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Regional Transit
The bus The Capitol Theatre’s annual romp opened Thursday night with a cast of colourful local More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast stops here: characters. For 25 years, the pantomime has raised money for the Capitol with and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War. stage veterans and rookies raising the roof, but this year Sherlock Holmes and the Hound new Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one transit such tale... of Buskerville has a more intimate Nelson feel than ever before, with a one-of-kind script GREG NESTEROFF system goes ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi before open remembers working for 25 cents an hour building internment shacks on n house the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He
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was 17 and his family would soon move intoo one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet. “The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,â€? he says. There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing. Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle. They used a wood stove for cooking and heating. “Rice was rationed and we made green tea from alfalfa leaves,â€? he says. “We had a garden arden and also bought vegetabless from the DoukABOVE —Even hobors who camee in horse horse-driven driven before World War II, wagons.â€? Sam Van Schie photo Japanese Canadians Tagami, now 85,atwas Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Buskerville opened the born CapitolatTheatre on Thursday night. The annual pantomime features a cast like Yosh Tagami onlled Vancouver Island of more than 40 local actors of allGenoa ages in Bay a fun-fi performance of song, dance and plenty of laughs. More photos on Page 2. were ďŹ ngerprinted and raised at Paldi, a sawmill andshe photographed after several years doing that, the Hound of Buskerville over the SAM VAN SCHIE community near Duncan. He for identity cards moved into the director’s chair. She summer after searching unsuccessNelson Star Reporter had four brothers and two when they turned 16.a panto script based on the doesn’t know exactly how many fully for father Jirosaku, a aurie Jarvis has seen asisters. lot of Their pantomimes she’s directed (“They — Thoufictional London detective. RIGHT millwright, was injured a fall â€? she pantomimes performed in all kind of blur in together, says), “Some years we buy the script sands of internees and unable to work, so the sons Nelson. but it’s safe to say it’s been at leastsent a toand some years we find free ones were Slocan began logging The annual Christmas show dozen. as teenagers. written City where they en- by other community theatre has been a local tradition for 25 It’s easier for Jarvis to telldured you primitive groups — whatever script we get, living years and Jarvis has been a part of Story how continues many pantomimes she’s writto conditions. nearly all of them. ten: thison year’s show rst. Toyota photo) Story continues to ‘Tagami’ Page 3 is the fi(Tak ‘This year’s’ on Page 9 She got her start as an actor then, She penned Sherlock Holmes and
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The community will evaluate a new West Kootenay Transit system next week as the bussing system puzzle takes shape after extensive consultation and planning. Meribeth Burton of BC Transit is enthusiastic about what the authority has come up with. The big reveal has major changes to the current system looking official and ready for comment. People in the region will see what the bus routes, schedules, fare structure and the timing points are. The system will go into effect in the spring if this is what the community wants, explained Burton. “This is the last chance to have input before the first ever integrated transit system goes into effect,� she said. “We want to hear back Story continues to ‘Preparing’ on Page 8