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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. “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€? Japanese Canadians Tagami, now 85, was born at like Yosh Tagami 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. Their father Jirosaku, a RIGHT — Thoumillwright, was injured in a fall sands of internees Bob Hall photo and unable to work, so the sons were sent to Slocan began logging as teenagers. City where they en- — are The winners of the Nelson Star’s newspaper art contest — as chosen by voters at nelsonstar.com
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Tiana Baines (left) and Kasai Natsumi (right). Using old Star newspapers, Baines created a turtleliving shell as part dured primitive Story continues to of a costume she will be wearing in the upcoming Alice in Wonderland youthconditions. theatre play. Natsumi made an Page 3 See story intricate origami swan using hundreds of‘Tagami’ tiny pieces on of newspaper. on Toyota Page 9. photo) (Tak
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KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
The Community First Medical Clinic will close its doors effective June 1 as two of the three doctors leave family practice. In all, at least six family doctors have recently left or will leave their practices in Nelson. “Potentially thousands of patients will be orphaned with no family physician to care for them and their families,� says Sharon Campese, office manager at Community First. “The walk-in clinic is unable to handle the number of people requiring care on a daily need basis and the emergency room will become a holding pen for patients with less than serious needs. There appears to be a crisis looming.� Dr. Yasmin Garcia will serve patients at the Ancron Medical Clinic until August 15 when she will move to Vancouver. Dr. Joel Kailia is withdrawing from family practice to focus on a specialized area of medicine. Dr. Andrew Murray has been unable to recruit physicians to take over for his colleagues. “There are various urgent recruitment initiatives currently taking place in Nelson and the Kootenays to attract more family physicians to our area,� says a press release issued by the clinic. As Community First closes Murray will continue to see his patients at the Acron Medical Clinic. Story continues to ‘Interior’ on Page 4