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North Pacific Cannery (NPC) It is the oldest remaining intact fish cannery on the West Coast of North America. It was established in 1889 by the North Pacific Canning Company and in 1891 it was sold to the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Company, who operated it until 1980. In 1984, the site was threatened with demolition but in 1987 the North Coast Maritime Museum Society, (now the Port Edward Historic Society), convinced B.C. Packers to transfer the site to the Municipality of Port Edward and the responsibility for the management of the site was then handed over to the society. The site is currently run as a not-for-profit.
In 1987, N.P.C. was designated National Historic Site by Parks Canada and commemorates the roll the industrial fishery played in the economic and cultural development of North Western British Columbia, Canada and the continent. It is a significant tourist attraction hosting tens of thousands of visitors every year.
The site consists of 30 buildings (the oldest of which dates to 1885), 600 meters of boardwalk, and a unique working dock that is 100 by 50 meters. It has also become an important institution for the preservation and cultivation of the identity and culture of the Skeena and North Coast region of British Columbia.
NPC. is open to the public daily from May until September and on Sundays and by appointment through the rest of the year. NPC has guided tours, performances that re-enact the history of the fishery, a restaurant, gift shop, and over-night accommodation.