Video of a young girl, skipping along a white sandy beach in Canada has been discovered by one discerning Canadian to have been shot in Northumberland, England.
The video was included in a package commissioned by the tourist board in Alberta to help promote and boast visitor numbers. 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. armed with the knowledge that Alverta was a landlocked region and wad a good 350 miles from any seas, Bailey sent his findings of the the relevant people.
Peter alerted the Northumberland Tourism Board of the issue and they saw the funny side. “ we think it’s quite humorous – Canada presenting one of it landlocked provinces as an Island” Said Sheelagh Caygill. Most of the Northumberland public were not upset but rather flattered about it. Saying that it’s great that Canada views this part of the world beautiful enough to use as their own.
Bailey also took his findings to officials in Ottawa and they took more of a defensive stance. It was only put in to help “symbolise the fact Albertans are a worldly people” suggested one spokesman.Head of media relations for the Prime Minister, Tom Olson stated “There’s no attempt to mislead here. We used the footage because it helped us set the right ambiance for the rest of the production.”
Rather than remove the footage from videos sent out since the discovery, they have opted to simply include a credits section that thanks the English Tourist Board. It is safe to say that all involved are a little embarrassed about the situation but hope that it should blow over soon. Among other promotional packs that Canada has recently released include one showing Alaskan cruises and there will surely be people keeping an eagle eye out for passing flamingos in the Alaskan cruises video
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