Nerves Of Steel

In a study of caribou and wolves, Paul Dubois and Roland Lemieux must fly over Ontario territories armed with a simple rifle-net in the hope of capturing these wild beasts. Once in captivity, the challenge is far from over: they must also install a telemetric collar.

Fishing for snow crab in Quebec involves significant risks. Fishers must face storms, winds and strong currents or sometimes even the thick ice and the icy winds of spring. On March 21 for the past 30 years, Steven Jones was the first to drop anchor to Anticosti Island to drop about 125 crab cages for 30 consecutive hours.

Occupations practiced by forestry workers are considered the most dangerous in the world. From the woodcutter to the sawmill engineer, to the trucker, they all have to work with unpredictable equipment and machinery and remain concentrated for very long hours of work.

Scuba diving is not always synonymous with leisure. Sometimes, some underwater work requires the expertise of a team of divers who will have to perform their tasks under difficult and complex conditions. Scuba divers are constantly faced with new challenges.

The St-Félicien Zoo harbors more than 1000 species of animals on day parole. Dispersed on the vast grounds of the zoo, it is not easy for Chief Veterinarian Josée Tremblay to watch over the health of all these. Particularly when it comes to Japanese macaques carrying a deadly virus, polar bears or even Siberian tigers ..

The job of a lineman is to build high voltage lines that serve as relays between power stations and consumers. Working at tens of meters in the air, in hostile environments and in extremely difficult conditions, these people are among the toughest that exist.