Roy was a
cannery town on the
South Coast of British Columbia,
Canada
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, located on
Loughborough Inlet north of the town of
Campbell River and the
Discovery Islands
The Discovery Islands are a group of islands located at the northern end of the Salish Sea and the eastern end of Johnstone Strait, between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Most of these islands have very fe ...
.
Roy was named after an early settler, a Mr. Roy, and appeared on the map first in 1919 as a settlement (it is now classed as a locality). Its post office opened May 1, 1896, and closed February 22, 1943.
See also
*
List of canneries in British Columbia
This is a list of canneries and cannery towns in British Columbia, Canada.
Fish and seafood
* Alert Bay
*Alexandra a.k.a. Alexander (Skeena River)
*Arrandale (Nass River)
* Balmoral (Skeena River)
* Bliss Landing
*Bones Bay
* Boswell
* Butedale ...
References
BCGNIS listing "Roy" (locality)''Time Travelling - Coastal Canneries of BC'' website
South Coast of British Columbia
Company towns in Canada
Ghost towns in British Columbia
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