Bruce and Carol Dirom opened the doors to their first fish processing facility in June 1994.What initially began as a hobby, something to do on his days off from his full time job with the local utilities company has grown into one of the larger employers in Port Hardy.
First opened in 1994, Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc. quickly outgrew it's first 3000 square foot location and in 1999 Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc. moved to a newly renovated 7500 square foot facility. Vowing to never move or expand again, demand for the quality smoked salmon products and custom processing services that could be offered to visiting tourists and sports fishers dictated that Bruce and Carol would again have to begin making preparations to expand their processing capacity.