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Sointula Cannery

Fishing skiffs lined up in front of cannery buildings.

Sommerville Cannery, Sointula, 1926. Image BC_1532_1329_005 courtesy of UBC Special Collections

1924-1929

50°37’53.4″N 127°01’49.3″W

  • Established in 1924 by Francis Millerd of the Somerville Cannery Co.
  • Cannery was built on Malcolm Island, at the site of a former Finnish commune
  • Acquired by BC Packers Ltd. in 1928
  • Plant closed in 1929 due to proximity to other cannery at Alert Bay also owned by BC Packers