by CoastView | Oct 16, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Canneries, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History
The Canadian Fishing Company operates fish processing plants on Prince Rupert Harbour at Seal Cove and at George Hills Way, about 89 miles (143 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 72 miles (116 km) west-southwest of Terrace, British Columbia. George Hills Way is named...
by CoastView | Oct 9, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Canneries, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Claxton is a historical salmon cannery and community at the mouth of Claxton Creek on the eastern shore of Telegraph Passage in the Skeena River estuary, about 66 miles (106 km) southwest of Terrace and 19 miles (31 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert, British...
by CoastView | Oct 2, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Rivers
Osland was once an active fishing and boatbuilding community on the east coast of Smith Island at the mouth of the Skeena River, about 68 miles (109 km) southwest of Terrace and 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The community is at...
by CoastView | Sep 26, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Canneries, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Rivers
Carlisle is a historical remote salmon cannery on the east bank at the mouth of the Skeena River, about 66 miles (106 km) southwest of Terrace and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Carlisle was built in 1895, as one of the first canneries...
by CoastView | Sep 19, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Communities, Islands
Kitkatla is a small Tsimshian village on the north coast of Dolphin Island approximately 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. It is also called Lach Klan or Laxklan by the Tsimshian. The village is home to the GitxaaĊa First Nation government...
by CoastView | Sep 12, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History
Willows Beach is a beachfront neighborhood between Bowker Creek and Cattle Point at the head of Oak Bay in Victoria, British Columbia. It takes its name from the Willows Fairground, built in 1891, that was the main horse-racing venue in Victoria during the early 20th...
