:Ceepeecee, British Columbia

Ceepeecee ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|iː|p|iː|ˈ|s|iː}}){{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = The Canadian Press| edition = 18th| year = 2017}} (from the initials CPC for the Canadian Packing Corporation), on the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Nootka Island, was the site of a sardine cannery from about 1926 to about 1951. The cannery was built after large quantities of sardines (pilchard) were found in the area. The cannery was abandoned after the local sardine population disappeared. The nearest populated places are Tahsis and Zeballos.{{cite news|author1=Brenda McCorquodale|title=Ceepeecee nothing but a memory now|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/lifestyles/133097063.html|accessdate=January 13, 2017|work=BC Local News|date=November 6, 2011|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118115217/http://www.bclocalnews.com/lifestyles/133097063.html|url-status=dead}}

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Further reading

  • Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five, edited by Howard White, Harbour (September 28, 2005), hardcover, 420 pages {{ISBN|1550173723}} {{ISBN|978-1550173727}}
  • Trade paperback reprint: Harbour (February 16, 2012) {{ISBN|1550175947}} {{ISBN|978-1550175943}}

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Category:Former populated places in British Columbia