Japanese Canadian Internment Signs
Last updated on October 27, 2023April 1, 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of The Internment Period, when over 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were forcibly removed from the B.C. coast, and incarcerated in camps in the Interior of the province, and beyond, between 1942 and 1949.
Nine interpretive signs were created between 2017 and 2018 to provide information about the internment camps, self-supporting sites, and road camps where Japanese-Canadians were held or forced to work during the internment years. As part of the Stop of Interest Sign initiative there were three signs created to recognize Japanese Internment sites at East Lillooet, Tashme and Yellowhead Blue River.
| Sign | Location |
|---|---|
| East Lillooet Self-Supporting Internment Site | Corner of Lytton-Lillooet Highway 12 and Sumner Road in Lillooet |
| Greenwood Internment Camp | Highway 3, at Nikkei Legacy Park in Greenwood |
| Hope-Princeton Road Camp | Highway 3, about 10 km east of Hope |
| Kaslo Internment Camp | Highway 31, at the entrance to Kaslo town before the bridge |
| New Denver Internment Camp | Highway 6, at pull-out a few blocks from New Denver Internment Memorial Centre |
| Revelstoke-Sicamous Road Camp | Highway 1, at the Rutherford Beach pull-out |
| Slocan Extension Internment Camp | Highway 6, at a pull-out at the entrance to Slocan City, close to Lemon Creek |
| Tashme Internment Camp | Highway 3, at the Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum, 20 km east of Hope |
| Yellowhead Blue River Road Camp | Highway 5, north of Blue River at the Thunder River Rest Area |
For further information:
- Telling the Story of BC's Japanese Internment Past
- Province commemorates Japanese-Canadian historic places
- Japanese Canadian Historic Sites in BC: Journeys of Home
- Historic Joy Kogawa House
- Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Contact information
Contact us if you have questions about Japanese Internment Interpretive Signs:
250-356-1432
Heritage@gov.bc.ca
East Lillooet Self-Supporting Internment Sign