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A cheap, portable, ready-to-eat source of protein is needed for allied soldiers and civilians. During the war years the majority of canned salmon from BC is sent to England.
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society Archives G2017.035
The Great Depression results in the closure of many fish plants reducing the numbers of canneries from 63 in 1929 to 35 in 1931.
The net loft at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. 1948. Gulf of Georgia Cannery Collection courtesy of the Canadian Fishing Company CFC 3-8-2
This label was created by the Canadian Fishing Co. during the Second World War to show solidarity with the war effort. Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society Archives.
From 1939-1945 the industry grows to fill the demand for canned fish by Allied soldiers and civilians.
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