In July 1942, the Tashme Internment Camp opened its doors to Japanese Canadians who were removed from the BC coast following Canada’s declaration of war against Japan. Formerly called the Fourteen Mile Ranch, the camp was located 14 miles [22.5 kilometres] southeast of Hope in an isolated valley surrounded by high mountains, just outside the 100-mile [161 kilometres] “protected” zone imposed by the federal government. It was Canada’s largest
