Estuary
An award winning NFB
production filmed in the Strait of Georgia, it is an excellent resource on river estuaries. Estuary
describes the natural features of an estuary, outlines its intricate food chain, its economic importance and
its place in farming, forestry, industrial and urban development. It is available in video format in many
school resource centres and public libraries.
Thunder In the Canyon
A group of young people travel
1000 km down the Fraser River from Prince George to Musqueam in a river raft experiencing the river first
hand. They meet people who live along and use the river such as the First Nations people and ranchers. The
great-great-great grandson of Simon Fraser accompanies the group. The videotape is available
from Timothy
Dean Productions, 180 West 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 3T9. School price at time of this publication $24.95
and taxes plus $4.00 shipping. Approved for school use. It may be available in your district resource
centre's videotape library.
Windows On the Fraser
A video on the Fraser River
Action Plan, it's a 12 minute overview of the plan produced by Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, featuring footage of the Fraser River, and accompanied by a useful teacher's guide with suggested
activities. It may be available in your district resource centre video library, or contact The
Fraser River
Action Plan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1220-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
V6B 5G3, fax:
604.666.0417
Centennial School, Salmon Project
Centennial School
has produced a twenty-five minute video on its salmon enhancement project and hatchery in Coquitlam. Please
contact the school at Centennial School, 570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A8, Tel: 604.936.7205, fax:
604.937.5933