Vernon Winter Carnival, British-Columbia: shots of torch parade, of beauty contestants arriving by car, of band arriving. Sequence on arrivals of carnival Queens-to-be, being escorted by Naval cadets in uniforms, on crowning of new queen in Polson park. Shots of the post-master-general of Canada speaking at microphone, of the mayor of Vernon doing likewise. Various shots of mardi-gras parade, costumes, merry-making, luminous snowflake symbol of the Snow Flake festival.