Salmon! (Sign missing)
This site, on the world's greatest salmon river, lured many pioneer canners in the late 1860's and early 1870's. Pre-eminent was Alexander Ewen, a founder and first president of B.C. Packers, who established a cannery here in 1871. The new salmon canning industry thrived on exports to foreign markets until by 1900 it was among the most important in the province.
From BC's Stops of Interest
This plaque was reimagined by Joanne Hammond's project #rewriteBC (Republic of Archaeology) as:
