FINNSLOUGH

Finnslough

Finn Slough

My father was a Finnish Saami. After immigrating to Canada he became a commercial fisherman, gillnet fishing on the west coast of Vancouver. In the early 1960’s my dad purchased a small fishing shack from another long time resident of Finn Slough – Mr. Hämäläinen. In the summer months he would travel in his gillnetter fishing boat up the coast to fish in the small fishing villages of Sointula and Rivers Inlet. During the winter months he would return to Vancouver and repair his nets at his fishing hut at the mouth of the Fraser River.

Sam Repairing His Fishing Nets

Sam Repairing His Fishing Nets

Finn Slough Afternoon – YouTube – @paivatar

Sam at His Fishing Shack

Sam at His Fishing Shack

Finn Slough View

Finn Slough View

Finn Slough Fishing Shacks

Finn Slough Fishing Shacks

Finn Slough Dock

Finn Slough Dock

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