Canada Use Scene Shot In Northumberland, England For Their Tourism Film

Footage of a girl walking along the Canada coastline on a still day has been revealed to have been filmed in Northumberland, England.

The section of film was part of a $25m promotional effort that was commissioned by the tourist committee in Alberta. It was intended to show the best features of the Alberta province in Canada and increase levels of Canada holidays in the region. However, when Peter Bailey, a Canadian who wanted to take his boat there after seeing the video, he realised that something was not right. He initially thought it was one of Canada’s many lakes but on closer inspection he discovered it was actually the North Sea. Knowing that Alberta was landlocked and its centre was around 400 miles from the nearest coast, Bailey took the matter further.
The tourist board in Northumberland couldn’t help but see the funny side of the incident when they found out. “ we think it’s quite humorous – the fact that Canadians want to present one of their landlocked areas as having a coastline” said Sheelagh Caygill. A large proportion of the people of Northumberland were said the be honoured rather than being put out. saying that for Canada to use their scenes in their own video must mean they are really good.

A rather more defensive response was given by Ottawa government when Bailey announced his findings to them. It was used only to “symbolise the fact Albertans are a worldly people” argued a spokesman.Tom Olson who looks after media relations for the Prime Minister suggested “There’s no attempt to mislead here. The images were utilised because they represented the tone and mood that we were after.”

Statements suggest that the footage will remain in the promotional video but there will now be a credits section that thanks the Northumberland Tourist Board. It goes without saying that many are embarrassed about the revelation and just prey is blows over before long. Among other promotional packs that Canada has recently released include one detailing Alaskan cruises so there will surely be people keeping an sharp eye out for passing flamingos in the Alaskan cruises video