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S3: Project Habakkuk, Jasper’s top secret ice ship

The Secret Life of Canada

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How Did It All End Up in Jasper?

First they thought they were going to do it in churchill, manitoba. It was actually too cold there to work outdoors for as long as they needed to build it. And then it was going to be corner brook in newfoundland. Because it was cold, it was near a pulp and paper millsso they thought they could build the pie cream faster. But cornerbrook didn't actually have enough local workers. So it's like, we have to make this work. We're in a desperate situation. We should try. Yes, exactly. Small teams in alberta, saskatchwin manitoba, ontario and quebec all got to work on it

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