Netted

Nostalgia

Cans

Wide view of the cutting table and the start of the canning area.

Got guts?

At the cutting table, where the gutted fish were cut into rounds to go into the cans.

It's hot in there...

More hilarity from the salmon cannery. I love these rebar guys!

Salmon

Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site tour.

Fishing Boats

Down in Steveston, where the fish are brought ashore.

Mystery Objects

Come summertime when I'm not working, I rarely stay close to home...or, my home city of New Westminster as it's one of the smallest cities that make up the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. So, for August at least, expect to find fewer photos specifically of New Westminster and more of the surrounding cities as I enjoy my vacation to its fullest.

Today's photo comes from Garry Point Park in Steveston, a small fishing village near Vancouver Airport (which are both in the city of Richmond, actually). Here we are looking northwest-ish across the Scotch Pond Historic Moorage site (the water), to Sturgeon Banks (an estuary) and in the background are the North Shore mountains (where many Olympic 2010 events were held).

There are also some mystery objects in the picture, but an internet search turned up nothing.

Red Barn

A lot of this area lies on a river delta, which was historically important for farming. Now it's mostly built up, but at times when driving between New Westminster and Richmond you can wonder, "Where has the city gone?"

This is the view from a bus on Westminster Hwy, heading west but looking north (the mountains indicate where Vancouver and North Vancouver are located).

End of the Line

The other day I was in Richmond, another city just outside of New Westminster and felt this was worth sharing. It's literally the end of the Canada Line SkyTrain that runs from downtown Vancouver to Richmond Centre on this spur, and YVR on another. The Canada flag is a remnant from last year's Olympics, as Richmond was home to the speed skating events.