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Top-notch TV
Canadian Children's Television By Neilia Sherman
Also, the classic Canadian high school quiz show, Reach for the Top, will be revived in the fall, hosted by former TVO Kids host, Joe Motiki.
CBC Television is starting a new programming block on weekday mornings for children ages 2 to 5 that will be called Get Set for Life. There will be two new hosts, Alyson Court, who is known for her role as the clown Loonette on The Big Comfy Couch, and Michael Clarke, a musician and actor. Through the use of a state-of-the-art virtual set, Court and Clarke will be able use fantasy and play to help preschoolers explore the world around them.
For kids from preschool age to teenagers, Teletoon, Canada's specialty channel that is totally dedicated to animation, offers 24-hour programming, 12 hours of which is guaranteed to be suitable for unsupervised viewing (violence free) while the preschool block is commercial free.
Finally, another option for Canadian kids is YTV, Canada's leading youth network, which is seen in more than eight million homes. YTV Jr. broadcasts 40 hours of commercial-free programming per week for preschoolers, and they have Canada's No. 1 after-school block with programs such as the messy game show, Hugo. YTV is committed to the Canadian television production industry with more than 70 percent of their prime time schedule dedicated to Canadian shows.
With a government so heavily invested in the promotion of Canadian culture, it is nice to know that Canadian children will always have the option of watching quality television programming with which they can identify.
For more information and fun activities for kids that ties in with on-air programming, check out these Web sites: