Last Thursday evening Global News had a story by Jay Durante about the only fish cannery still operating on the BC coast - St. Jean’s Cannery & Smokehouse in Nanaimo*. In contrast, here's how many fish canneries were in operation in 1892, according to Williams' BC Directory.
* For the full story, go to the Global News BC site and search "cannery"
Last Thursday evening Global News had a story by Jay...