About the Program
It is 1918, four years after the devastating rockslide at Hell’s Gate that blocked millions of Fraser River salmon from reaching their spawning grounds. Salmon stocks have plummeted, and the low stocks are threatening the future of the fishing industry. A commission of stakeholders has been called to determine how to help the species recover from this disaster.
Students will role play and work together to solve the problem. The 1914 Hell’s Gate rockslide and its consequences provide a historic example of the complexities of natural resource management that is still relevant today.
This program makes connections between all six Historical Thinking Principles; historical causes of today’s environmental concerns; and the shared history of BC, including topics of social justice, science, and Indigenous issues. The program takes a historical event and dramatizes it for relevant contemporary conversations that can be held in the classroom.
For more info click here: Save the Salmon Kit (High School Social Studies)
Program Details
It is 1918, four years after the devastating rockslide at Hell’s Gate that blocked millions of Fraser River salmon from reaching their spawning grounds. Salmon stocks have plummeted, and the low stocks are threatening the future of the fishing industry. A commission of stakeholders has been called to determine how to help the species recover from this disaster.
Students will role play and work together to solve the problem. The 1914 Hell’s Gate rockslide and its consequences provide a historic example of the complexities of natural resource management that is still relevant today.
This program makes connections between all six Historical Thinking Principles; historical causes of today’s environmental concerns; and the shared history of BC, including topics of social justice, science, and Indigenous issues. The program takes a historical event and dramatizes it for relevant contemporary conversations that can be held in the classroom.
How to Pay
• Payments are due on the day of kit pickup.
• Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Debit or a cheque (made out to the “Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society”) are accepted.
• We are unable to provide change for cheques, so please ensure that the totals are up-to-date.
School Programs
Mini kits designed to show students examples of some of the lures, ropes, knots, bells, and floats involved in net and line fishing or a hands-on way to teach your students about simple machines.
Read our My Monster Cannery story, and use it as a basis to learn social studies, math, science, PE, and art!
Explore our Cannery REcollections exhibit to see what objects are important to our community, then discuss findings with classmates.
Spend a day at Steveston’s national historic sites and let us do the planning! The Gulf of Georgia Cannery and Britannia Shipyards now offer joint bookings for up to four classes (Grades 1-6). Click here for detailed booking instructions, program recommendations, and schedules.
Investigate the ways natural resources can move from local to global in Fishy Business!
Understand the role of salmon as a Cultural Keystone Species for Indigenous Peoples on the West Coast of Canada in Salmon People!
Students investigate how machines work together along a 1930s to 1950s salmon canning line, including a demonstration of the working machines.
Explore the diverse work experiences and social challenges of Cannery workers from around the world in Cannery Stories.
Overview of the historic cannery, including introductory film and full Canning Line tour.