In 1881 the #AlertBay #Canning Co. added a canning line to their existing #salmon #saltery .Purchased by #BCPackersAssociation in 1902. It closed in 1933 & re-opened for two seasons in 1940-1941.

Read this #PDF to #learn more:

History of the Alert Bay Plant" 1940 http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hrcorpreports/pdfs/B/British_Columbia_Packers_Ltd_1940.pdf

#BCCoast #history #FishingIndustry #FishPacking #FishCannery #CormorantIsland #BCNorthIslands #Historical #building #DisappearingAlertBay #GalentinesWeek #RoadTrip