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One of the first canneries in Ontario was the factory opened by William W. Kitchen in 1875. Grimsby, being located at the centre of the fruit producing district in Niagara, was an ideal location. William Kitchen's cannery had a great advantage over competitors as the time between picking the fruit and canning was minimal. This ensured the fruit was very fresh, ripe and favourful. The factory operated for a few years.

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Grimsby Grape Growing, Wine Making and Fruit Canning Company Circular
1868
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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CANADIAN CANNERS

Before 1903, there were more than thirty independent canning factories operating across Canada, with most located in the Niagara Region. In 1903, thirty of these companies joined to form the Canadian Canners Company. Among them was the Grimsby Canning Company on Maple Avenue. In 1910 Canadian Canners merged with another sixty canneries to form Dominion Canners but in 1923 the company returned to its original name of Canadian Canners. As the Alymer brand name was highly recognized by consumers, many of the factories were known as Alymer canning factories. In 1956 the Del Monte Corporation (a.k.a. California Packing Corporation) obtained a controlling interest in Canadian Canners Ltd. and many local canneries soon closed.

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Dominion Canners Limited Letterhead
20th Century, Circa 1922
Canadian Canners Head Office, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Canadian Canners Letterhead
20th Century, Circa 1956
Canadian Canners Head Office, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Management Staff of the Canadian Canners
20th Century, Circa 1949
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Management Team at Canadian Canners #378
1949
Canadian Canners #378, Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Bruce and Norman Todd, Managers of Canadian Canners in Grimsby
1947
Canadian Canners #293, Robinson Street, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Canadian Canners - Aylmer Advertisements and Announcements
20th Century, Dates Range
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Aylmer Advertising Exhibit
20th Century, Circa 1940
Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Ripe Red Tomatoes for the Canning Factory
1928
Canadian Canners Head Office, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Canadian Grown Fruits - Advertisement for the Aylmer Company
1928
Canadian Canners Head Office, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Women Wanted for Processing Pears - Advertisement for Canadian Canners
31 October 1957
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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THE GRIMSBY CANNING COMPANY #7 (BECOMES CANADIAN CANNERS #293)

LOCATED BETWEEN ROBINSON NORTH AND MAPLE AVENUE, GRIMSBY

Mr. Beverley Nelles opened a canning factory in 1884 or 1885 in partnership with William Forbes on the east side of Main Street (89 Main Street West). After a few years it was sold to Victor Carpenter who turned it into his basket factory. Beverly Nelles decided to open his own canning factory in 1890 and the new plant was built between Maple and Robinson Streets in Grimsby. In the early 1900's the Grimsby Canning Company took over the factory and canned its fruits and vegetables under the names "Tartan" and "Colonial." The Grimsby Canning Company canned peaches, plums, pears and tomatoes and also made fruit pulp for jams.