The item is a film print of special event coverage. To commemorate the hundred years since British Columbia joined the confederation of Canada as a province, the ten provinces and two territories each sent a seven-man crew into the B.C. interior for a nineteen-day sojourn over some 817 miles of provincial waters. The purpose was to draw attention to the challenge of Canada's outdoors and canoeing, and at the same time retrace the past routes followed by explorers. Travelling in twenty-five Norwester canoes, the flotilla began its journey from Fort St. James and concluded at Victoria's Inner Harbour.

The item consists of a documentary film on four reels. It depicts Centennial celebrations throughout 1971, including the visit by Queen Elizabeth.

Locations include: 100 Mile House, Barkerville, Burnaby, Empire Stadium, Long Beach, New Westminster, Pacific Rim National Park, BC Parliament Buildings, Prince George, Squamish, Vancouver International Airport, Victoria and California.

People include: Princess Anne, Premier W.A.C. Bennett, Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chretien, Chief August Jack, Governor-General Roland Michener, Lieutenant-Governor J.R. Nicholson, Prince Philip, Chief James Sewid, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Centennial Committee Chair L.J. Wallace.

Events featured include: bathtub race, canoe race, First Nations ceremonies, Grey Cup game, logger sports, pageants and parades, RCMP musical ride, rodeo, Swiftsure, and Tournament of Roses.

Also shown: Beaver paddle steamer replica, royal yacht Britannia, Netherlands Carillon, Nippon Maru sailing ship, time capsule.