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EPISODE 4
The Andersons & John Whylie
BROADCAST DATES:
Thursday, June 29 at 10 P.M. (ET)
and repeating on Sunday, July 2 at 7 P.M. (ET)
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Ron and Sandy Anderson were pursuing their dream of a better life when they started homesteading in northern British Columbia’s Peace River district in the mid-60’s. By 1969 they had cleared 100 acres of their 1200 acre homestead and had about 30 cattle. They had three children…no electricity, no phone, no TV. Their lives have changed little over the past thirty-five years. Today, they have about 600 acres cleared and 90 head of cattle. They still have no electricity, no telephone or TV. Their children are grown and gone….and the ranch faces an uncertain future as the Andersons approach their seventies.
For more information about Northern British Columbia: Tourism BC
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John Whylie’s life couldn’t be more different from the Anderson’s. Where they sought to establish themselves on their own, he sought acceptance from the larger community. John came to Toronto from Jamaica in 1969. He had $35 and a dream of finding a job that “will make me feel like somebody again.” Subtle racism made it difficult to find work so he headed to the mines in northern Ontario. Being the only black miner in Sudbury had a profound affect on him. He eventually found acceptance within the mult-cultural mix in Toronto only to have misplaced trust cost him a successful business. A brush with the law led him to church where he found a new wife and reconciliation with his estranged daughter. Now as he nears retirement, he tries to reconcile reality with the dreams of a young immigrant.
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