I'm thrilled to announce another Seeing Canada Holiday Marathon is Here — Join Me on This Adventure!
Ready to explore Canada with me this holiday season? There's going to be a Seeing Canada marathon coming up on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
Holiday Marathon Schedule (All times in EST):
Christmas Day (Dec 25) – Season 4 starts at Noon
Boxing Day (Dec 26) – Season 3 starts at 10 AM
New Year’s Day (Jan 1) – Season 4 begins at 4 PM
In Season 3, we connect with Canada’s incredible culinary scene, explore its beautiful nature, and dive into the rich diversity of cultures. We also uncover stories of Indigenous tourism, Black History, and Southwestern Ontario’s deep ties to the Underground Railroad.
In Season 4, we continue the journey with even more — connecting with Canada’s food, nature, diverse cultures, unique characters, and the powerful stories of Indigenous tourism.
I’m so excited for you to join me on this journey — I hope to inspire you to explore new places and see Canada in a whole new light.
Catch all the action on CPAC TV — Happy Holidays!
I do love growing food and making films so this new series Food's Footprint with Brandy Yanchyk makes me very happy. It focuses on sustainable agriculture and the future of food.
So far I have made three short videos about five minutes each. Please enjoy them and think about all the wonderful things you could be growing in your garden.
The series is on my YouTube channel for free. Please subscribe and share. https://www.youtube.com/@BrandyYProductions
A big thank you to Thomas Dudley and Cory Johnn for their camera work and Johnny Blerot for the sound mix and Michael Macintosh for the colour correction and delivery. I am the director, producer, writer, host and editor on the series!
These short films were made with the support of Alberta's government through Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
I recently attended the 2024 Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Annual Convention in beautiful Istanbul, Turkey! It was a fantastic opportunity to network at the Media Marketplace and other events, while looking for new stories for my travel series, Brandy Yanchyk Sees the World.
Want to explore Canada this Thanksgiving?
Watch Journalist Brandy Yanchyk's educational travel documentary TV series “Seeing Canada”!
The fourth season is airing in a special marathon from 3 PM to 7 PM EDT on Monday, October 14, 2024 on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
It you like to stream you can watch it any time on PBS Passport!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Recently I filmed in Calgary, Alberta at the Land of Dreams.
On this small area of land I met newcomers to Canada who are learning how to grow vegetables and flowers in Alberta's soil.
They are also learning about Indigenous culture and how to raise chickens, be a beekeeper and the importance of compost.
It's an amazing urban farming initiative by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society.
I was filming for my new documentary series that I am hosting which is currently called "Food's Footprint".
The documentary series "Food’s Footprint" will go on a journey across Alberta and British Columbia to discover the sustainable food practices that are altering the future of food and the environment.
Thank you to the Alberta Federation of the Arts for the funding to start this new series.
We can't wait to share our new documentary ""Food is my Teacher" with those living near Banff, Alberta!
Come and join us for a screening & potluck.
Dr. Tammara Soma and I will be there as part of a discussion panel after the documentary.
Register for the potluck and screening here.
You can watch it now on CBC GEM.
I am thrilled to announce that my episode Seeing Canada - "Black History in South Western Ontario" has won FIRST PLACE in the Virtual storytelling category in the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) 7th Annual Canadian Chapter Awards.
The judge said "This was an interesting episode sharing meaningful stories that we as Canadians should be familiar with. This is a sort of journalistic storytelling that I'd like to see more often, travel media stories that turn the camera outwards, shining a spotlight on the local people and their stories as shared by them. I learned a lot from this and enjoyed Brandy as a host, particularly when she was connecting with her subjects in a more relaxed and human way. Congratulations, everyone.”
You can watch the episode "Seeing Canada" - BLACK HISTORY IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO online on CPAC-TV.
Here is the description:
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk explores Southwestern Ontario where she learns about the Underground Railroad and the history of the Freedom Seekers who came to Canada and helped build a large, vibrant Black community in the country.
Brandy visits The Amherstburg Freedom Museum, the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum and Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site now called the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History.
Brandy also meets with Teajai Travis, a Descendant of Underground Railroad Travellers, and with Educator, Irene Moore Davis, at the Tower of Freedom in Windsor.
This Sunday join host Brandy Yanchyk when she travels to British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin Coast in her travel series "Seeing Canada" season four.
You can catch this new episode on CPAC-TV (Cable Public Affairs Channel) at 9:30 pm ET and then it will be online. The series will also be airing on PBS and Create TV soon.
Here is a description of episode 404:
Exploring British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Region.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to the Cariboo Chilcotin Region in British Columbia where she learns how to make cinnabon buns at The Historic Chilcotin Lodge in Riske Creek.
Then Brandy learns how to trim a horse's hooves at the Terra Nostra Guest Ranch in Kleena Kleene.
In Clinton, Brandy meets David Arlen Park, a Musician and Owner of The Junction Cafe, who teaches her how to be a barista.
I am thrilled to announce that the first new episode of my travel series Seeing Canada season four will air this Sunday on CPAC-TV at 9:30 pm ET.
There are eight new episodes in total and they will air each Sunday for the next eight weeks on CPAC-TV.
Season four will also air on PBS stations and Create TV in the future.
Thank you to everyone who was part of "Seeing Canada" season four!
Here is a description of Seeing Canada episode 401:
Indigenous Tourism and Art in South Eastern Ontario
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk meets the rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses and makes a corn husk doll at the Madahoki Farm in Ottawa’s Greenbelt. Then Brandy travels to Akwesasne where she makes traditional Mohawk cornbread. In Kingston she learns to paint with artist Francisco Corbett at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
For a more in depth description of the new Seeing Canada season four series click here: https://vimeo.com/855173823?share=copy
Lots of great articles have been coming in for Dr. Tammara Soma and Brandy Yanchyk’s new documentary Food is my Teacher.
Read them here:
Article by the Edmonton Journal “Local award-winning filmmaker's latest Food is my Teacher premieres Friday
Article by Edify “The Best Teacher of All”.
Article by AlbertaPrimeTimes.com “Food as teacher and healer, the focus of new documentary”.
Article by SFU NEWS “SFU’s Tammara Soma explores the healing power of food in new documentary.”
Article by CBC “Professor, filmmaker travel across B.C., Alberta to explore the healing power of food”.
CBC Edmonton AM interview “Food as a healer and educator”.
It's great to see these articles and interviews about my new documentary Food is My Teacher with Dr. Tammara Soma about the healing power of food.
Article by the Edmonton Journal “Local award-winning filmmaker's latest Food is my Teacher premieres Friday
Article by Edify “The Best Teacher of All”.
Article by AlbertaPrimeTimes.com “Food as teacher and healer, the focus of new documentary”.
Article by SFU NEWS “SFU’s Tammara Soma explores the healing power of food in new documentary.”
Article by CBC “Professor, filmmaker travel across B.C., Alberta to explore the healing power of food”.
CBC Edmonton AM interview “Food as a healer and educator”.
Tune in when “Food is My Teacher” starts streaming on CBC Gem this Friday, August 25th and premieres on CBC TV in Alberta and BC on Saturday, August 26th, at 7 p.m. local time.
Thank you to the wonderful team who helped put this together:
Dr. Tammara Soma: Co-writer/co-director, Brandy Yanchyk: co-writer/co-director and producer, DOP: Mitch Fraser, Camera in BC: Thomas Dudley Productions, Editor: Sarah Taylor Editor, Colour Correction: Michael McIntosh, Post Production Sound: Johnny Blerot and Executive Producer: Sheila Peacock.
#FoodismyTeacher
Whatcha doing on Sunday nights in August?
Hope you’re watching season three of Brandy Yanchyk’s travel documentary series “Seeing Canada”.
For those of you with cable it is available across Canada on CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel / Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble)
Eight new episodes of #SeeingCanada will start airing in September in season four. Yahoo.
"Food is My Teacher" will now air on August 25th and 26th on CBC!
The airing date has changed for my new documentary "Food Is My Teacher".
Food is my Teacher starts streaming on CBC Gem on Friday August 25th, and premieres on CBC TV in Alberta and BC, on Saturday August 26th, at 7 pm local time.
Here is the synopsis of this new documentary:
Food can teach us love and bring people together. But for Tammara Soma, a food professor, food was originally a source of pain. Join her journey to learn about the healing power of food from the perspective of Indigenous, Muslim, Chinese, Filipino, Sikh and Polish Canadian experts.
Food is my Teacher was co-written and co-directed by myself and Dr. Tammara Soma.
I was the producer of the film and Sheila Peacock from CBC was the Executive Producer. It was edited by Sarah Taylor Editor.
The documentary was filmed in Alberta and British Columbia.
On Canada Day (July 1st) , join me, Brandy Yanchyk for a marathon of my travel documentary series "Seeing Canada".
Embark on a journey of discovery across Canada as I showcase fantastic experiences everywhere I visit in season THREE!
Watch the "Seeing Canada" marathon July 1 at 7 am & 1:30 pm ET / 4 am & 10:30 am PT on CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel / Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble).
Also, on Canada Day, if you live in Toronto or Buffalo from 3pm to 6pm tune into the TV station WNED PBS to watch a Seeing Canada Marathon! The station will be airing six new episodes from season three of #SeeingCanada!
Here’s a description of the episodes: https://brandyyanchyk.com/seeing-canada-s3
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