South Port Mann Berry Growers Cooperative Association
The South Port Mann Berry Growers Co-operative Association was an association of berry growers that marketed berries to local markets and canneries in Vancouver and Burnaby. It was located at 274 Roebuck Road, Surrey, BC or New Westminster, BC. People involved in the organization include Chonosuke Tsumura (secretary and owner of land on which the Co-operative Association warehouse, office and assembly plant were built), Tsuneki Sassa (director), Suezo Urano (director), Gonpie Fukunaga (director), and Tokuji Hirose (director).
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| OrgName | South Port Mann Berry Growers Cooperative Association |
| Custodian Identification Number | 14582 |
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