People uprooted from Nass River (37)

Nass River (formerly Naas or Nasse), on the traditional territories of the Nisg̱a’a Nation, was established as a Hudsonʼs Bay Company trading post in 1831. From the 1880s to mid-1990s, several salmon canneries were in operation, and the most prominent were Arrandale, Mill Bay, and Nass Harbour. Earlier canneries included the Douglas Cannery (1882-1883) and the Croasdaile Cannery (1881-1884 and 1888-1895); both were dismantled and used to build the newer operations. Nass Harbour cannery opened in 1887 and operated until 1927. The Arrandale Cannery was built in 1904, was purchased by BC Packers Ltd. in 1911, and operated until 1942.

The labour and living quarters of the work camps were segregated. During the summer months, families from Steveston would travel to the Nass River canneries for seasonal employment. In 1918, the Nass River Branch of the Japanese Association dedicated a granite obelisk to Japanese Canadian drowning victims and soldiers who died in the war.