New Denver, British Columbia
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New Denver, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
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| Regional District | Central Kootenay |
| Area: | 1.07 km² |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Incorporated | 1929 |
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561 (2001) |
| Population density: | 524.3/km² |
| Time zone: | Pacific: UTC -8 |
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| Highways | Highway 6 Highway 31A |
| Waterways | Slocan Lake |
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| Governing body: | New Denver Village Council |
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New Denver is a small town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, along the shore of Slocan Lake. New Denver was founded as a mining town in 1892, and currently has approximately 600 residents.
During World War II, New Denver became a Japanese Canadian internment camp. Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbour in December of 1941, men between the ages of 18 and 45 were sent to labour camps in the Interior of British Columbia or farther into Eastern Canada. Approximately 1500 women, children, and elderly men were sent to the "Orchard", a small section of New Denver set up to house them. Although they were not confined behind wire fences, they were forced to live in small shacks, often with no heat and little money for food. Many of these Japanese Canadians still live in New Denver.
New Denver is home to the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, which is dedicated to the history of the 23,000 Japanese Canadians that were interred by the Canadian government.
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