Cannery redevelopment project gets green light from city

An ambitious plan to redevelop a defunct central Salem cannery as a “new living room” on Salem’s waterfront has a sign-off from city officials.

Developers will soon break ground on “The Cannery,” a $150 million, 382-apartment development with a food hall, wine tasting room and riverfront pathway. It will sit on the site of the former Truitt Brothers cannery on Northeast Front Street.

The city’s hearings officer approved land use plansfor the complex on…