Williamson Island

Williamson Island (49˚06'00" 123˚06'00" Mouth of the Fraser R, between Kirkland I and Barber I, S of Vancouver), Williamson Slough (W of Williamson I). John Andrew Williamson (1867–1929) owned this island and, from 1907 on, managed a Canadian Fish Products Co plant there that processed fish heads and entrails from the surrounding canneries for oil and fertilizer. It was known as the “Oilery” and was renowned for its odour (a similar factory had operated on nearby Kirkland I in the...

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