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Nootka Cannery

A section of the docks at Nootka with moored fishing boats. Two skiffs and a gillnetter are tied to the dock.

The dock and side entrance of the Nootka Cannery, circa 1920. Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society Archives G2001.009.173B

1917-1945

49°35’34.4″N 126°37’00.6″W

  • Built in 1896 north of Yuquot as a saltery
  • Site was purchased by the Nootka Packing Co. and a canning line was added in 1917
  • Pilchards, herring and salmon were canned until the plant closed in 1929
  • Cannery site is now part of the Santa Gertrudis – Boca del Infierno Marine Provincial Park