The Gulf of Georgia Cannery is a complex of buildings constructed between 1894 and 1964 in response to changing technology and the needs of the industry. They include the main cannery building, icehouse, vitamin oil shed, drum storage shed, watchman's house and lead foundry. The structures are of wood frame and heavy timber construction and are supported, for the most part, by wooden pilings. The built area is 4,673 square meters.
Since its construction in 1894, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery has been a landmark for fishermen. This historic site commemorates Canada's West Coast fishing industry. It has been used as a cannery, reduction plant, and net loft.
The archaeological resources at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery are related primarily to the human history of the West Coast fishing industry. Resources are located in the inter-tidal area beneath the Cannery structures and in upland areas north and east of the Cannery.
Gulf of Georgia Museum
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