Main Speaker(s): Constance Backhouse. Location: MacDonald Hall. Video is of a lecture by Backhouse on Clara Brett Martin, the first Canadian woman to be granted entrance to a law school. Backhouse talks about her journey to becoming a lawyer, the backlash experienced by Martin, and controversy surrounding her life.
Main Speaker(s): David Helwig. Kingston Waterfront Plot D. Video takes place after the last piece of Kingston's waterfront was purchased for commercial development. Video was filmed on the first day of development, highlighting the natural beauty of the area soon to be destroyed with narration by Helwig.
Main Speaker(s): Betty Gauntlet, Karen Ellis, Bill Tate, several children. Begins with clips from a theatre production of The Wizard of Oz at the Grand Theatre in Kingston. Afterward Gauntlet, Ellis, Tate, and several children are asked about their thoughts on the show, and the arts in Kingston. After that clips from a rehearsal of the Kingston Symphony are played.
Main Speaker(s): Samphan Usher. Begins with an interview with Chinese brush painter Usher who is asked about her opinions on the impact of the arts on Kingston, and how the local community suppotrs the arts. Afterwards clips of her painting are played.
Location: Lake Ontario. Begins with an overhead shot of the Portmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston with the label 'Day 1' before cutting to raw footage of the different sailboat races that happened that day, each labelled with the boat class and track name. Cuts to another overheard shot before showing a still picture of a sailboat with the label 'Kingston, Ontario'. Afterward come footage of Day 2 following the exact same format as Day 1, beginning with an overhead shot before cutting to raw footage of some of the races and ending with a still shot of several seconds. Footage of Day 3 is then shown in the same format. Footage from Day 4 is also shown. Video contains on-screen notes which wouldn't be seen by a viewing audiencee, such as a green box advising 'repeat follows' and a countdown from 1 minute to feed time.
Part 1. Main Speaker(s): Peter Trueman, Ruth Grier, Helen Cooper, Dr Tom Barton, Kevin Jardine, Peter Meyboom. Location: Grant Hall. Video begins with Trueman introducing the symposium's panelists. Afterwards Grier begins the discussion with a speech on how she would improve solid waste management with a focus on the three R's. Next Cooper talks on how municipalities can work to reduce solid waste. Dr Barton next proposes incinerating waste which cannot by directly reused. Next Jardine speaks on behalf of Greenpeace. Lastly Meyboom speaks on the benefits of composting.
Part 2. Begins with the continuation and conclusion of Meyboom's speech. Afterwards the panelists discuss each other's speeches amongst themselves. They later take questions from audience members.