The item consists of a reel of 16 mm film which includes the following:
Grain or seed dispensers at work; "A film narration on chinchilla raising" feature on various aspects of chinchilla raising and breeding; trophies won by champion show animals, including Canadian National Show, N.C.B.C., London, Ontario, March 1967.

Footage. 14 reels of film of varying lengths, containing footage and outs as follows: a trophy party in a restaurant for a group of young people [221D, 9D]; family fishing in coastal inlet (Booth family?) [245B]; lakeside scenery and aspects of a vegetable farm [185]; bird's nest, family outdoors in a yard with many flowers [178]; rodeo events including bronco and bull riding, lasso display, races [96]; glimpses of a mining operation -- possibly North Thompson River area [129]; planting a vegetable field [169, 87A]; four-horse ploughing team [195A]; four-horse team pulling a thrasher (?), and shot of sow and piglets [210]; various activities around a commercial flower farm [59]; boats, ships, dock, floats, brief scene of a May Day celebration, rhubarb trimmers [165]; car ferry and dock, possibly on the Fraser River [41 B]; activities around a fur farm, including feeding mink [86, 113].

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1981-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Elsie Sisson and her husband Wilfrid came to North Saanich in 1920 and, for a few years, enjoyed a life of "leisure and pleasure". When their financial circumstances changed, they started breeding Chinchilla rabbits. They were able to sell most of their stock for breeding purposes for several years. When this market was reduced and it was necessary to sell pelts, they found the work distasteful. Mr. Sisson became associated with Mr. Singleton-Wise at the North Saanich Golf Club. Later, the Sissons rented fifty acres from Ardmore Farm and built the Ardmore Golf Course, which is now (1981) owned by the DuTemple family. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The fonds consist of records created and/or collected by Robert Heddle, a miner and farmer in Nelson, and his immediate family. The records predominantly cover the management and operation of the Juno and Venus mining claims in the Nelson area, which Heddle managed. Additionally, the records also consist of those related to Heddle’s agricultural endeavors, including beaver fur farming and fish farming. The records also indicate some of Heddle’s personal interests and activities, such an interest in meteors and his patent applications. Finally, there are also some records of family members, including his wife (Agnes Heddle) and his daughter (Thelma Moon, nee Heddle) and son-in-law, James Thomas Moon.

The records relating to the operations of the Venus-Juno mining claims cover many different aspects of mining operations, and the records include: annual general meeting records of the Venus Gold Mining Company; records documenting the price and shipping methods of ore; mining equipment; maps of the mining claims

The records relating to Heddle’s agricultural work consist of water claims, applications for road access with railways, soil and water analyses, and a crown grant purchase.

RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-02-23 SUMMARY: Family background; butcher business in Revelstoke; veal from the Columbia Valley; ethnic settlements in the surrounding area; mink farm; transportation problems; Senior Citizens' Association.;

Promotional film. Shows Okanagan Lake, the city of Penticton, orchards, fruit picking and packing, and a silver fox farm.