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Kimsquit Cannery

Cannery buildings and wharf on pilings with mountains in the background.

The Kimsquit Cannery at low tide in 1915 looks small in front of the tall mountains at Cape Caution. Image C-04947 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives

1901-1935

52°50’18.4″N 126°58’13.3″W

  • Built in 1901 in Dean Channel off Cape Caution by the Namu Canning Co.
  • Purchased in 1912 by Henry Doyle who installed hydroelectricity
  • Changed ownership twice more before being acquired and closed by BC Packers Ltd. in 1928
  • Closed down in 1935 and dismantled in 1938