Look at the ground before the front entrance of the Steveston Tram, and find a large scale map detailing the original stops of the Lulu Island branch of the BC...
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Britannia Shipyard Building
Originally constructed as a salmon cannery in 1889, the Britannia Shipyard building reopened in 1918 to repair fishing boats for ABC Packing Company.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Chinese Bunkhouse
Built in 1915 to house Chinese cannery workers at Knight Inlet in Northern BC, this building was transferred to Britannia Shipyards by water.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Historic Stilt Houses
Britannia was once a self-contained community that provided not just jobs, but also places for workers to live during the fishing season.
Steveston Museum
Public Program
Songs in the Snow
Join us for a holiday favourite, "Songs in the Snow".
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Richmond Boat Builders
Learn about the skills and techniques of wooden boat builders in Steveston, including the stories of the Kishi family of Richmond.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Murakami House
Visit the restored home of a Japanese Canadian family who lived here in 1929 to 1942, before being forcibly uprooted during the Internment.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Exhibit
Seine Net Loft
Built in the 1950s over water, the large Seine Net Loft building is now home to exhibits about the innovation in the fishing industries.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
School Program
My Community on the Waterfront
Grades 1-3
Explore the historic houses and engage in story time and eye-spy activities to learn about Steveston’s unique cultural community.
Steveston Museum
Exhibit
Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building
This museum was once the home of the administrative offices of Steveston’s Japanese Language School and hospital. The historic building is now home to exhibits about the Japanese Canadian community...
