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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...
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ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi remembers working for 25 cents an hour building internment shacks on n the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He was 17 and his family would soon move intoo Waterfront facility one of those houses, whichshould measured 14 x 25 feet. be shut down by 2014 when “The first winter was cold with four feet move of city is complete of snow,west and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,â€? SAM VAN SCHIE he says. Nelson Star Reporter There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, andof nothe indoor plumbing. Construction Nelson area’s Wooden bunkstation beds lay at Pacifi eithercend new transfer near In- of the house with a kitchen the middle. sight Electronics will getinunderway this and is expected to be and The skills and training of Blewett and Beasley fire crews were put to the test Tuesday at the tough to access house fire on Theysummer used a wood stove for cooking operational heating. by Spring 2014. Cazakoff Road. The suppression team managed to stop the spread into forest and nearby homes. Kirsten Hildebrand photo Regional Central Koo-green “Rice wasDistrict rationedofand we made Blewett Fire Department says they horses. One dog was lost in the fire tenay staffalfalfa were at Nelson on had aKIRSTEN tea from leaves, â€? hecouncil says. “We garden also arden and HILDEBRAND don’t know how the fire started as well as some smaller pets. The Monday with an update on the project bought vegetables Douks from Nelson Star the Reporter ABOVE —Even and that an investigation is un- family rescued dogs in Mexico and that will see waste processinghobors facilities who camee in horse horse-driven driven before World War II, derway. after rehabilitating them, adopted A Blewett family lost their moved off the Nelson waterfront for wagons.â€? Japanese Canadians them out to new owners. With several trees, out shelters home to fi re Tuesday aft ernoon. the first time in the City’s history. Tagami, now 85, was born at like Yosh Tagami A family friend who is in touch and neighbours’ homes close by, Th e fi re started mid aft ernoon RDCK resource recovery manager Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island werewith ďŹ ngerprinted firefighters worked hard to con- with the Lusteds relays what hapa house on Cazakoff Road Mike Morrison said, thoughand the raised de- at at Paldi, a sawmill and photographed the call coming into Blewett fire tain the blaze. Verigin says it pened as fire broke out: Tammy sign phase is still underway, he expects community near Duncan. He for identity cards could have been worse. started seeing smoke and found service at 3:45 p.m. Emergency the new transfer station will offer an had four brothers and two when they 16. were no incidents and flames coming from an outlet in “There response included six pieces of turned improved customer experience. sisters. father Jirosaku, there were no fatalities, nobody her son’s room. By the time she RIGHT — Thouand 24a firefighters. “There will be many design im- Theirequipment millwright, was injured a fall crew got hurt,â€? he says. reached the fire extinguisher, the Help to theinBlewett came provements that will make it easier sands of internees and unablefrom to work, the sonsdepartment Bill and Tammy Lusted shared blaze was too much to contain. thesoBeasley and more efficient for residential cuswere sent to Slocan teenagers.on the scene theirenhome with four children: Then, she started trying to rescue withaspersonnel into they tomers dropping off materials,â€? began Mor- logging City where Willow (18), Reo (17), Ivery (14) pets. the evening trying to put out the rison said. dured primitive living blaze. They left at 10:30 and Eli (12). They also have severStory continues tothe sightconditions. Story continues to animals including six dogs and p.m. on Page 3 Story continues to ‘Tagami’ (Tak Toyota al photo) ‘Lack of’ on Page 9 Paul Verigin, chief of the several cats as well as chickens and ‘Community’ on Page 5
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