A clip shows a big house on a sunny day in a quiet neighbourhood. Next, the team appears in a room, full of old things, where E.B. opens a drawer. It has a layer that reads "Canada and Beyond."
He’s a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a light shirt under a green hooded jacket.

E.B. says "CANADA AND BEYOND."..
WHOA.
KYLA, COME HELP ME OUT
WITH THESE.

Kyla has long dark straight hair and wears a pink T-shirt under a denim vest.

Kyla says WHOA.
FUR.

Tilly is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair down to the shoulders and wears a patterned white blouse and a blue cardigan.

Tilly says LOOK AT THAT.

They take fur scraps and an axe head among other objects.

Kyla says LOOK! THE FISH
HAS A LABEL ON IT.

The label reads "Bacalhali."

E.B. says BACA... BACA...
YOU KNOW, LET ME SEARCH IT UP.

Kyla says BACA...

E.B. searches the word on his cell phone.

E.B. says OH! I GOT IT.
IT MEANS "COD" IN PORTUGUESE.
HEY, YOU KNOW... THIS COULD BE
ONE VERY FISHY MYSTERY!
WELL, IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE ANY NORMAL FISH.

Tilly says IT LOOKS LIKE A FOSSIL.

E.B. says OH! YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY FRIEND ADAM GOES TO SCHOOL
WITH THIS PORTUGUESE GIRL.
HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.

E.B. types something on his cell phone.

Kyla says THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
A FISH, EITHER. UNLESS THERE'S
A NEW KIND OF HAIRY FISH
WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

Tilly says THIS LOOKS LIKE AN AXE THINGY.
I AXE-CEPT THIS CLUE!

E.B. says HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS DEFINITELY WASN'T IN
THE FILE BY AXE-CIDENT. WOAH!

They high-five.

Kyla says DOUBLE TEAMING ME
WITH PUNS. NO FAIR!

E.B. says HUM-HUM.
(E.B.'S PHONE BEEPS.)
OH, ADAM TEXTED ME BACK.
I GOT AN ADDRESS FOR
HIS FRIEND CATHERINE AND
HER GRANDMOTHER MARIA.
I'M HEADING OVER THERE NOW.

Kyla says AND I'LL LOOK INTO THIS.

Kyla grabs a dark fur scrap.

Tilly says AND I'LL DO SOME RESEARCH
ON THIS AXE-CITING CLUE.

E.B. says HEY!

Tilly says READY TO INVESTIGATE?

E.B. says YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO AXE!

Tilly and E.B. laugh.

(Theme music plays)

A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveasl EB and Kyla smiling.

Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.

The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY

The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.

The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY

Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.

The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."

Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.

The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED

The woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.

The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO

Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.

The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE

Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.

The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE

EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."

The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.

(music plays)

E.B. walks down a crowded street. He uses his cell phone to film himself.

E.B. says I'M MEETING WITH
CATHERINE AND HER GRANDMOTHER
MARIA TO SEE WHAT I CAN LEARN
ABOUT THE BACALHAU,
THE PORTUGUESE COD CLUE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A MUMMY FISH.

He licks the fish and says OH,
IT TASTES LIKE A MUMMY FISH!
IT'S REALLY SALTY. OKAY. YUCK!

E.B. rings the bell of Catherine’s house.

Catherine says COME ON IN.

E.B. says THANK YOU!
WE HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE,
AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR CLUES.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

Catherine is in her teens. She has long black hair in a braid. She’s wearing a dark long sleeved shirt and trousers.

Catherine says YES, OF COURSE. MY
GRANDMOTHER KNOWS BETTER. IT'S
HER SPECIALTY. THIS IS MARIA.
SHE ONLY SPEAKS PORTUGUESE.

Maria stands in the kitchen. She’s in her late sixties with short gray hair. She’s wearing glasses, a striped red and white T-shirt and a kitchen apron.

E.B. says HI, I'M E.B.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

Maria says BACALHAU.

E.B. says OH, IS THAT BACALHAU, TOO?

Maria grabs a piece of bacalhau that sits in a bowl with water.

Maria says MM-HM.

E.B. says SO YOU TURN THIS INTO THAT?

Catherine says YEAH.

Maria says CI.

E.B. says COOL. BUT WHY IS IT IN WATER?

Maria speaks Portuguese.

Catherine says TO TAKE OUT THE SALT.

E.B. says BUT IF IT'S SALTED
IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHY DO
YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUT?
(MARIA SPEAKS PORTUGUESE.)

Catherine translates what Maria says.

Catherine says WELL, WE NEED TO CONSERVE IT.

E.B. says OH, SO YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT IF I EAT THIS IN 10 YEARS,
IT WILL STILL BE GOOD?

Catherine says MAYBE.

E.B. says OH, THAT'S SO COOL!
Speaking to his phone, he says IT SEEMS THAT SALT COD LASTS A
REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME. WHICH
EXPLAINS WHY IT DIDN'T FALL
APART IN GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S
FILE. BUT WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH HER "CANADA
AND BEYOND" FILE LABEL?

E.B., Maria and Catherine sit at a table chopping ingredients.

E.B. says IF WE HAVE FRIDGES NOW,
WHY DO WE STILL NEED TO SALT
THE FISH TO KEEP IT FRESH?

Maria speaks Portuguese.

Catherine says BECAUSE THE TASTE
OF FRESH COD AND SALTED COD
IS REALLY NOT THE SAME.
EVERYONE REALLY, REALLY LIKES
IT BETTER WHEN IT'S SALTED.

E.B. says SO, WAS SALTING
INVENTED IN CANADA?

Catherine says WELL, MY GRANDMOTHER ONCE TOLD
ME THAT CENTURIES AGO, WHEN THE
PORTUGUESE FISHERMEN WOULD COME
ALL THE WAY TO CANADA TO FISH
THE COD, THEY'D HAVE TO KEEP IT
FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT? SO THEY
STARTED SALTING THE FISH,
AND THEY'D HAVE THEM
DRYING ON THE BEACHES.

An animation shows an European map and a dotted line that goes from Portugal to Canada.

E.B. says WAIT THIS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH HERMIONE'S MYSTERY.
WHERE DO YOU BUY THIS COD?

Catherine says FROM THE STORE
AROUND THE CORNER.

E.B. says ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO
INVESTIGATE THERE. I'LL BE RIGHT
BACK. OH, DON'T EAT WITHOUT ME.
IT SMELLS SO GOOD!

Catherine says TALK TO BEN. HE KNOWS
EVERYTHING! WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

Maria speaks Portuguese and waves goodbye.

E.B. walks into a large store.

E.B. says THIS IS THE PLACE!
HI, ARE YOU BEN?

Ben is in his mid-thirties. He has short hair and is clean-shaven. He’s wearing a blue shirt under a green store jacket.

Ben says YES.

E.B. says HI I'M E.B.! NICE TO MEET YOU.

Ben says LIKEWISE.

MARIA, FROM AROUND THE CORNER,
SAYS SHE BUYS HER SALTED COD
HERE. DO YOU MAYBE MIND SHOWING
ME THE SALTED COD YOU SELL?

Ben says SURE, NO PROBLEM. FOLLOW ME.

E.B. says SWEET.

Ben says HERE, E.B. HERE'S ALL
THE BACALHAU WE HAVE.

E.B. says WHOA, THIS IS SO COOL!
ISLENDIA. IS THAT ICELAND?

Ben says YES.

E.B. says WAIT. NORUEGA?
WHERE'S THAT?

Ben says THAT'S NORWAY.

E.B. says NORWAY. OH YEAH! OH!
CANADIANO. IS THAT CANADA?

E.B. records the shelves containing the fish.

Ben says YEAH. THAT'S CANADIAN CODFISH.

E.B. says OH YEAH. MARIA TOLD ME
THAT PORTUGUESE FISHERMAN USED
TO COME ALL THE WAY TO CANADA
JUST TO FISH FOR COD. WHY DID
THE PORTUGUESE FISHERMAN COME
ALL THE WAY HERE? WHAT WAS SO
SPECIAL ABOUT THE CANADIAN COD?

Ben says WELL, THERE WAS TONS OF
IT. A LOT OF COD ON THE EASTERN
COASTS OF CANADA.

An animation shows a fish swimming and wearing a cap with the Canadian flag.

Ben continues THERE'S STILL
SOME VILLAGES AND TOWNS IN
NEWFOUNDLAND WITH PORTUGUESE
NAMES LIKE TERRA NOVA,
PORTUGUESE COVE...
AND THERE'S ALSO LABRADOR,
IT'S A PORTUGUESE WORD.

E.B. says COOL! I ACTUALLY
NEVER KNEW THAT.

Meanwhile, Tilly receives a call from E.B. on her computer.

Tilly says HEY!

E.B. says HEY! DID YOUR RESEARCH
TURN UP ANYTHING ON COD FISHING
IN CANADA CENTURIES AGO?

Tilly says YOU KNOW IT! ABOUT
500 YEARS AGO, BASQUE FISHERMAN
SAILED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND
DISCOVERED THERE WERE A LOT OF
CODFISH IN THE WATERS AROUND
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR.
SOME TOLD STORIES OF THE WATER
BEING SO FULL OF COD THAT YOU
COULD PRACTICALLY WALK ACROSS
THEIR BACKS. FISHERMEN MADE
A LOT OF MONEY SELLING COD
TO THE REST OF EUROPE.

E.B. says WHOA. YOU WANT TO KEEP
THAT FISHING SPOT SECRET!

Tilly says YEP. EXCEPT THE NEWS
SOON GOT AROUND. EVERYONE WANTED
CANADIAN COD, AND FISHERMEN CAME
FROM ALL OVER TO CATCH THEM.

Tilly clicks and a clip shows animated ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

E.B. says BUT AT THE STORE, THEY
HARDLY SELL ANY COD FROM CANADA.
HOW COME?

Tilly says THE COD WAS SO POPULAR THAT
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF FISH
WERE CAUGHT OVER THE CENTURIES,
AND BY THE 1990S THERE WAS
ALMOST NO COD LEFT AND THE
GOVERNMENT WOULDN'T LET
ANYONE FISH FOR COD ANYMORE,
TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
COD IS MAKING A SLOW COMEBACK
NOW, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY
NEVER FULLY RECOVER.

E.B. says THAT'S KIND OF SAD.
AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING
CLOSER TO SOLVING GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY, YET...
"CANADA AND BEYOND."

Tilly says OH, WE WILL!

E.B. says OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING BACK
TO MARIA'S TO TRY HER SALTED
CODFISH. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

The call ends.

Back at Maria’s place, she takes a dish out of the oven.

E.B. says THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CREATION.

Catherine says DO YOU LIKE IT?

E.B. says IT'S FANTASTIC.
NO WONDER THE PORTUGUESE
CROSSED THE OCEAN FOR THIS.
TOTALLY WORTH IT.

Catherine says ON A SCALE OF 1
TO 10, HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE IT?

E.B. says 74.

Catherine says WHOA.
THAT'S JUST AS MUCH AS ME.

E.B. says EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT.

E.B.'s phone rings.

Tilly says E.B., I KEPT LOOKING
INTO COD AND DISCOVERED
SOMETHING FASCINATING!
PICTURE THIS... BACK IN THE
1400S, A BUNCH OF EUROPEAN
EXPLORERS WERE DRYING THEIR COD
ON A BEACH IN EASTERN CANADA.
WHO DO YOU THINK THEY MEET?

Kyla says FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE?

Tilly says EXACTLY! THEY'D BEEN
LIVING THERE FOR THOUSANDS
OF YEARS. BUT THEY GOT
RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS WITH
THOSE NEWCOMERS. THEY STARTED
TRADING THINGS WITH EACH OTHER.

Kyla says LIKE FUR!

Kyla conferences in with them.

E.B. says AH... MAYBE NOW WE'RE
GETTING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS.

Tilly says YEAH... NOW WE KNOW
HOW THE DRIED COD LED TO FUR
TRADING! TEAM, WE'LL GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS
"CANADA AND BEYOND" MYSTERY.

Kyla says ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!

E.B. says OR, ALL FOR FUR
AND FUR FOR ALL!

Kyla says I'M ON IT.

E.B. says SEE YOU LATER! BYE!

The call ends.

Kyla walks by a port. She records herself using her cell phone.

Kyla says WE THINK THIS FUR HAS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRADING,
SO I'M HEADING TO THE FUR TRADE
MUSEUM TO INVESTIGATE.

Kyla finds Mathieu standing behind a cardboard ship outdoors. He takes a parcel and put it on the ground. He’s in his early thirties, clean-shaven with brown hair. He’s wearing glasses, a white shirt and a red headscarf.

Kyla says EXCUSE ME...

Mathieu says YES?

Kyla says DO YOU DRESS LIKE THIS
ALL THE TIME AT THE MUSEUM?

Mathieu says OH, NOT ALWAYS. BUT I
WAS WAITING FOR YOU, SO I PUT ON
THE TRADITIONAL VOYAGEUR OUTFIT.

Kyla says A VOYAGEUR... IS THAT
SOMEONE WHO TRADED FUR?

Mathieu says OH, YES. WELL,
ACTUALLY, THEY RECEIVED ITEMS
FROM THE EUROPEANS AND TRADED
THEM FOR FUR PELTS WITH
THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE.
DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME BRING
SOME OF THESE PARCELS IN?

Kyla says SURE.

Mathieu says GREAT. HERE'S ONE FOR YOU.

Kyla says WHOA.
THIS IS REALLY HEAVY!

Mathieu says THEY'RE HEAVY, AREN'T THEY?

Speaking to her phone, Kyla says SO FAR, WE KNOW THAT
COD FISHING BROUGHT EUROPEANS
TO CANADA, WHICH LED TO FUR
TRADING. BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW
HOW THOSE CLUES FIT INTO
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S MYSTERY.
MAYBE IF I DO SOME TRADING,
I'LL FIND SOME MORE ANSWERS.

Mathieu and Kyla walk into a room where fox fur hangs on the walls.

Kyla says WHOA.
IS THIS ONE OF THE PLACES
WHERE FUR TRADING WAS DONE?

Mathieu says WELL, ACTUALLY, HERE
IT'S A WAREHOUSE. BUT IT'S VERY
SIMILAR TO THE TRADING POSTS
THAT WERE ALL AROUND CANADA.

Kyla says WHAT KIND OF FUR IS THIS?

Mathieu says OH, LET ME HAVE
A LOOK. THIS IS BEAVER.

Kyla says BEAVER FUR?
I WONDER WHY GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
PUT BEAVER FUR IN HER FILE?

Mathieu says WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE
GOT PLENTY OF FURS ALL AROUND
AND TRADING ITEMS. SO MAYBE
IF YOU GO AND HAVE A LOOK,
YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY.

Kyla says OKAY.

Mathieu says OH, I SEE YOU ARE LOOKING
AT SOME OF THE TRADE ITEMS.

Kyla says YEAH.

An axe, a pot, a horn, a knife, cups and other objects sit on a barrel.

Mathieu says THEY WERE ACTUALLY
VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE THEY WERE
MADE OF METAL, AND THE NATIVES
DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE CRAFT TO
CREATE SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS
RIGHT HERE. SO THEY WERE TRADED
FOR THE FUR PELTS.

Kyla says AROUND HOW MUCH WOULD
MY BEAVER PELT BE WORTH?

Mathieu says WELL, YOURS WAS
RELATIVELY SMALL, SO I WOULD SAY
ONE BLACK POWDER HORN LIKE THIS
ONE. BUT IF YOU HAD A LARGER
BEAVER FUR LIKE THIS ONE, OR
EVEN 2 OR 3 BEAVER FURS, JUST
LIKE THAT... WELL, YOU COULD GET
ONE BIG WOOL BLANKET TO KEEP YOU
WARM ALL THROUGH WINTER.

Kyla says EUROPEANS MUST HAVE
REALLY LIKED BEAVER FUR.

Mathieu says YEAH! WELL, THEY USED
IT TO MAKE ONE SPECIFIC ITEM
THAT WAS VERY, VERY FASHIONABLE
AT THAT TIME.

Kyla wears a black top hat.

Kyla says DID THEY MAKE HATS
OUT OF BEAVER PELTS?

Mathieu says YES, THEY DID. WELL,
THEY ACTUALLY MADE ALL DIFFERENT
TYPES OF HATS. ESPECIALLY
TOP HATS LIKE THIS ONE, THAT
WERE VERY, VERY FASHIONABLE.

Tilly's computer beeps.

Kyla says HI, AUNT TILLY!
CHECK OUT THIS TOP HAT.

Tilly says THAT'S WHAT I WAS
CALLING ABOUT! CHECK THIS OUT.
400 YEARS AGO, BEAVER FELT
TOP HATS WERE CONSIDERED
EXTREMELY COOL IN EUROPE. A TOP
HAT GAVE A GUY INSTANT SWAGGER.
THE DEMAND FOR BEAVER FUR
WAS SKY HIGH, AND THERE JUST
WASN'T ENOUGH OF IT IN EUROPE.

Kyla says BUT, AS MATHIEU SAID,
THERE WERE PLENTY OF BEAVERS
IN CANADA.

Tilly says EXACTLY! AND HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN PELTS
ENDED UP BEING MADE INTO
EUROPEAN TOP HATS.
BECAUSE OF THIS, ABOUT 100 YEARS
AGO, THE CANADIAN BEAVER WAS
CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETELY WIPED
OUT. LUCKILY FOR THE BEAVERS,
FASHION TRENDS CHANGED QUICKLY
AND, SUDDENLY, SILK HATS WERE
COOL AND BEAVER HATS WEREN'T.
SO THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
BEAVERS IN CANADA. OH, AND
BEAVER TAILS ARE YUMMY, TOO.

Tilly plays a clip on her computer. It shows men and a beaver wearing top hats.

Kyla says WHAT?

Kyla imagines a beaver tail.

Voices say EEEEW!

Tilly says THE PASTRY!

Kyla says RIGHT! THANKS, AUNT TILLY.

The call ends.

Kyla says DID THE EUROPEANS COME BACK
AND FORTH TO COME AND GET
THE BEAVER PELTS?

Mathieu says NOT EXACTLY.
ACTUALLY, THEY ESTABLISHED
TWO COMPANIES HERE IN CANADA,
THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY AND THE
NORTHWEST COMPANY, THAT WOULD
TAKE CARE OF ALL THE TRADING AND
THEN THEY WOULD BE I CHARGE OF
SENDING THE FURS BACK TO EUROPE.
THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CANADA,
ACTUALLY.

Kyla says SO YOU'RE TELLING ME
THEY CAME TO LIVE HERE?

Mathieu says YES, EXACTLY. SOME
EUROPEANS CAME AND SETTLED IN
NORTH AMERICA. PLUS, WITH THE
VOYAGEURS TRAVELING BACK AND
FORTH ALL ALONG THE TERRITORY...
THAT LED FURTHER ON
TO IMMIGRATION.

Kyla says OKAY.

Kyla phones E.B.

E.B. says WHAT'S UP, KYLA?

Kyla says I DISCOVERED THAT
EUROPEANS TRADED A LOT OF STUFF
FOR BEAVER FUR. BUT WHAT DO
TOP HATS AND COD HAVE TO DO
WITH HERMIONE'S LABEL?

Mathieu says WELL, COD WAS SOLD
TO EUROPEANS, TOO. SO MAYBE IT
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRADE?
I THINK WE'RE GETTING WARMER.
AND I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET
AUNT TILLY'S FRIEND, ROBERT.

Tilly joins the conference call.

Tilly says WELL, IF ANYONE WILL
KNOW ABOUT THAT OLD AXE HEAD,
IT'S HIM. JUST ASK HIM.

E.B. says ALRIGHT, I'LL AXE HIM.
LIKE, CHOP!

Kyla says OKAY. GOOD LUCK, E.B.!

E.B. says ALRIGHT. LATER.

E.B. walks across a forest and meets Robert, who is chopping wood with an axe. Robert is in his fifties, with a beard and white hair. He’s wearing a red cap and a light gray shirt.

E.B. says HEY, ARE YOU ROBERT?

Robert says I AM SO.

E.B. says HI! I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU.

Robert says E.B.! YES. I'VE HEARD
ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR AUNT.

E.B. says YES! DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS
AXE HEAD? IT LOOKS REALLY OLD.

Robert says THIS IS CALLED A DOUBLE BITTED
AXE, BECAUSE IT HAS TWO SHARP
EDGES. AND ONE WAS USED FOR
DULLER WORK, AND ONE WAS KEPT
SHARP. JUDGING BY THE DESIGN AND
STYLE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT DATES
FROM AT LEAST THE MID-1800S.

E.B. says WHOA! YOU HAVE AN AXE
JUST LIKE IT. HOW COME?

Robert says I LIKE TO USE THE AXE. IT'S
ACTUALLY A LOT QUIETER TO RUN
THAN A CHAINSAW, AND IT GIVE YOU
GOOD EXERCISE. SO IT'S NICE TO
GET OUT AND WORK A LITTLE BIT.

E.B. says CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW IT'S DONE?

Robert says I SURE CAN.
BUT, SAFETY FIRST.

E.B. says YEAH, SAFETY FIRST.
WHAT DO WE NEED?

Robert says I CAN SEE YOU CAME PARTLY
PREPARED. YOU'VE GOT STEEL TOE
BOOTS. WE DON'T WORK IN SHORTS,
IN THE WOODS. SO WE'RE GOING
TO PUT ON SOME SAFETY CHAPS
TO PROTECT OUR LEGS.

E.B. says HOW DO I LOOK?

Robert says LIKE A PRO.

E.B. chops wood and laughs.

E.B. says OH, THAT WAS A BAD CHOP.

Robert says LEAN INTO IT, THERE, E.B.
THERE YOU ARE. LEAN INTO IT.
THERE YOU GO.

E.B. says I GUESS PEOPLE WERE ABLE
TO CUT DOWN A LOT OF TYPES OF
TREES WITH THIS AXE, RIGHT?

Robert says AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THAT'S ALL THEY HAD. THAT,
AND A GOOD CROSS-CUT SAW.

E.B. says DID THEY LIVE OUT
IN THE WOODS?

Robert says THEY DID. THEY BUILT
THEMSELVES SHANTY CAMPS.

E.B. says WHY ARE THEY CALLED
SHANTY CAMPS?

Robert says IT WAS JUST THE CABINS,
AND THE LOGS... SHANTY-LIKE.

E.B. says HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
IN THESE SHANTY CAMPS?

Robert says OH, THERE COULD BE A COUPLE
HUNDRED GUYS LIVING DOWN THERE.

E.B. says WHAT! REALLY?

Robert says YEAH. A LOT OF TREES WERE
BEING CUT DOWN, AND THEY WERE
BEING SHIPPED OFF TO EUROPE.

E.B. says EUROPE!

Black and white pictures show male woodcutters and log cabins.

Robert says I'M GOING TO PUT
A FEW MORE CHOPS INTO IT.

E.B. says OKAY.
IT'S LIKE IT'S RAINING BARK!

Tilly's phone rings.

Tilly says HEY!

E.B. says ROBERT, OVER HERE, SAID
THAT EUROPEANS WERE GETTING WOOD
FROM CANADA OVER 200 YEARS AGO!
WHY WOULD THEY NEED SO MUCH WOOD
WHEN THEY HAD FORESTS
OF THEIR OWN?

Tilly says PERFECT TIMING.
I WAS LOOKING INTO BUILDING MY
DREAM LOG CABIN, AND CHECK OUT
WHAT I DISCOVERED!
BACK THEN, THERE WAS A LOT OF
FIGHTING GOING ON IN EUROPE.

E.B. says YOU MEAN, LIKE, WAR?

Tilly says YEAH. THE BRITISH NAVY,
WHICH WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
NAVY IN THE WORLD, NEEDED WOOD
TO BUILD THEIR WAR SHIPS.
BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE FIGHTING,
THEY COULDN'T GET THEIR WOOD
FROM THEIR USUAL SUPPLIERS
IN NORTHERN EUROPE.

E.B. says SO WHAT DID THEY DO?

Tilly says WELL, THEY GOT IT FROM
CANADA! WHERE THERE WERE TREES
AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE.
WITHOUT WOOD FROM CANADA,
THE BRITISH NAVY MIGHT NOT
HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS STRONG.

E.B. says THANKS, AUNT TILLY, BUT
I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO MORE
WOOD CHOPPING. SEE YOU LATER!

The call ends.

Robert says ALRIGHT, E.B. NOW
IT'S TIME FOR SOME TEAMWORK.

E.B. says OH YEAH!

Robert says ALRIGHT! WE'RE GOING
TO CROSS CUT THIS AND BACK CUT
THE TREE. NOW, THE TRICK WITH
USING ONE OF THESE SAWS IS
NO ONE PUSHES, EACH OF US PULLS.

E.B. says THIS IS HARD WORK.

Robert says THAT'S WHY THOSE
LUMBERJACKS WERE BIG GUYS.

E.B. says NOW, WHEN DO WE STOP?

Robert says YOU'LL HEAR.

The tree begins to groan.

E.B. says DO YOU HEAR THAT?

Robert says STAND CLEAR! TIMBER!
WAY TO GO! YOU'RE AN
OFFICIAL LUMBERJACK.

E.B. says YES! ROBERT,
LOOK AT THIS.

Robert says WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

E.B. shows Robert his phone.

E.B. says EARLIER, AUNT TILLY
WAS TELLING ME THAT A LOT OF
CANADIAN WOOD WAS SENT OFF
AND USED IN THE BRITISH NAVY.
DO YOU THINK THE TREE WE JUST
CUT DOWN COULD HAVE BEEN USED
IN A MAST LIKE THIS?

Robert says THAT'S A PRETTY BIG
MAST. THAT TREE WE JUST CUT DOWN
WAS AN EASTERN HEMLOCK. KIND OF
SMALL FOR A MAST. BUT WHAT THEY
WERE REALLY AFTER WAS OUR BEST
TREE HERE IN NORTHEASTERN
CANADA, THE EASTERN WHITE PINE.

E.B. says WHAT IS THAT?

Robert says THE EASTERN WHITE PINE? OH,
HERE'S ONE RIGHT HERE, GROWING.

E.B. says OH, COOL!

Robert says PUT YOUR ARMS
AROUND IT. PRETTY BIG!

E.B. says IT'S PRETTY LARGE.

Robert says THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED
FOR A MAST. AND LOOK HOW
TALL AND STRAIGHT IT IS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

E.B. says WOULD A TREE LIKE THIS
JUST BE SHIPPED STRAIGHT
TO EUROPE, JUST LIKE THIS?

Robert says A LOT OF LUMBER
WAS SQUARED OFF AND HEWED.

E.B. says HEWED? WHAT'S THAT?

Robert says WELL HEY, YOU KNOW
WHAT? I'VE GOT A FRIEND THAT
DOES HEWING A LOT, JUST DOWN THE
ROAD. WHY DON'T WE GO SEE HIM?

E.B. says AWESOME, LET'S GO.

Robert says ALRIGHT.
HEY, PIERRE, I WANT YOU
TO MEET MY FRIEND E.B.

E.B. says I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU.

Pierre chops wood. He’s in his early sixties, clean-shaven with short hair. He’s wearing glasses, gloves, blue jeans, a dark gray shirt and a cap.

Pierre says HI, E.B.

E.B. says IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
DOING SOME PRETTY TOUGH WORK.

Pierre says YEAH, IT'S TOUGH WORK.
YOU'RE RIGHT.

Robert says HERE'S A PIECE OF
WHITE PINE, AND PIERRE'S DOING
WHAT WAS TYPICALLY DONE
BACK IN THE 1800S.

E.B. says HEWING THE LOG?

Robert says HEWING THE LOG
WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF AXE.

E.B. says YOUR AXE IS A LOT BIGGER.

Pierre says YEAH. THIS ONE
IS A SPECIAL ONE.

E.B. says OKAY, IT'S A LOT
HEAVIER THAN... OH, I SEE!

Pierre points to a square marked on the log.

E.B. says HEWING IS HOW YOU MAKE A
ROUND LOG INTO A SQUARE LOG.
IT'S EASIER TO STACK
AND SHIP, THAT WAY.

E.B. chops some wood.

E.B. says OOH!
IT'S VERY TIRING. I ONLY DID,
LIKE, 3 SWINGS!

Robert says OKAY. 800 MORE.
(LAUGHS)
(EFFORTS)

E.B. says WE NEED SOMETHING
TO PUMP PIERRE UP, YOU KNOW?

Robert says I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
AND SINCE WE'RE ALL USING AXES,
I KNOW A SONG CALLED
THE LOGGER'S ALPHABET.
YOU WANT TO TRY THAT?

E.B. says YEAH, SURE. LET'S DO IT.

Robert says ALL RIGHT.
He sings A IS FOR AXES
WHICH ALL OF YOU KNOW
B IS FOR BOYS
THAT CAN USE THEM ALSO
C IS FOR CHOPPING
WE SOON WILL BEGIN
AND D IS FOR DANGER
WE OFT TIMES ARE IN
SO MERRY, SO MERRY
SO MERRY ARE WE
NO MORTAL ON EARTH
IS AS HAPPY AS WE
HEY DERRY, HI DERRY
HO DERRY, DOWN
GIVE A SHANTY BOY WHISKEY
AND NOTHING GOES WRONG
GIVE A SHANTY BOY ICE CREAM
AND NOTHING GOES WRONG

E.B. says ALL THIS WOOD GOING TO
EUROPE... WHAT DID THE EUROPEANS
BRING TO CANADA TO TRADE?

Robert says THEY BROUGHT PEOPLE.
PEOPLE THAT CAME TO SETTLE.

E.B. says PEOPLE. YOU KNOW,
I THINK I FOUND A SOLUTION
TO OUR MYSTERY. HOLD ON.

E.B. records himself and says WOOD IS ANOTHER THING THAT
BROUGHT PEOPLE TO CANADA.
EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS! ON TOP OF
BEAVER FUR AND COD. UH-HUH.

Later, the team look at a clip of E.B. talking in the computer.

Tilly says AWESOME, E.B.

E.B. says THANK YOU.

Kyla says HOLD ON A SEC.

Kyla replays the video.

On the clip, E.B. strains loudly as the chops wood.

Kyla says I DON'T THINK YOU CUT IT
AS A LUMBERJACK, E.B.!
YES! SO, ONE PUN FOR KYLA.

Tilly says YES!

E.B. says GOOD ONE. SO, THE EPIC
AMOUNT OF COD IN CANADA BROUGHT
EUROPEANS OVER. AND THAT HELPED
DEVELOP THE COUNTRY AND...

Kyla says ... THAT LED TO TRADING
FUR TO MAKE BEAVER FUR TOP HATS
IN EUROPE. AND THAT LED TO EVEN
MORE DEVELOPMENT AND...

Tilly says ... TIMBER WAS
THE NEXT BIG INDUSTRY, WHICH
THE EUROPEANS ALSO WANTED.
SO ALL 3 THINGS HELPED TO DRIVE
THE EARLY ECONOMY OF CANADA
AND TO DEVELOPED THE COUNTRY.

Kyla says THAT'S IT!

E.B. says WAIT. THE EUROPEANS MADE
MONEY FROM SELLING CANADIAN COD
BACK HOME. AND THEY GOT TO WEAR
COOL TOP HATS. AND THEY GOT
WOOD FOR BATTLESHIPS.

Tilly says BINGO! I THINK
WE GOT IT. THOSE 3 THINGS
ALSO HELPED DEVELOP EUROPE
AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Kyla says THAT'S WHAT THE "BEYOND."
PART OF THE LABEL MEANS!

E.B. says YES!

Kyla says I'D SAY WE'VE SOLVED IT.

Tilly says COME TO THINK OF IT,
IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.
CANADA EXPORTS OIL AND GAS...

Kyla says... AND WHEAT AND GRAIN...

E.B. says... TO ALL KINDS OF COUNTRIES.

Kyla says THAT'S BEYOND COOL.

TILLY and E.B. say YEAH!

E.B. says PUN BACK.

They all high-five.

All say MYSTERY SOLVED! POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.

A new video shows the pictures and files recorded and gathered during the episode saved in a box, on a website.

The end credits roll.

An Apartment 11 Production. In association with TVO Kids.

Executive Producer, Jonathan Finkerstein.

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