From a media release:

Top-Notch Chainsaw Carvers Transform Trees into Treasure in Carver Kings

• HGTV Canada Presents Jaw-Dropping Look at Producing Custom Art from Raw Wood
• New Series Premieres Sunday April 5 at 10pm ET/PT

HGTV Canada expands its royal family this spring with the new series Carver Kings, a captivating and entertaining look at the unique world of chainsaw carving. A companion to the hit Timber Kings series, Carver Kings follows a passionate crew of elite chainsaw mavericks based out of Williams Lake, B.C. as they turn raw wood into stunning custom art for the owners of the world’s most spectacular log homes. Carver Kings premieres with back-to-back episodes Sunday, April 5 at 10pm ET/PT on HGTV Canada.

Part of the team at Pioneer Log Homes, these chainsaw experts are challenged with creating extraordinary, one-of-a-kind carvings for the Timber Kings’ most prestigious clients. Faced with near impossible deadlines, demanding clientele, last minute changes and work yard egos, the Carver Kings will stop at nothing to make sure their works of art are the crown jewel of some of the most magnificent log homes on the planet.

As some of the best carvers in the world, the Kings know every detail about the subjects they carve – from the number of feathers on a bird’s wing to the exact angle at which a bear’s claw curves. Each incredible carving comes with a unique story and viewers get an up-close look at the precise work required to create a range of carvings. Whether it’s an eagle, a mountain lion, a family tree, a gazebo or even a tiki bar, every carving becomes a striking focal point in homes across North America.

“After seeing the incredible fan base that Timber Kings has developed in its first two seasons, we think viewers are going to be thrilled to experience another aspect of the log home building industry,” said David Paperny, President, Paperny Entertainment. “Some people create art with paint and canvas, others with stone and chisel. Carver Kings will showcase the incredible artistry that can come from the unlikely chainsaw. We’re excited for viewers to meet this talented bunch of characters living in the high-pressure world of chainsaw carving.”

The premiere episode follows the Carver Kings as they create a modern totem pole for a Colorado log stunner that Timber King Peter Arnold needs to complete the build. The homeowner requested a piece that stands 13 feet tall and represents the native animals of Colorado – but they only have five days to complete the work. In this high-stakes job where timing and quality are everything, one mistake could prove very costly to the whole project. Meanwhile, across the work yard at Pioneer Log Homes, the most seasoned carver of the bunch gives Pioneer’s rookie carvers a surprise job to cut their teeth on.

The Nature of Things, CBC – “Spirit Bear Family”
On the central coast of British Columbia in the Great Bear Rainforest, there lives a creature of legend: the Spirit Bear. The Kermode bear, known as the “Spirit Bear” is a rare white furred, black bear and this is the only place in the world where they can be found. In the early 1990’s, Canada’s ‘first family’ of wildlife filmmaking, Jeff and Sue Turner, spent two years living on a remote uninhabited island off the west coast of Canada with their toddler daughter Chelsea, in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. It was then that they captured the first ever footage of the mythological spirit bear that astonished the world and made their first nature documentary, Islands of the Spirit Bear. Now they return, with Chelsea and their son Logan, to follow the trials and tribulations of a white mother Spirit Bear and her two black furred cubs as she tries to find food for her family whilst keeping them safe.

Doc Zone, CBC – “Vietnam: Canada’s Shadow War”
April 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and the final chapter of the Vietnam War. While Canada chose not to join America in the fighting, welcoming draft dodgers and deserters fleeing military service, it did support America in the field with intelligence and earned huge profits from the sale of munitions and supplies to the U.S. military’s almost limitless demand. But by the end of the conflict the Canadian government, reflecting changing public opinion, criticized American policy regarding the bombing of North Vietnam – and a new Canadian identity emerged. Vietnam: Canada’s Shadow War examines Canada’s role in the Vietnam conflict, and its relationship with the United States throughout this decade long war.

Storage Wars Canada, OLN – “Roy Dirnbeck: The Roy Dirnbeck Story”
After months of waiting for Cindy to set a wedding date, Rick makes a bold move at an auction in Mississauga. Roy records his memoirs for bidding posterity and Ursula finds a new place to stash her booze, while Paul and Bogart get conched on the head.

The Liquidator, OLN – “Cagey Dealing”
Jeff knows nothing about electronics – but that doesn’t stop him from taking a chance on a load of gear from a company going out of business. Is he now the owner of the world’s ugliest paperweights, or are these high-tech items worth their weight in gold? And, Sheldon find out what he doesn’t know about some steel cages can hurt him – especially when he’s dealing with Jeff.

From Jim Bawden:

I Remember Alberta Watson
“It’s funny, honey, but I’ve been in this crazy business for 30 years and here I am now in the lead!” And Alberta Watson let out with a cannonading cackle that hushed all spectators.

There I was in a church basement on Roncesvalles Avenue interviewing Watson, her co-star Peter Outerbridge and producer Bernie Zukderman who were shooting the pilot for a new CBC-TV series called Chasing Cain. Continue reading.

From Bill Harris of QMI:

‘Hockey Wives’ star Martine Forget says Jonathan Bernier takes losing hard
Martine Forget had been warned that people in Toronto aren’t as friendly as people in Montreal. But Forget – one of the stars of the new reality TV series Hockey Wives, a model, a new mom, and the fiancee of Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier – says it isn’t true. Continue reading.