Purvis Fisheries
In 1934 James Purvis and Son purchased the Quebec Harbour, Lake Superior Booth Company operation, which had been in decline. That fishery was taken over by Ivan in 1936. The station would become home to 22 families. Fishing was conducted as far as Superior Shoal, 75 miles west of the harbour, and Caribou Island and the Pukaskwa and Otterhead.
Details
Industry Type: Fishing
Business Address: P.O. Box 489 Silver Water, Ontario P0P 1Y0
Locations of Operation: Quebec Harbour, Michipicoten Island
Boats: Billy Blake, Captain Jim, Large Gas Boat, R.H. Dobson
Note
Ivan Purvis ceased operations and sold to James Macdonald and Ferroclad Fishery of Mamainse in 1960. He and his wife Nell Purvis continued to spend summer months at their Quebec Harbour home. At Burnt Island, Manitoulin Island the Purvis fishing dynasty continues into its fifth generation as Purvis Fisheries Inc.