Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site — Attraction in Richmond

I love industrial machinery and old factory that's refurbished to a modern usage. But I love the most that this old cannery is now a dedicated museum to the history of how much fishery and canning of the fish was done in this particular part of Canada. When you walk in, you will pay for admission and you are free to explore the whole museum or wait for specific tour from a very awesome tour guide name Gary. The two tours I did was the general tour where Gary talked about the history of the fishery and then comes the cannery in this part of British Columbia and then goes in details on the factory line and then the changes from man power to automated machinery power.

Because this cannery is built over the water, you can feel the coolness from below and the machines are kept in a mint condition that it will actually still runs (at a 10th of the speed). Gary goes in details about the class system and not holding back what really happened in the history of this area, which is good because we all have the rights to know the truth. One of the thing I love about this museum is that there's a lot of interactive with things to explore for kids and adults a-like. Each tour is approximately about 1 hour and during the machinery tour (where they turn on the canning line to show you how it actually moves), they would actually put a lid on an empty can to give to (usually kids) a souvenir to take home with.

I have learned quite a bit from this museum visit and had a great time just being inside as well. For anyone and everyone who's visiting Steveston Village, you have to stop by Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site and take a look, I promise you will...

We just happened to be walking around Steveston, and a sandwich board on the pathway outside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery reminded us that admission was free for Canada 150. The building has always looked like a jewel on the Steveston waterfront, so we thought we would have a peek and get out of the sun for a bit.

We ended up at the very beginning of a tour of the Cannery's processing area. Very informative and fun. We were alongside machinery that wasn't behind Plexiglas or velvet ropes while on the tour. We were encouraged not to touch the machinery, and we could get close up and see from all angles.

Note: Respect the rules. It would be a shame if the museum needed to make changes and force people to be further away from the machinery.

One of the more impressive parts of the tour was how it was explained to us the involvement of First Nations and Asians. The cannery once held low regard, and was insensitive to these people. The tour guide didn't shy away from the dark history, or explaining how different society was at the time. It really made me think about how in the last hundred years, Canada has gained a reputation of being inclusive to all.

Bravo on the Canada 150 celebration. It has opened the door for many of us that struggle with knowing the true...

Hours of Operation:  Open daily 10am-5pm free admission for people children under 17yrs old. It's is colder inside the Cannery than it is outdoors is what I noticed. Must say most of the displays that were being upgraded so did not get much of the AV experiences and hands on. The children area some of the items were kind of sticky and grimy. At specific time a tour is part of the experience but if you have questions or wanted to know more since the AV or displays not completed there is nobody to ask or enquire that is around. When you go outside the lady said that she didn't know. They also do not have directional arrows to make sure you don't miss any hidden rooms or a map for things if children didn't run off ai wouldn't know.

It is a well preserved structure for a National Historic Site. Built in 1894, the cannery echoes the days when it was the leading producer of canned salmon in British Columbia. Built in 1894, the cannery echoes the days when it was the leading producer of canned salmon in...