People uprooted from Howe Sound (2)

Howe Sound opens onto the Strait of Georgia between West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. Part of a web of fjords, it has been used since time immemorial by the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and shíshálh Nation. Industrial development began in the late nineteenth century with logging and mining operations. Howe Sound was also the original name for Gibson’s Landing (Gibsons) before the Post Office was established.

Several shingle and timber companies operated in and around Howe Sound. Smaller independent shingle mills frequently changed ownership or partnered with larger firms. Japanese Canadians also worked at the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill in Port Mellon, one of the oldest in BC. Katsuyoshi and Mary Midori Yamamoto likely lived in the Hillside shingle bolt camp in West Howe Sound.