TORONTO – Shaw Media and Muse Entertainment have begun production on March to the Pole, a documentary following four injured Canadian soldiers trekking into the High Arctic as part of their recovery.
The Canadian veterans are recovering from physical and mental injuries sustained during tours of duty, and are part of the 2014 True Patriot Love Expedition to the Magnetic North Pole. Paired with some of the country’s top business leaders for the two week trek, they are also joined by Canadian women’s hockey Olympic champions Caroline Ouellette and Geneviève Lacasse. The team left from Ottawa on April 19 for Resolute Bay, Nunavut, where they spent three days preparing for the trip, and then began their trek on April 22 after being dropped off 100 kilometres away from the Magnetic North Pole.
The film is slated to air later this year on History Canada.
“At History, we honour Canadian veterans with original documentaries, telling the firsthand stories of the men and women who have experienced war,” said Barbara Williams, Shaw Media’s SVP of content, in the news release. “We are proud to be working on March to the Pole with outstanding organizations like the True Patriot Love Foundation and Muse Entertainment to give voice to Canadian veterans who have recently seen combat.”
March to the Pole is produced by Muse Entertainment and Canadian Adventure Productions, in association with Shaw Media and History Canada.
