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The Boats
More than 1000 Japanese fishing boats were taken away from Japanese Canadians. Japanese newspapers and schools were cancelled. -
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Internment of Japanese
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Beginning of removal
Male Japanese immigrants living in costal areas are starting to be removed. -
Male Japanese removal
Male Japanese Canadians between 18 and 45 are removed from 100-mile radius along the coast of British Columbia. -
Beginning of drastic measures
All Japanese Canadians must evacuate to the interior of Canada. They are given short notice. A curfew is given and ways of travelling and comunication are taken away from them. -
Continue of drastic measures
Japanese Candians turn over property to Custodian of Enemy Alien Property as a safety measure. -
Continue of drastic measures
Men are forced to work at road camps or go to prisoner of war camps, women and children forced to detention camps in ghost towns. Some stay together and are sent to Alberta or Manitoba to work on farms. -
No trust
Order in Council 469 gave authorization for the government to sell properties left behind without owners consent. -
Guaranteed Expulsion
The RCMP made sure that all Japanese Canadians were exiled from BC either to Eastern Canada or Japan. -
Coming Home
Japanese Candadians finally able to return to British Columbia.
