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
Last Season
On Smith Island across Inverness Passage from Inverness Cannery
1906
1927
Dominion Cannery Courtesy Fred Jeffery Photos and Norther BC Archives, UNBC
Dominion Cannery view from the air. North Pacific Cannery on the top left and Sunnyside Cannery in distant center. Courtesy Library and Archives Canada
A salmon canning label from an unidentified cannery on the Skeena River. Courtesy BC Archives
Dominion Cannery Courtesy Mitchell Family Fonds and Prince Rupert City and Regional Archives
Sources:
Blyth, Gladys Young, Salmon Canneries British Columbia North Coast, 1991
