Historic & Heritage Sites
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Prince Rupert has a fascinating history and one site stands out as testament to the town's hard-working heritage.
North Pacific Cannery
The North Pacific Cannery, a national historic site, is the oldest, most completely preserved cannery remaining of two hundred-or-so that once dotted BC's Northwest Coast.
The impressive site features 30 buildings full of canning equipment, fishing gear, grocery goods, old furniture and office materials – all of which date back over the last hundred years. Connected by old wooden boardwalks standing high on pilings above an estuary of the Skeena River, the site truly speaks to the realities of cannery life.
True stories about the North Pacific Cannery are fascinating. Europeans, First Nations, Japanese, Chinese and people from many other cultures worked as fishers, canners and boat builders at all the canneries along the northwest coast, travelling far distances for a small pittance and a lot of hard work.
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Family, Cannery History
Talk to locals, in Prince Rupert or Port Edward, and they or most of their families are still connected to the North Pacific Cannery somehow – some describe the grandfather who worked there or how parents were born there.
Visitor Attraction
Built in 1889, and ending all operations about a hundred years later, the cannery is now open to the public as a local attraction from mid-May until mid-October. Opening times and admission depend on the season. Off-season, the cannery is only open to pre-booked tours.
During peak summer season, tours of the place run every hour. A play, Skeena River Story, is also performed a few times a day. The cannery also has a gift shop, restaurant and hotel. Overnighters can bunk in an old cannery building for a night or two to fully experience the place.
Getting to the Cannery
The cannery is located about 20-minutes from downtown Rupert. Head east on Highway 16 then turn right towards the small First Nations village of Port Edward.
BC Transit also runs daily buses to the site. The bus leaves from the Prince Rupert Visitor Centre in Atlin Terminal in Cow Bay, the city's main tourist shopping hub. The journey takes about 40 minutes.
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Websitehttp://www.bluewateradventures.ca
Toll-free888-877-1770
Phone604-980-3800
We offer multi-day cruises through Haida Gwaii's (Queen Charlotte Islands') Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Northern Vancouver Island, the Great Bear Rainforest, North Coast/ Khutzeymateen and Southeast Alaska. Our 68' vessels provide the perfect base from which to tour remote coastlines. On these world-class learning journeys we expect to see whales, bears, rich intertidal zones, and a great number of birds. With our First Nations guides we visit ancient villages, see totem poles and hope to catch a glimpse of the Kermode. Our experienced Crew and on-board naturalist will take you places that few have visited on our award-winning expeditions.
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215 Cow Bay Road
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
V8J 1A2
Websitehttp://www.rupertport.com/centre
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Phone250-624-4559
Located on the ground floor of the Atlin Terminal on the waterfront of Prince Rupert's historic Cow Bay district, the Port Interpretive Centre tells the story of the Port of Prince Rupert. It is a story that stretches from 10,000 years ago -- when the area was a trading hub for the Tsimshian First Nation -- to the present, with the rapid growth of the port's commerce in containers, coal, and grain. At the Port Interpretive Centre, explore where we come from and where we're going. Visit us for a free tour and discover a world of opportunity.
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