Don't have time to stay overnight? Come explore the cannery property on our Historic Guided Walking Tour or take a cruise around the inlet with our in house tour company Inner Coast Inlet Tours!

Rates:

$80 per person, with children aged 12 and under half price.

• Minimum of 2 guests

• Approx 2-3hrs departing from Bella Coola Harbour

• *Advanced reservations required

Tour information at www.innercoastinlettours.com

 The buildings have been largely unchanged since the cannery was in operation and guests are able to tour the original general store, complete with stocked shelves of merchandise left behind or inspect the office and look through original cannery records and newspapers from decades past.

 If it is adventure you're seeking, take a stroll along one of our private beaches or watch for salmon and trout in the beautiful stream that flows through the property. Starting in late August you can look forward to seeing hundreds of spawning wild salmon and trout, it is truly a sight to be seen!

For the more ambitious, hike up to what just might be the largest Douglas Fir tree in the Bella Coola area. As we are surrounded by pristine wilderness, guests can look forward to regular sightings of eagles, harbour seals and the occasional wolf, deer or bear. Additionally, bird watchers can be kept busy looking for anything from sandpipers to kingfishers!

Stretch, Strengthen, Focus, Relax

Feeling stressed or simply in need of some time out?

Situated in the heart of the coastal mountains, our secluded haven surrounded by unspoiled wilderness offers anyone seeking peace and tranquillity just what they need. Our retreats are suitable for all levels of yoga and are personally tailored for individuals or small groups.

So much to enjoy

Join us for a day retreat or a weekend break for time to focus on you, your practice and relaxation while enjoying the stunning surroundings.

Planning an event? Look no further.

Retreats, reunions, weddings and workshops, we’ve got the perfect location for you!

Tallheo Cannery reflects the history of a thriving canning industry in BC that began in the late 1890s. Tallheo was built in 1916 and specialized in the processing of sockeye, coho, pink, chum and spring salmon. It was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company Limited and was one of close to a thousand commercial salmon canneries that dotted the West Coast of North America. Each summer, the population of Tallheo Cannery boomed to near three hundred people, including workers and their families many of whom lived on the property in “bunkhouses” or small cabin like dwellings.

Tallheo is a special place for people in the Bella Coola Valley as many have fond memories of working or growing up there, some where even born there! Men typically worked the fishing line, while women worked the canning line or mended nets. Children most likely helped their parents, but according to stories we have heard, many just ran and played around the working adults for the whole summer. Due to improved refrigeration and better transportation from the Valley, the industry faded out in 1948, but Tallheo Cannery still had a fleet of about 100 gillnet boats in 1954 and continued to operate as a net loft, machine repair location, fuel dock and store into the 1980s.