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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War. Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale... GREG NESTEROFF
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ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi remembers working for 25 cents an n hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He 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. Bob Hall photo “Rice was rationed and we made green teaThe from alfalfa leaves,â€?Band he says. had a garden andconcert also at the First Baptist Church in Nelson on Tuesday night. Before a packed house, the band performed arden Nelson Community put on“We its Celebrate the Season bought vegetables from the Douks several pieces and the night included pint-sized special guests SongCore choir (above) and Voix Vive Choir. More photos of the performance on Page 2. ABOVE —Even hobors who camee in horse horse-driven driven before World War II, wagons.â€? Japanese Canadians Tagami, now 85,Will was born at You Be Paying $47 like YoshMore TagamiFor City Services Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island were ďŹ ngerprinted and raised at Paldi, a sawmill and photographed community near Duncan. He for identity cards had four brothers and two when they turned 16. sisters. gave Theirpreliminary father Jirosaku, a toRIGHT readings a by- —whole Thou-meeting to hear public com- insight into the viability of univerSAM VAN SCHIE millwright, was injured in a fall law that would increase water rates ment on the proposed increases, sal water metering for homes and sands of internees Nelson Star Reporter and unable work, thebump sons up were by sixtoper centso and sewersent which together mean residential businesses. to Slocan beganrates logging Nelson water and sewer rates by fias veteenagers. per cent, the same perhouseholds During that review, staff discovCity where they en- will pay $902 for water will increase once again this year, centage increases those utilities saw ered the per cubic meter water rate and sewage in 2013, a $47 increase dured primitive living to cover the cost of infrastructure last year. from last year. Story continues to conditions. improvements. Councilonhas set aside time at its City staff recently reviewed NelStory continues to ‘Tagami’ Page 3 (Tak Toyota photo) the son’s water rate structure to provide Earlier this month, city council December 17 committee of ‘Water’ on Page 17
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