The item consists of a unrevised answer print of a promotional film from ca. 1973. It shows the economic and environmental issues involved in the planning of the proposed Seven Mile dam on the Pend d'Oreille River near Trail. The project's specific impacts on area ranching, forestry, fisheries and wildlife are discussed. Includes shots of the Waneta Dam, Remac Mine, scenery, etc.

Documentary. Traces the pack-trail which once linked the Kootenay gold fields with the west coast, from Fort Hope to Fort Steele. Includes footage of the closing down of Camp McKinney gold mine; site of Fort Shepherd HBC post; Waneta Dam; St. Eugene Mission Church, and the cemetery at trail's end, Wild Horse Creek. One striking sequence shows the deserted streets and buildings of Fort Steele prior to its restoration.