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Delta Cannery

Can label features a maple leaf and salmon image.

Delta Canning Company label, 1900s. The red background of this label is meant to remind customers of the red colour of the salmon meat inside. ca 1900. Image I-61084 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives

1878-1895 and 1899-1902

49°05’39.3″N 123°05’07.7″W

  • Built in 1878 by the Delta Canning Co. next to Ladner’s Landing on the Fraser River
  • Canned salmon with distinctive Maple Leaf Brand
  • Idle between 1895-1899 under the ownership of the Victoria Canning Co.
  • Acquired and closed by the BC Packers Association in 1902