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 Flickr photo by: Theages I’ve been noticing fresh oysters are increasingly available on the market these days, which is good because farmed oysters are a sustainable seafood item. For the last winter Farmers’ Market at Nat Bailey stadium this weekend, a vendor was selling oysters and clams as their product. And when I was out . . . → Read More: Scrumptious Seafood: Roquefort and Red Pepper Baked Oysters 
Doors Open Richmond is back! This weekend, May 5th and 6th, is your chance to access over 40 sites, including heritage landmarks, modern structures, hidden gems, places of worship, artist’s studios, museums and national historic sites. The Cannery is participating again this year, and like the other sites, will be offering free admission. . . . → Read More: Doors Open Richmond 
Saturday, April 28th is the National Day of Mourning. Annually the community of Steveston gathers at the Fishermen’s Net Needle Memorial in Garry Point Park to recognize the numerous fishermen who have lost their lives doing their jobs. As the memorial can be seen both on land and from water, it acts as a reminder of safety for today’s fishermen who . . . → Read More: National Day of Mourning – April 28th – Garry Point Park 
More than 2,000 scientists from around the world are urging Arctic countries, including Canada, to place a moratorium on commercial fishing in the region. Ice melt in the Central Arctic Ocean, which was once covered by ice year-round, has made a commercial fishery possible for the first time. Insufficient research has been conducted . . . → Read More: Arctic nations urged to impose commercial fishing ban  Bud Sakamoto, "Gathering of the Company Fleet at the First Sandhead Lighthouse" New to the Gulf of Georgia Cannery gift shop are Bud Sakamoto art cards and prints. We are featuring framed and matted prints of Sakamoto’s original historical paintings as well as art card replicas. Bud’s work is not only unique in . . . → Read More: Cannery Store Feature: Bud Sakamoto Prints and Art Cards 
Many have said what they like most about the winter markets in Steveston is the merging of the two establishments: the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic as a venue and the community feel of the Steveston Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market within the space. If you have not yet met this combination, I recommend that you do! . . . → Read More: Steveston’s last Winter Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market of the season on April 29th  Photo by: Roger Braustein According to Hamid Salimain, the chef at Diva at the Met, the best quality salmon roe comes from chum salmon followed in order by pink, coho, spring, and sockeye. This is ironic, in a way, as this list is the reverse order of best tasting Pacific salmon fillets. The reason . . . → Read More: Scrumptious Seafood: How to prepare salmon caviar 
Did you tune into last Friday’s Supernatural episode, entitled “Of Grave Importance”, on April 20th? If so, you might have noticed something peculiar… That’s right! The scene at the Bodega Bay museum was filmed here at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. While investigating the disappearance of a fellow hunter, Sam and . . . → Read More: Supernatural at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery 
As the Gulf of Georgia Cannery has a vested interest in the West Coast fishing industry, naturally we care about the state of our oceans, earth and atmosphere; they are all interconnected. This Sunday, April 22nd, is Earth Day! Take action and make a difference by doing something for our planet. There are . . . → Read More: Earth Day – April 22 Photograph by: Shin-ichi Uye, Special to the Vancouver Sun A study conducted by UBC scientists concludes that the populations of jellyfish worldwide are growing. Daniel Pauly, principal investigator of this study, suggests this increase is due to the changes of marine populations as a result of over fishing and the altering of marine . . . → Read More: Plenty of jellyfish in the sea |
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