GREENE – John Wilson will narrate his film, “Western Canada – Far and Wild,” at the Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, and 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, July 11.

From the wildest coasts of the Queen Charlotte Islands to the waters of Hudson Bay, from the peaks of the Rockies to the canyons of the Nahanni River, the audience will experience the wildest parts of Western Canada, the most popular sites in the region and the cities that lured travelers from around the world.

Wilson is one of Canada’s top award-winning wildlife documentary filmmakers. His photographic career began at age 21, when he set out on a voyage of discovery from Canada to Panama by motorcycle, then on to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The eight-month adventure increased his love of the natural world and changed his life.

After he returned home Wilson was interviewed on radio and television. Soon people asked him to conduct seminars in wildlife studies and photography. His still photographs have appeared in Audubon and Ontario naturalist magazines.

His films have been made for the CBC, Global, and TVO television networks in Canada and the BBC in England. In the United States his shows have appeared on the Discovery Channel and PBS networks.

Wilson is highly regarded as a cameraman who will do just about anything to get the right shot. He has leaned out of helicopters flying over mountain peaks, scuba dives under icebergs and come face-to-face with a grizzly bear.

He continues to make films. And, since wildlife is so important to him and his naturalist wife, Denice Wilkins, they are building a passive solar home in rural Ontario.

Admission to the program is free. Doors will open one hour before the show and the auditorium is air-conditioned. For more information call 946-5311.