique holds a stencil on the mural while Dax sprays paint on it.
Dominique says THAT'S OKAY.
Dax says THIS IS HARD.
Dominique says THAT'S OKAY!
Dax says BUT WHEN I DID THE SECOND
AND THIRD, IT WAS EASY.
AH, MOVE IT AROUND...
THREE, TWO, ONE...
IT WILL BE TERRIBLE.
Dominique says OH! OH, THAT'S COOL!
I LIKE THAT.
YOU LIKE THAT?
Dax says AS YOU DO IT MORE,
IT GETS EASIER.
Dominique says AH, THERE WE GO.
NOW YOU'VE GOT IT.
THIS GUY, THIS IS A WINNER.
LOOK AT THAT! BOOM!
ET VOILA, MONSIEUR.
AND ALREADY, LOOK AT THAT -
BEAUTIFUL, NICE LINES...
Dax says I LIKE IT. [CHUCKLES]
TRAIN MURAL!
Kira says COWGIRL CUT-OUT.
SO, FIRST, SOMEBODY
LIES ON THE BOARD.
Dominique says AND THEN WHAT WOULD
MAKE IT VERY COWGIRL?
Kira says LIKE, A LASSO COULD
COME OUT OF MY HAND.
Amelie says WE SHOULD DO, LIKE, SOME
KIND OF COOL HAT, AND
MAYBE SHE SHOULD HAVE
HER LEGS CROSSED.
Dominique says LIKE, ON THE SIDE OR JUST
CROSSED STANDING, LIKE THAT?
Amelie says YEAH, LIKE THAT,
LIKE THAT. YEAH.
AND WE TRACED EACH OTHER,
AND THE MOST DIFFICULT PART
ABOUT THE DRAWING WAS, LIKE,
THE FEET AND THE LEGS...
BUT CAN YOU LIFT
UP YOUR ONE LEG?
Kira says THIS ONE?
Amelie says YEAH.
BECAUSE YOU HAD TO PUT IT
IN A SPECIAL POSITION, AND
IT'S HARD TO DRAW LIKE THAT.
Dominique says SO ARE YOU GOOD?
Kira says I HAD TO MOVE AND DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
Amelie says OKAY, I'M DONE.
Dominique says YOU DO REALIZE THAT YOU ARE
LITERALLY GOING TO BE
IN THE PARK FOREVER.
Kira and Amelie say JIGSAW TIME!
Kira says WE CUT OUT MY
COWGIRL WITH THE JIGSAW.
IT'S REALLY LOUD.
AND THEN YOU SPRAY-PAINT IT.
The girls say SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE,
SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE.
Dominique says YEAH, JUST BE CAREFUL THAT
THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH PAINT,
BUT KEEP GOING.
Alex says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO!
Michael says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO, AND OUR
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN
PLAYGROUND IS COMING ALONG!
OUR WESTERN PLAY STRUCTURE
HERE LOOKS AMAZING...
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR
WAGON IS AND I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT THE SWING YET.
AND DESPITE THE RAIN, I
THINK WE WILL GET IT DONE...
BECAUSE OF OUR
INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS!
THANK YOU!
[KIDS CHEERING]
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
They stand next to a metal T structure on the ground.
Michael says WE'RE GOING TO WELD OUR
SWING SET UP AND OVER -
LIKE, THE HOOP WILL COME ON
BACK DOWN TO THERE.
Shaelynn says WE HAD TO HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY
GEAR, SO WE HAD THE COAT, AND
THEN WE HAD THE GLOVES, AND
THEN WE HAD THE BIG HELMETS.
Michael says ARE YOU FEELING IT?
ARE YOU FEELING GOOD?
Shaelynn says OH MY GOSH!
WELDING WITH
MICHAEL WAS SO COOL!
(music plays)
THEN YOU, LIKE, DO ZIGZAGS,
SO IT'S LIKE STITCHES -
SO YOU GO, "BOOP,
BOOP, BOOP, BOOP,
BOOP, BOOP, BOOP, BOOP, BOOP."
HA!
Michael says CHECK IT OUT!
NOW, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT
YOU MADE A PERFECT CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE TWO METALS.
Shaelynn says THAT'S SO COOL!
Michael says NICELY DONE. THAT'S ACTUALLY
THE BEST WELDING
THAT ANY GIVER KID'S
EVER DONE.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
They high-five.
Shaelynn says I WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
I EVEN ASKED MY DAD IF HE CAN
BUY ONE OF THOSE MACHINES.
Michael says LET'S GO WELD THE
OTHER ONE OVER THERE.
COME WITH ME.
Amelie says ALEX JANVIER MURAL.
Dominique says AMELIE WANTED TO
DO A MURAL TO CELEBRATE
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED
IN CANADA FIRST.
Amelie says YOU SHOULD REALLY CELEBRATE
THE WORK OF NATIVE PEOPLE,
BECAUSE THEY DO STUFF WITH
THEIR CULTURE, AND THEIR ART
IS VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
Dominique says THERE'S THIS AMAZING ARTIST
FROM ALBERTA, AND I'M HOPING
WE CAN BE INSPIRED BY HIM
TO MAKE THIS HUGE MURAL.
ALEX JANVIER, WHAT HE DID IS
HE'D TAKE BEAUTIFUL COLOURS
AND LINE THEM UP TOGETHER.
A picture of a man in his eighties appears.
Kira says ALEX JANVIER IS AN ABORIGINAL
ARTIST FROM ALBERTA.
HIS PAINTINGS ARE VERY
BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL.
Amelie says WHEN I LOOK
AT THAT MURAL,
I FEEL VERY HAPPY.
Kira says WE GOT TO MEET
A REAL COWBOY.
Michael says OH MY GOSH. LASSOING!
Ernie says HEY! HOWDY, PARTNERS!
Ernie is in his sixties, with short gray hair and wears glasses, jeans, a black leather jacket and a cowboy’s hat.
Alex says AND COWBOY ERNIE WAS
ON A HORSE NAMED RICK!
YEE-HAW!
Josh says WHY DON'T I SEE
TEETH IN HIS MOUTH?
Ernie shows the kids the horse’s teeth.
The kids say OH!
[KIDS LAUGH]
Ernie says THAT'S HOW YOU TELL A HORSE'S
AGE, BY THE TEETH.
Dax says HOW OLD IS HE?
Ernie says HOW OLD IS HE?
HE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD.
Dax says HE'S AS OLD AS ME.
Ernie says HE'S AS OLD AS YOU!
Kira says AND WE LEARNED
HOW TO USE LASSOS.
Ernie lassoes Alex.
Aleck says ACK! AH! I'M TRAPPED! AH!
NOW WE TIE YOU UP HERE
AND WE LET THE HORSE GO.
WE SEND THE HORSE
FOR A RIDE THERE.
THIS IS WHAT THEY USED
TO DO WITH THE BAD GUYS.
Shaelynn says IT WAS REALLY TRICKY, 'CAUSE
YOU HAD TO, LIKE, KEEP IT
IN A POSITION THAT YOU CAN
GET AROUND PEOPLE'S HEADS.
Kira says OH, SO CLOSE!
[EVERYONE LAUGHING]
Dax says HELP, SOMEBODY!
Everyone says YEE-HAW!
Alex says WELL, I GOT SOMETHING.
IT JUST WASN'T WHAT I
WAS EXPECTING TO GET.
Alex catches the camera with his lasso.
The kids say NICE! GOT HIM!
Michael says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Ernie says ALRIGHT, GUYS. THANK YOU!
SUPER TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
The kids say THANK YOU.
Michael says HAPPY TRAILS.
HERE WE GO.
Josh says WHOA, HE'S FAST!
Kira says OH, HE'S CANTERING!
END OF DAY TWO.
Michael says END OF DAY TWO...
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
DO ON ALEX'S PLAY STRUCTURE.
WE NEED TO ATTACH THE LADDERS
TO THE PRAIRIE WAGON,
INSTALL AND PAINT
AMELIE'S SWING SET,
AND ATTACH JOSHUA'S WANTED
POSTERS AND KIRA'S
COWBOY CUT-OUTS, SO WE'D
BETTER GIDDY UP IF WE'RE
GOING TO BE READY FOR
TOMORROW'S GRAND OPENING!
A boy catches Michael with a lasso.
Michael says ACK! GAH!
Michael chuckles and says I'LL SEE YOU
LATER!
Shaelynn says SEE YOU COWGIRLS AND COWBOYS
AT THE GRAND OPENING.
Dax says I HOPE IT DRIES OFF.
A girl says DAY THREE.
Kira says DAY THREE.
Michael says IT'S PRETTY QUIET IN
THIS HERE WESTERN TOWN.
I WONDER WHERE
MY GIVER TEAM IS.
[KIDS ROARING]
Michael says AGH! THERE THEY ARE!
HELLO, GIVER TEAM!
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY?
The kids say GOOD!
Michael says FANTASTIC. WELL, IT IS OUR
GRAND OPENING TODAY,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STILL
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THE GIVER TEAM NEEDS TO
FINISH THE WESTERN TOWN PLAY
STRUCTURE, PAINT AND ATTACH
THE SEATS ON THE SWING SET,
PUT UP THE CUT-OUTS AND THE
WANTED POSTERS,
FINISH THE PRAIRIE WAGON,
AND MOVE IN ALL OF
THE WOOD CHIPS.
SO ARE YOU READY TO GIVER?
The kids say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT. WELL, THEN...
The kids say LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO!
Alex says WESTERN TOWN
PLAY STRUCTURE.
I HAD TO GO UP ON THE TOP OF
THE WESTERN TOWN WITH KIRA.
Michael says ARE YOU OKAY WITH HEIGHTS?
Kira climbs up a ladder and says YES.
Kira says WE WERE REALLY HIGH UP.
IT WAS SO COOL.
WE HAD THIS BLUE PIECE
OF WALL THAT WE DRILLED
INTO THE, UM, WALL.
Michael says THAT'S IT.
WHY DON'T YOU DO
THE ONE DOWN THERE?
Alex says AGH!
Michael says OH! THAT ONE'S GONE.
Alex says YEP.
Michael says THAT ONE IS GONE!
Michael gives Kira another bolt.
Alex says HE LIVED A LONG LIFE.
Michael says I KNOW. NEVER GOT TO FULFILL
HIS DESTINY, THOUGH.
(music plays)
NICE!
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING,
ALL THE WAY DOWN THE WHOLE
LENGTH OF THE THING, OKAY?
Alex says OH, YES!
Amelie says WOODLAND SWING SET.
Dominique says IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU HAD
AN IDEA ABOUT THIS SWING SET.
YOU WANTED TO
MODIFY THEM A BIT?
Amelie says I REALLY WANTED MY SWING SET
TO LOOK LIKE THE TREES
IN SASKATCHEWAN.
Dominique says I'LL HELP YOU PUT IT ON.
MAKE SURE NOT TO
GET THE PLASTIC.
THERE YOU GO.
Amelie and Josh start spray painting the poles.
Josh says OH! PFFT! UGH!
Amelie says UH OH.
(music plays)
Amelie says JUST LOOK AROUND - THIS
PLAYGROUND IS ART!
(music plays)
The team and the volunteers add the final touches to the playground.
(music plays)
Dax says WE GOT TO PUT THE LADDER
ON THE PRAIRIE WAGON.
Dax says OVER HERE, GUYS.
Shaelynn and Michael carry the ladder.
Michael says ALRIGHT.
YEAH, RIGHT THERE.
YEAH. PUT IT IN.
GOT IT?
Shaelynn screws the ladder in.
Michael says I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
IT FEELS PRETTY TIGHT.
Now Dax drills some screws in.
Michael says I THINK THAT'S IT,
DUDE, THAT'S IT.
OKAY, SHAELYNN.
GIVE IT A TRY.
Shaelynn climbs up the ladder.
Michael says WHAT?
YEE... HAW!
I LOVE IT!
Amelie says IT'S A RACE TO
THE FINISH LINE.
The kids say TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO, ONE...
Amelie says TIME'S UP, PARTNER!
[KIDS CHEERING]
Michael says FANTASTIC!
OH, WELL, WELL
DONE, GIVER TEAM!
PLAYGROUND IS FINISHED!
Alex says WE DID IT!
Shaelynn says WE'RE FINISHED!
Michael says ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW
IS TO OPEN IT UP.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO GIVER?
The kids scream YEAH!
Michael says FANTASTIC!
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says LET'S GO OPEN IT UP!
Kira says I FEEL REALLY HAPPY THAT I'M
HELPING GIVE KIDS A NICE
COMMUNITY PARK TO PLAY IN.
Josh says OUR PLAYGROUND LOOKS
COLOURFUL AND AMAZING!
(music plays)
Amelie says I JUST
CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
(music plays)
Josh says IT'S REALLY FUN,
INSTEAD OF HAVING FUN,
MAKING OTHER KIDS HAVE FUN.
(music plays)
Dax says I THINK GIVER'S MAGIC.
Amelie says IT'S PLAYGROUND OPENING TIME!
Alex says WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!
Michael says WELCOME, OTTAWA,
TO YOUR NEW SASKATCHEWAN
AND ALBERTA PLAYGROUND!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Michael says THIS GIVER TEAM AND SO MANY
VOLUNTEERS HAVE REALLY
WORKED HARD OVER THE LAST THREE
DAYS TO BUILD THIS INCREDIBLE
PLAYGROUND YOU SEE BEHIND US,
AND BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP,
THERE'S A FEW THINGS THEY'D
LIKE TO SAY TO YOU...
SO TAKE IT AWAY.
Dax says I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS
PARK AS MUCH AS I DO.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF
THE WORK WE'VE DONE.
Kira says IT'S BEEN A GREAT
EXPERIENCE,
MEETING NEW AND
AWESOME FRIENDS.
Shaelynn says I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I
HELPED BUILD THIS PLAYGROUND.
THANK YOU.
Michael says ALRIGHT. ARE WE READY TO GET
THIS PLAYGROUND OPENED?
The kids say YEAH!
Amelie and Alex cut the ribbon.
Everyone says LET'S... GIVER!
Michael says WOOHOO!
COME ON, EVERYBODY!
Shaelynn says IT FELT LIKE
IT WAS LIKE A STAMPEDE
WHEN EVERYBODY RUSHED
INTO THE PLAYGROUND.
Alex says I THINK THAT THIS
PLAYGROUND WILL MEAN A LOT
TO THE KIDS THAT PLAY HERE.
Amelie says LOOK AT THAT!
I THOUGHT OF THAT!
A boy says ASHLEY, COME ON UP!
Dax says GUYS, DO YOU LIKE
MY MURAL?
Everyone says YEAH!
Dax says I THINK THEY DO.
Josh says I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH,
MUCH SMALLER THAN THIS,
BUT IT ENDED UP
BEING HUGE.
Shaelynn says I WILL REALLY MISS DOING THIS,
AND I REALLY WANT TO BE
A PART OF THIS AGAIN.
THIS IS JUST AN
AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
Kira says COME CHECK OUT OUR NEW ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN PLAYGROUND.
YEE-HAW!
Michael and Dominique say WE'LL SEE YOU AT OUR
NEXT GIVER BUILD!
WOOHOO!
(music plays)
They all say YEAH!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: CMF.
Logo: Rocket Fund.
Logo: Bell Fund.
Logo: Canada. The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
Produced in association with TVO Kids. Visit Giver online at tvokids.com.
Produced in association Knowledge: Kids.
Produced in association APTN.
Logo: Sinking Ship Entertainment. Sinking Ship (Giver 4) Productions Inc.
Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.
Michael says NINE PROVINCES
AND TWO TERRITORIES
ARE NOW COMPLETE.
Dominique says JOIN US NEXT WEEK,
AS WE BUILD
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR!
The kids say LET'S... GIVER!
Dax saysGOOD LUCK,
NEWFOUNDLAND TEAM.
Amelie shows some children’s art and says HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA!
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