This was an interesting look at the life and times of a former cannery. There was a guided tour if you wanted and you are shown the whole process of canning from start to finish and the machinery still works. They also have a cafe and the salmon chowder was very good.
Ditto to reviews by scandelay, Delta_BCRob and RoadTripLover333.The restoration work is exceptionally well done, tour guides well informed and personable ....it was pouring rain throughout our tour and our young guide kept us engaged and not bothered by the rain was we zipped between buildings. Unusual to have such extensive machinery working and this really helped us get a sense of the industry. A must see attraction and a bargain price.
A work in progress...but on the road to being a stellar historical presentation of an important industry in days gone by.
Fascinating tour of and insight into British Columbia history. Neat to see the old machinery work. Beautiful setting ... easy to imagine what it was like 50-100 years ago when running at full bore. Tour guides were knowledgeable and engaging.
guided tours meant that we were given lots of very interesting information, especially the details of how the cannery operated, but also some of the social history. takes about 90 mins- 2 hours to do depending on how many tours you do.
On a clear and sunny day we went 40+ km out of our way to visit the Cannery Musem. On arrival around noon we found it closed. None of the signs directing us to the Cannery from the Yellowhead Highway indicated that it was closed. Compensation was that Ww did enjoy a picnic lunch in the sunshine at the nearby Port Edward civic complex overlooking the Skeena River.
2 great tours. So informative and very enlightening on the historic conditions of their workers. Both our guides were excellent. The cafe have great hot chocolate too!
I went there expecting a average attraction in prince rupert and the unthinkable happenedMy great great grandfather Andrew Robinson worked there fishing so I was AMAZED then I Found out that my entire family except for my mothers Side has a story to tell about working There so I took extra time to think and wow...... It's a big piece of history
We were advised to take the city bus out to the cannery. It would be an expensive taxi ride. Staff was very professional and informative. There is a lot to see and hear about. We loved it. It drizzled the whole time we were there, but we just put up our hoods and carried on. Don't know if youngsters would necessarily enjoy this.... We liked everything about it.
Probably some variation in the quality of the tour guide as we were more pleased with the first than second half of our tour. The site was scenic and very interesting. We were shown the two different stages of equipment, when it was done primarily by hand and when machinery was introduced as well. Preservation and restoration efforts are ongoing. One cabin was recently redone while others were off-limits due to state of decline. Glad we went and considered it worthwhile and a fair use of our time and money.