Ewen, Alexander

EWEN, Alexander, pioneer salmon canner (b 22 Nov 1832, Aberdeen, Scotland; d 8 July 1907, New Westminster). His father was a SALMON fisher and he became foreman of several fishing stations on the coast of his native Scotland. In 1864 he arrived in BC to manage a FRASER R salmon-curing operation owned by Alexander Annandale. When the enterprise failed after one season, Ewen continued fishing and salting salmon for export. In 1871 he opened his first cannery at ANNIEVILLE in partnership with...

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