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Sylvia Metivier

Sylvia Metivier was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, and at age three moved with her family to Washington. After graduating from high school in Blaine, Washington, in 1951 Sylvia got a job with Alaska Packers Association (APA). She worked as a bookkeeper and accountant in the Blaine office, and was responsible for purchasing for all of their Alaska canneries. In 1957, Sylvia married her husband, Bob, and in 1976, she followed him to South Naknek, Alaska, where he spent every summer working for APA as a shipwright, carpenter, and outdoor foreman. In South Naknek, Sylvia continued doing bookkeeping, accounting, and office management work for the cannery until 1996, when Bob retired and they permanently settled in Birch Bay, Washington.

Sylvia Metivier appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

NN Cannery History

Bob and Sylvia Metivier's Slideshow

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Bob Metivier	Bob Metivier was interviewed on August 8, 2018 by Anjuli Grantham at his home in Birch Bay, Washington. Bob's wife, Sylvia, also participated in the interview, where she periodically chimed in from the background. The original recording had some audio problems, so it has been manipulated to try to reduce the background noise and improve the overall sound quality. In this interview, Bob talks about working for the Alaska Packers Association in Blaine and Semiahmoo, Washington and in South Naknek Alaska. He discusses his job as a shipwright, where he built and repaired boats, and his work as a carpenter foreman, beach gang boss, and outdoor foreman. Bob shares many interesting details about how the boats were built, maintained, repaired, painted and named, and how the cannery facility and buildings were cared for. Part of this interview also focused on Sylvia's experiences working for Alaska Packers Association, and although it is all one recording, this has been included in this project as a separate interview.	2018-13-02_Pt.1	NN Cannery History	Aug 8, 2018
Sylvia Metivier	Sylvia Metivier was interviewed on August 8, 2018 by Anjuli Grantham at her home in Birch Bay, Washington. Sylvia's husband, Bob, also participated in the interview, where he periodically chimed in from the background. The original recording had some audio problems, so it has been manipulated to try to reduce the background noise and improve the overall sound quality. In this interview, Sylvia talks about working for the Alaska Packers Association in Blaine, Washington and in South Naknek Alaska. She discusses her job as an accountant, bookkeeper, and office manager, and describes the overall office environment and responsibilities at a cannery. She also shares her memories of the cannery, the people she worked with, interacting with the community, and social activities. Part of this interview also focused on Bob's experiences working for Alaska Packers Association, and although it is all one recording, this has been included in this project as a separate interview.	2018-13-02_PT.2	NN Cannery History	Aug 8, 2018