Vancouver Bay was a
cannery town on the
South Coast of British Columbia
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, located on the East side of
Prince of Wales Reach of lower
Jervis Inlet
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, at the bay of the same name, which is the mouth of the
Vancouver River.
BC Forest Products had a large
logging camp
A logging camp (or lumber camp) is a transitory work site used in the logging industry. Before the second half of the 20th century, these camps were the primary place where lumberjacks would live and work to fell trees in a particular area. Many ...
in the valley and it ran from the 1930s to the 1970s. Trains and later trucks were used.
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 "Vancouver Bay"''Time Travelling - Coastal Canneries of BC'' website
Populated places in the Sunshine Coast Regional District
Company towns in Canada
Ghost towns in British Columbia
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
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