It’s East Coast versus West Coast in the fight for CBC’s daytime drama slot

The CBC has greenlighted two drama projects for pilot episodes. North/South is a show about the complex social and business issues related to the Nova Scotia construction industry, and 49th and Main is a story of a medical practice opening up in one of Vancouver's most diverse neighbourhoods. Only one of the shows will see the light of daytime TV.
The process to find a half-hour serial drama that would 'change the face of daytime TV in Canada' began in May with the goal of creating a series that would portray life as it might unfold in a Canadian neighborhood. The single episodes of both programs will be completed by mid-February with the expectation that the chosen series will begin its run sometime later in the year.
By Staff 
December 9, 2004

The CBC has greenlighted two drama projects for pilot episodes. North/South is a show about the complex social and business issues related to the Nova Scotia construction industry, and 49th and Main is a story of a medical practice opening up in one of Vancouver’s most diverse neighbourhoods. Only one of the shows will see the light of daytime TV.

The process to find a half-hour serial drama that would ‘change the face of daytime TV in Canada’ began in May with the goal of creating a series that would portray life as it might unfold in a Canadian neighborhood. The single episodes of both programs will be completed by mid-February with the expectation that the chosen series will begin its run sometime later in the year.