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.
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 Canadian Fishing Company, 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.