Tallheo
Tallheo | |
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  Tallheo Location of Tallheo in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′39″N 126°49′57″W / 52.39417°N 126.83250°WCoordinates: 52°23′39″N 126°49′57″W / 52.39417°N 126.83250°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Tallheo is the location of a former village of the Nuxalk known as Talyu,[1] and is a former cannery town near Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada, on North Bentinck Arm. Tallheo is also the name of the dialect of the Nuxalk language spoken by the , the particular subgroup of the Nuxalk who live there.
In 1905 the Tallheo Cannery was started by a Norwegian immigrant, a member of the block settlement at what became Hagensborg in the Bella Coola Valley nearby, employing members of the Talhiyumc and local Norwegian-Canadian community and many others. The cannery specialized in sockeye, coho, pink, chum, and spring salmon and was owned by the , whose headquarters were in Vancouver.[2]
Once a thriving community, Tallheo Cannery now operates as a bed and breakfast.[3]
Tallheo should not be confused with Tallheo Hot Springs, which is located on the west bank of South Bentinck Arm.
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- Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
- Nuxalk
- Central Coast of British Columbia
- Populated places in the Central Coast Regional District
- Ghost towns in British Columbia
- Norwegian Canadian settlements