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Experience the history
of BC’s oldest surviving salmon cannery
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.
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Claxton
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
This room was named after Claxton Cannery, which was built at the mouth of Claxton Creek by the Royal Canadian Packing Co. in 1892. It operated until 1945 and was used as a sein loft for BC Packers until 1949.
The Claxton room is on the main floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, kitchen and laundry area, a bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and t
$
120
Tuck Inlet
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Tuck Inlet Cannery, which was built in 1913 by Atlin Construction Company and was the first cannery and cold storage plant in the Prince Rupert area.
The Tuck Inlet room is on the main floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, kitchen and laundry area, a bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are shared with the floor. There are a
$
120
Sunnyside
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Sunnyside Cannery, which was built in 1916 on the Inverness Passage by Gosse-Millerd Co. Ltd. It was a large cannery community, including a school, blacksmith and a church. It was purchased by BC Packers in 1934. The last year of canning was 1968. It burned down in 1986.
The Sunnyside room is on the main floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, kitchen and l
$
120
Balmoral
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named after Balmoral Cannery, which was built in 1883 where the Skeena and Ecstall Rivers meet by John Cuthbert and Richard Stavert Byrn.
The Balmoral room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are shared with the floor. There are also two more bathrooms, kitchen and laundry facili
$
120
Carlisle
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Carlisle Cannery, which was built in 1895 by John Carthew who sold it to the Carlisle Canning & Packing Co.
The Carlisle room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are shared with the floor. There are also two more bathrooms, kitchen and laundry facilities on the main fl
$
120
Boston
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named after Boston Cannery (1883-1900), aka British American Cannery (1900-1923) was built in 1883 in Port Essington by American Gus Holmes. In the early days on the north coast, American people were known among locals as Boston men, which was why the cannery, when owned by Gus Holmes was called Boston Cannery, despite Holmes being Swedish and having lived previously in Iowa, Kansas and primarily Oregon.
The Boston room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or cou
$
120
Port Essington
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Port Essington, a cannery town founded in 1871 that at one point was the largest settlement in BC north of Vancouver! Three main canneries operated here. Cunningham, Boston and Ladysmith. When the railroad was built, Port Essington began to slowly close down and by the 1940s, all the canneries were inactive and in the 1960s, the site burned down.
The Port Essington room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you n
$
120
North Pacific
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for North Pacific Cannery, built in 1889 by the North Pacific Canning Company. In 1891, the company accounted for more than one quarter of British Columbia’s total salmon pack, and was the foremost packer of sockeye salmon in the world. North Pacific operated as a cannery until 1968, continued to operate as a maintenance and reduction facility until 1981 and became a historic site in 1985.
The North Pacific room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or coupl
$
120
Inverness
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Inverness Cannery, which was built just over from us on the Inverness Passage by the Northwestern Commercial Co. in 1876, the first cannery built north of the Fraser River.
The Inverness room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are shared with the floor. There are als
$
120
Dominion
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Dominion Cannery, which was built in 1906 on Smith Island across the Inverness Passage from us by Malcom, Cannon and Co. Machinery was brought in from English Bay Cannery on the South Coast. It closed in 1928.
The Dominion room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are s
$
120
Cassiar
2 Sleeps
Double Rooms
Named for Cassiar Cannery, which was built in 1903 by Cyrus Peck and Donald Moore. on property purchased by Alfred E. Green in 1889 for $16. In 1910, Ownership transferred to the J.S Macmillan family who operated the cannery continuously for 80 years. Cassiar Cannery holds the title of the longest consecutively operated salmon cannery, packing salmon from 1903 to 1983 without skipping a season.
The Cassiar room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed. Ideal for solo travelers or couples, thi
$
120
Arrandale
6 Sleeps
Family Rooms
Named for Arrandale Cannery, which was built in 1904 on the Nass River by John Wallace, it was purchased by the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Co. in 1911. It closed in 1942 and then was used as a camp for North Pacific Cannery.
The Arrandale room is on the second floor and has two Queen size Beds. Ideal for families, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and toilet and another with a shower and toilet that are shared w
$
170
Nelson Brothers
4 Sleeps
Family Rooms
Named for Nelson Brothers Cannery, which was built in 1913 in Port Edward, by Port Edward Fisheries but not operated until 1918 after World War One. Canning was shut down in 1931, but Nelson Brothers reinstalled canning equipment in 1943 and operated until 1981.
The Nelson Bros room is on the second floor and has one queen sized bed and two single bunkbeds. Ideal for families, this room includes everything you need to enjoy a relaxing stay.
It has access to a common lounge, bathroom with a tub and t
$
185
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