Prince rupert's

PREMIER TOURIST

DESTINATION

Exhibits, guided tours, original architecture, historically-inspired cuisine and the pristine wilderness surroundings tell the story of an industry that played an integral role in BC's economic, cultural and natural development over the last century.

Our rich collection of buildings and structures demonstrate the evolution, industrial processes and complex organization of a northwest coast cannery and illustrate the infrastructure necessary to process a range of products associated with the west coast fishing industry.

Through your visit, learn about the self-sufficiency of the Cannery through much of its history, the cultural variation and segregation of its workforce, and the work and domestic lives of the cannery workers and their families.

Collectively, the buildings of the Cannery complex represent the demographic realities of single-resource communities, and the role played by European, Asian and First Nations cultures in the development of the West Coast Fishing Industry and the industrial development of British Columbia.