Agency - English program:.North West Centre. Agency:.Produced by Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, History Television, National Film Board of Canada, National Geographic Canada, with the participation of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Banff Centre, the CanWest Western Independent Producers Fund, and the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry.

Director, Guy Clarkson ; producer, Guy Clarkson ; executive producer, Michael Kot, Graydon McCrea ; producer, Bonnie Thompson ; camera, Guy Clarkson, René J. Collins, Glen Crawford, Bob Landis, Patrick Morrow, Douglas Munro, Art Raham, Roger Vernon, A.J. Vesak ; editor, Paul Mortimer ; music, Bruce Leitl ; writer, Guy Clarkson, P.J. Reece ; sound recordist, Margot McMaster, Larry MacDonald, Mike Myrden, Igal Petel ; animation, Richard Hertle ; graphics, Louise Overy, Pierre Landry, Gaspard Gaudreau ; research, Bonnie Hamilton, Robert Sandford, Holly Quan, Jon Whelan ; consultant, Douglas Chadwick, Wayne Choquette, Mike Demuth, Ted Hart, Kim Heinemeyer, Harvey Locke, Brian Luckman, Marty Magne, Dan McCarthy, Brian Patton, Stephen Pyne, Brian Reeves, Robert Sandford, David Schindler, Douglas Smith, Henry, Jr. Vaux ; supervising sound editor, Patrick Butler, André Gagnon ; sound editor, Bennett Suba, Cory Gray ; foley, Bennett Suba, Cory Gray ; re-recording mixer, Patrick Butler, Cory Gray, Luc Léger.

Recorded 2005.

Are we loving our mountains to death? Guy Clarkson examines the current state of human encroachment in our mountain regions. From recreation to resource exploitation to residential development, it comes down to a question of how much pressure the mountains can withstand. There's no question that this is an eco-region On the Edge, but how to save it before it's too late? Clarkson's ongoing journey up and down the backbone of the world uncovers a passionate controversy among backcountry users over the idea of limits to growth. To explore this touchy subject, Clakson skis virgin slopes with a heliski pioneer, hill climbs with snowmobilers, rides boundary trails with National Park wardens, and meets a First Nations chief who sees her tribe's future in the development of a casino and golf course. On the eastern slopes of the Rockies, a housing development runs into a coalition of ranchers and conservationists. For die-hard individualists, it's a battle for rights and freedom. "Don't talk to me about rights," says Chief Sophie Pierre, "if, first of all, you don't look after your responsibility.".

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).