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The series consists of photographs, slides, film reels, and textual records documenting the broad scope of Okanagan’s British Columbia-based operations. These activities included topographical surveys, construction projects, power line stringing, heli-skiing, heli-logging, and air ambulance services. The records date predominantly to the 1950s through 1970s.

The series consists of prints taken at Kemano, a project that is considered by some as the turning point for Okanagan’s fortunes. Several photographs were allegedly taken between 1956 and 1962, although many of the prints date from 1950 to 1955. Photographs also depict one of Okanagan’s earliest construction projects at the 1949 Palisade Lake Dam site.

The series provides textual and photographic records of Okanagan’s involvement with the air ambulance service, an initiative which began in 1977. The series also consists of several photographs and film reels that document Okanagan’s involvement with heli-logging and heli-skiing from the 1960s and 1970s, including several commercially-produced promotional heli-skiing films. Negatives show Okanagan's involvement with other commercial films, such as the filming of the 1995 Hollywood film "Bad Company."

The creator originally classified many of the operational files by the model of helicopter used, rather than by the year or type of operation. The archivist has arranged all operational files together. File titles clearly reflect the creator’s system.

Similarly, the series consists of several files from the ‘General Files Library,’ which included numerous files on hangars and bases in addition to operational files. The two subsections were clearly organized as related, yet independent, bodies.

The series is arranged into sections based on type of operation, and then chronologically within each section.