Skeena Stories . .

Haysport Cannery In 1906, a businessman purchased four acres of water front land at Haysport with the intention of building a salmon cannery. In 1913 a cold storage plant and… Read More »Haysport Cannery

Dominion Cannery In 1906, Dominion Cannery was built on Smith Island along the Inverness Passage, across from the Inverness and North Pacific Canneries. Alternate Names Location Year Built Best pack… Read More »Dominion Cannery

Claxton Cannery Claxton Cannery was built at the mouth of Claxton Creek, where it flows into Telegraph Passage. It was one of the canneries built outside the immediate area of… Read More »Claxton Cannery

Cassiar Cannery The Cassiar Cannery, sometimes referred to Caspaco (Cassiar Packing Company) was built in 1903 and had a salmon pack that year. Like most canneries on the Skeena, it… Read More »Cassiar Cannery

British American Cannery The British American Cannery was built in 1883 and operated at this site until 1923, when a fire destroyed the main cannery building. It was not re–built;… Read More »British American Cannery

Balmoral Cannery Balmoral Cannery was located on the Ecstall River opposite Port Essington, and built in 1883. It was a large cannery. In 1903 it boasted a boiler house, blacksmith… Read More »Balmoral Cannery

Alexandria Cannery The Alexandria Cannery, named after the owner’s daughter, was built in 1904 by the Alexandria Canning Company, operated by Alexander Ewan. After changing hands a number of times,… Read More »Alexandria Cannery

Aberdeen Cannery In 1878 Aberdeen Cannery was built and it operated until 1902. Regrettably, no pictures of the cannery are available. There is very little photography of the Skeena River… Read More »Aberdeen Cannery