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The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 3

Every episode of Heritage Minutes Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 3 - Marconi
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    S3:E3

    Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 4 - Les Voltigeurs de Québec
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S3:E4

    The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 2 - Marshall McLuhan
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S3:E2

    Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 11 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S3:E11

    Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.

    Director:Jean Beaudin
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 13 - Inukshuk
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S3:E13

    An Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 15 - Sam Steele
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E15

    Major General and police official Sam Steele (portrayed by Alan Scarfe) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bars an unruly American (portrayed by Don S. Davis) from entering the Yukon with pistols, despite being threatened at gunpoint.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 6 - Étienne Parent
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    S3:E6

    Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.

    Director:François Labonté
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 9 - Maple Leaf Gardens
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S3:E9

    Considered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 1 - Laura Secord
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E1

    Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 5 - Louis Riel
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E5

    What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 7 - Nitro
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E7

    A young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 8 - Sir Sandford Fleming
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E8

    Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 10 - Le Réseau
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E10

    Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.

    Director:François Labonté
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 12 - Maurice Ruddick
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E12

    Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 14 - La Bolduc
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S3:E14

    The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Marconi" is the best rated episode of "Heritage Minutes" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/30/1993. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Les Voltigeurs de Québec".