

Tree-planting 101
Tree-planting was not something I had ever considered doing until the day my boyfriend and I found ourselves unemployed at the same time....

Sue Madill


The Cannery Kid: Full Time Cannery Kid
The summer of 1971 was great we had a lot of fun but we were happy to return to our home in Prince Rupert. So when my parents sat us down...

Sue Madill


The Cannery Kid: Always Learning Something
When the Herring season started a new Assistant Manager arrived . Mr. Winter came with his young family in the spring of 1972. The...

Sue Madill


The Cannery Kid: Cannery Kid Meets Cannery Cat
The cannery cats were a big part of cannery life and were said to have descended from the cats across the Skeena at Old Ben's place. The...

Sue Madill


The Cannery Kid: Never a dull moment as a Cannery Kid
Living out on a river several kms from a hospital was in itself a challenge for my parents. My mother was a modern women and had learned...

Sue Madill


The Cannery Kid: Sunday, a Chance to Explore.
Working at the cannery was not a Monday to Friday kind of job It was more 24/7. However on Sunday my dad did his best to come up with an...

Sue Madill