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Klemtu Cannery

Klemtu Cannery buildings on the distant shore with fishing boats in the foreground.

The Klemtu cannery was built on the same site as the Princess Royal Cannery. ca 1936. Image E-07904 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives

1927-1930 and 1934-1969

52°35’30.1″N 128°31’19.6″W

  • Built in 1927 on the Klemtu Reserve on Swindle Island by the Klemtu Canning Co.
  • Was a year-round operation that processed halibut, salmon, herring, clams and abalone
  • Closed in 1930 and reopened in 1934 by J.H. Todd and Sons
  • Shut down in 1969 due, in part, to a batch of under-cooked cans
  • Ownership of the land was transferred to the Klemtu band