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Richmond, BC Canada

EVA, is a wooden gill-netter built in 1937. She is powered by an original two cylinder Easthope engine. Easthope was a local company that manufactured some of the first gasoline engines used to power the West Coast fishing fleet and became a legend in the industry. Eva was built from good quality materials – Western Red Cedar, Yellow Cedar and Douglas Fir to name a few.

She is probably the only vessel in existence to have been exchanged for an exact replica of herself. In 1997, Al Mason, a former resident made an interesting trade with Gus Jacobson, a Finnish fisher with long ties to Finn Slough. Al agreed to trade a working scale model (25.5 inches) of the Eva for the real thing (29.5 feet). Gus had been looking for a good home for the boat ever since he transferred the Eva’s fishing license to his present gill-netter because of a change of the fishing regulations around 1993 when area fishing was set up on the West Coast. Gus knew if a wooden boat was left unused it will deteriorate. Al, a shipwright who had repaired Eva in the past, had his eye on the boat for years and jumped at the chance to take ownership. When Al moved away from the Slough he made sure the Eva went to the Finn Slough Heritage and Wetlands Society. Kevin, another Finn Slough resident has upgraded her moorings among many other things.

Recently, local fishers have considered donating several historic fishing vessels and buildings to the Heritage & Wetland Society for preservation. Included is the “Eva” a twenty-eight foot wooden gillnetter built in 1939 at the “Kishi Boatworks” down river in Steveston. This boat is powered by an original two-cylinder “Easthope” engine.

“Easthope” was a local company that manufactured some of the first gas engines used to power the West Coast fishing fleet and became a legend in the industry. Also donated was a float containing a rare net-soaking tank made of cedar. It was used to keep linen gillnets from falling apart by soaking them in a Blue Stone (copper sulphate) solution.

This was before the advent of nylon nets and environmental awareness. They are in the process of creating a living museum by restoring and maintaining these and other heritage features. The Slough is bounded on the Fraser River side by Gilmore Island and on the north by a dyke built to protect Richmond.
**Information posted at Finn Slough

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Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.

Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn
Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River. Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.

Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River. Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.

Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River. Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.

Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River. Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.

Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River.

Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River.

Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River.

Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja

Richmond, BC Canada

Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society was formed in September 1993 to preserve the natural environment and habitat at the Slough and surrounding area. The group also aims to maintain the heritage values of the community and to protect the Slough from urban encroachment. Finn Slough is one of the last tidal communities on the West Coast. They are working to live in harmony with the environment on a sleepy little backwater on the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally established in the 1880’s by immigrant fishers from Finland, Finn Slough has been a fishing village for over a hundred years. Families have continually occupied Finn Slough since then. The community swelled to 70 households in the 1940’s and 1950’s but by the 1970’s the original settlers were dispersing. Non Finnish fishers and people who appreciated the Slough’s unspoiled historic setting began to take their place.

The Finns eventually stopped living at the waters edge and moved to more permanent homes within a few miles of the Slough. Today Finn Slough holds special status as it is the last working commercial fishing village on the Fraser River.

Approximately 50 people live and work at the Slough with 18 households remaining. Here you will see gill-net fish-boats, net-mending floats, and sheds belonging to fifth generation fishers.

**Information posted at Finn Slough

This image is best viewed in Large screen.

Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja