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stroyed by fire at New Westminster and not rebuilt. The plant of 
the Steveston Canning Co. was absorbed that year by the Federation 
Brand Salmon Canning Co. and the cannery renamed the “ Light- 
house’’ cannery. 
In 1899 the Greenwood Canning Co., Scottish Canadian Canning Co., 
St. Mungo Canning Co., Wurzburg & Co., and Acme Canning Co. all 
began active operations, while in 1900 the Great Northern Canning 
Co. was the only addition to the list. In 1900 the United Canneries 
(Litd.) was formed to take over the Gulf of Georgia, English Bay, and 
Scottish Canadian plants, and the Canadian Canning Co. this year 
also absorbed the Star, Fraser, and Vancouver canneries. In 1901 
the National Packing Co. built at Eagle Harbor. 
Like the other canning sections, British Columbia suffered in 1901 
fron an oversupply of canned salmon, due to the large number of 
plants which had been erected arid which were producing more 
salnion than market could be found for. At this juncture the British 
Columbia Packers Association was formed. It embraced 29 out of 
the 48 plants on the Fraser River and 12 of those situated in Northern 
British Columbia waters, including the following plants: Ewen & Co., 
Delta, Harlock, Wellington, Lulu Island, Terra Nova, Pacific Coast, 
Canadian Pacific, Short & Squair (Imperial cannery), Brunswick can- 
neries at Steveston and Canoe Pass, Dinsmore Island, Sea Island, 
Fisherman’s Packing Co., Reliance cannery, Atlas cannery, Boutiliar 
& Co., Hume & Co., Anglo-American, Provincial, Westham Island, 
Westminster Packing Co., Preinier, Cleve, Welsh Bros., Currie, Me Wil- 
liams & Fowler, Colonial, Greenwood, Wurzburg & Co., and the Acme 
Canning Co. In 1914 the corporation style was changed to the 
British Columbia Fishing & Packing Cou. (Ltd). 
In 1902 the Fraser River 'ndustrial cannery was sold to C. S. 
Windsor; in 1905 this plant was sold by Mr. Windsor to Peter 
Birrell. 
In 1905 the Burrard Canning Co., Steveston Canning Co., Butimar 
& Dawson, Unique cannery, and the Vancouver Fish & Canning Co. 
were all built and operated. The latter was burned in the middle of 
the season. The same year the Great Northern cannery was pur- 
chased by McPherson & Wilkinson. 
In 1906 the Great West Packinz Co. cannery was built at Steves- 
ton; the Nye Canning Co. operated for part of the season on False 
Creek in Vancouver, and the Capital City Canning Co. built a plant 
at Victoria. The same year the Lighthouse cannery was leased for 
the season by the Royal Packing Co.; while in the following year the 
Unique cannery was dismantled. 
In 1909 the Gulf of Georgia cannery was sold to M. Desbrisay & 
Co.; Peter Birrell sold the Industrial cannery to the Glen Rosa 
Canning Co., who have since operated it; the Lighthouse cannery was 
leased for the season by Kildala Packing Co.; the Gosse-Millerd 
Packing Co. purchased the Steveston Canning Co.’s plant; while the 
following year the Lighthouse cannery was leased for the season by 
Lee Coy. 
In 1912 the Lighthouse cannery was sold to C. S. Windsor and asso- 
ciates. The Scottish-Canadian cannery was also sold to C.S. Windsor 
and associates, by whom it was operated under the name of the 
Scottish-Canadian Canning Co. until 1914. 
