programming highlights for the 2003-2004 season.

Gold Trails And Ghost Towns
Just joined the schedule
Weekdays @ 7am

Host Mike Roberts and master storyteller Bill Barlee take an historical journey into Canada’s colourful past in Gold Trails and Ghost Towns. Filmed in their studio set which depicts a trapper’s cabin, Mike and Bill delve into the opening of the West by seekers of gold and other precious metals at the turn of the century.

A Repair to Remember
Just joined the schedule
Weekdays @ 8:30am & 4:30am

A fix-it show for people who want to learn how to do more of their own home repairs. Hosted by Mag Ruffman, viewers will learn how to fix malfunctioning doors, repair damaged walls, and even tackle plumbing and electrical jobs.

Superdave Osbourne
Just joined the schedule
Weeknights @ 2:30am

Comedy series featuring resident daredevil Super Dave Osborne performing crazy cartoon-like stunts.

House Rules
Airdate TBA

Each week, the hosts descend upon two homeowners who are considering selling
their homes. With a team of design experts and cameras in tow, the challenge is to introduce some unique ideas to increase the value of the properties in one day. When the work is done, valuation experts return to give their “official” verdict.

CARP Docs
Airdate TBA

2 Signature Documentaries produced in association with 50+ (CARP).

Past Lives
Tuesdays @ 11pm
Thursdays @ 10:30am
Saturdays @ 10pm
Premieres the week of August 18th, 2003

Past Lives invites viewers to follow engaging, passionate Canadians in search of their roots. Of course, there are always family secrets to uncover, a skeleton or two in the closet and surprising stories that will be revealed that may have skipped a generation or two. Moving, shocking and mysterious, these stories will take up traipsing through the byways to dig for pieces of the family’s past. What will be the impact of such a trip on our Canadians? Their future, their identity and self-view will surely be changed forever…

Body & Health
Weekdays @ 6pm & 3:30am
Currently airing

Body & Health is a daily half-hour health and medical show that addresses all aspects of health and wellness from a Canadian perspective. The show draws on the expertise of community leaders who run Canada’s major non-profit health agencies as well as medical associations and universities, including McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. Health policy issues; significant medical breakthroughs; prevention and wellness information; lifestyle, fitness and nutrition tips for men, women and children; home care for the aging population; and health travel are just
some of the timely features viewers can expect.

Body & Health Documentaries
Four (4) primetime, in depth Specials on:
1) Children’s Health
2) Aging
3) Sports Medicine
4) Pain Management
Airdate for thse specials are TBA

MoneyWise Makeover Specials
Regular edition currently airing Weeknights @ 11:30pm & 3:30am
Specials airdates are TBA

Hosted by Peter Kent and Deirdre McMurdy, MoneyWise Make-Over will show people how to better manage their money so they can lessen the stress associated with financial worry. The program will also employ a fully convergent media strategy that successfully combines TV (traditional and digital platform), online and print publications.

Fantasy Garden
Thursdays @ 11pm
Saturdays @ 9pm
Premieres the week of August 18th, 2003

Fantasy Gardens is a gardening series with the drama and exuberance of a work of art. Releasing the “id” of gardening, it challenges our ideas of where and how we can express ourselves and encourages us to experiment in our own backyards, even if our budgets are limited.

Designing Couples
Airdate TBA

Put your knowledge of your spouse to a real test by redesigning one entire room just for her or him. Pull out the stops in attempting to make it exactly what she or he has always wanted, using favorite colours, favorite smells, favorite furniture, favorite everything. It will require setting aside personal likes and dislikes and in so doing, creating a design surprise that is sure to make the love links stronger. Or will it? Watch with us, as two people in love, laugh about each other, share secrets about each other and pour themselves into giving each other a fabulous gift of design love.

Rags to Riches
Airdate TBA

Armed with $300 and their own unique sense of style, three teams hunt down the cheapest, wildest, hippest fashions. Scouring second-hand, third-hand and vintage shops, they secure the goods and then clean, repair, reconfigure and accessorize their fashion finds to be judged. With the help of a team of beauty consultants, the contestants are transformed for an exciting and glamorous runway fashion show. An audience of super-critical fashion insiders and outsiders weigh-in, and our judges decide which team has most successfully turned their rags into riches.

The Antique Hunter
Wednesdays @ 11pm
Premieres the week of August 18th, 2003

Hosted by expert dealer and collector, Rene Huard, The Antique Hunter travels the back roads of North America in search of true antique treasures and collectibles. From busy tag sales to dusty basements and attics, from bustling auctions to derelict barns, The Antique Hunter goes where no antique or collectibles program has gone before.

Great Taste/No Money
Mondays @ 11pm
Saturdays @ 10:30am & 7pm
Premieres the week of August 18th, 2003

From humble apartments to mansions and everything in between, designer/host Stephen Fermoyle gives viewers some great design do’s and prevents them from committing design crimes. It’s a lively, humourous look at how to
incorporate a little flair and good taste into your life without costing a fortune!

Premiere dates are subject to change.