Tashme Incarceration Camp
| Tashme Incarceration Camp | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sunshine Valley, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°16′28″N 121°14′58″W / 49.27444°N 121.24944°W |
| Area | 600 acres |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Demolished | 1946 |
The Tashme Incarceration Camp (/ˈtæʒmɪ/ [Anglicized pronunciation] or /ˈtɑːʃɪmɪ/ [Japanese pronunciation]) was a purpose-built incarceration camp constructed to forcibly detain people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast of Canada during World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Located at the current unincorporated community of Sunshine Valley, east of Hope in British Columbia, Canada, Tashme was operational between 1942 and 1946 and had a peak population of 2,624 people to 2,636 people. Tashme was constructed on 600 acres of leased land for $500/year on the A.B. Trites Farm.