b"INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE OFFICESCanada National Screen Service (NSS) in Canada was handled differently than it was in the United Kingdom. The UK had their own studio system, and the NSS was initially set up as a support group to that system. But, in Canada, the Canadian government had basically relinquished the Canadian film industry over to the United States. In other words, the Canadian film industry was an extension of the US film industry. This meant that for accessories, the same material would be used with minor adjustments for a different ratings system. Material was primarily produced in the US and shipped to the distribution points in Canada. Canadian movie paper came from four distribution points, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and St. John New Brunswick. These four distribution centers were set up as independent distributors. Let's look at the function of each: Calgary BranchThe Calgary branch was set up as an independent distributor. In 1950, Sol Candel took over the facility, known then as the Theater Poster Exchange. The Calgary branch basically would receive their material from National Screen in the US, make slight modifications and distribute them. Each providence had its own censor board so the distributor had to modify the posters to fit each requirement. This was done through a variety of ways, such as: snipes, stickers and the infamous . black magic marker! This was done quite often over MPAA ratings etc. In the early 1960's, the name was changed to Consolidated Theater Services. In 1964, the Candel family expanded and took over the Toronto branch as well. Toronto BranchThe Toronto branch was also run independently very similar to the way the Calgary Branch was run. In 1964, the Candel family took over the Toronto branch and Sol's sister Shelley took control. Operations for the Toronto branch were the same except that the Toronto branch had a printing facility. The majority of material distributed came directly from National Screen. Then any modifications would be done to satisfy the censor boards and material distributed. The Toronto branch would print programs, stills and movie posters for independent Canadian studios. No specific marks were placed on the material for identification making it difficult to identify. In 1990, ties to National Screen were also broken at this branch."