Roy, British Columbia

Roy, British Columbia

Roy was a cannery town on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on Loughborough Inlet north of the town of Campbell River and the Discovery Islands.

Roy was named after an early settler, a Mr. Roy, and appeared on the map first in 1919 as a settlement (it is now classed as a locality). Its post office opened May 1, 1896, and closed February 22, 1943.

ee also

*List of canneries in British Columbia

References

* [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=21907 BCGNIS listing "Roy" (locality)]
* [http://www.niho.com/tipsntales/timetravelling-Dec05.asp "Time Travelling - Coastal Canneries of BC" website]


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