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History

Doukhobor jam was popular across Western Canada

by JONATHAN KALMAKOFF

Last in a series on the Doukhobor jam industry Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Works products were distributed and sold throughout Western Canada, where a large, ready market existed.

Between 1911 and 1927, the secretary-treasurer and manager sold products on behalf of the company, while by 1928, a sales division was formed. From July to October of each year, when the production season was underway, company representatives travelled throughout the Canadian West to transact sales with chain stores and grocery wholesalers for the season’s output.

The sales agent from 1928-38 was William J. Soukoreff, whose visits were noted in various Prairie news-

papers throughout this period.

As orders were placed with third-party outlets, the factory workers loaded carted cases of jams and preserves from the shipping floor to the rail platform and loaded them on rail cars on the Canadian Pacific Railway line adjacent to the factory. Each rail car carried between 400 and 500 cases (20,000 and 24,000 pounds) of products. They were then shipped to destination points east and west.

As a result, K.C. Brand and affiliate products could be found in every major city in Western Canada, including Vancouver, Nelson, Creston, Cranbrook, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg and Brandon.

Some well-known

Surviving buildings on the site of the short-lived Kootenay Columbia Preserving Works factory at Grand Forks are the old boilerhouse, cafeteria, and grainery, now a private residence. Photo: Greg Nesteroff retail establishments White Stores, Met- distributed and sold its rectly advertised its food products brought jams sold under the that carried the prod- ropolitan Stores, and products through the products through local extraordinarily high Brilliant Brand and ucts included T. Eaton O.K. Economy Stores, network of CCUB newspapers. After prices, and the aver- later Household Brand Co., Hudson Bay among many others. trading stores estab- 1915, it ceased doing age retail price took hovered between Company, Safeway They were also served lished in Brilliant, so altogether, and re- a sharp jump to 15.8 eight and 16.6 cents Stores Ltd., Red and on Canadian North- Grand Forks and lied exclusively on re- cents per pound in per pound, which ern Railway and the Glade; Cowley, Alta.; tailer advertising for 1915, 20.6 cents per was 55 to 71 per cent Canadian Pacific Kylemore, Buchanan, the promotion of its pound in 1916, peak- of the average retail Railway dining cars Canora and Veregin, products. Subsequent- ing at 28 cents per price of K.C. Brand traversing the country. Sask.; and Benito, ly, Western Canadian pound in 1918. pure products. This As well, the Koo- Man. newspapers were full Following the brief made it appealing to Initially, from 1911- of advertisements for but sharp post-war the bargain-hunting, tenay-Columbia Preserving Works directly 14, the company di- K.C. Brand products economic collapse, thrift-seeking consumby retailers promoting the average retail er, particularly during store traffic through price fell to 18.7 cents periods of economic competitive prices. per pound by 1922. downturn.

WE’RE OPEN DURING COVID-19 With the substantial Fluctuations in the Monday - Saturday: 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday: 9 am - 5 pm improvement in the retail price of K.C. Retail prices Grocery • Garden Centre • Fruit & Produce • Locally Grown economy after 1922, Brand and affiliate Okanagan Grown ¢ The retail price of the average retail price products from year GREENHOUSE Ambrosia Apples 79 /lb Kootenay-Columbia hovered between 12.9 to year were largely Long English NOW OPEN $ 25 Preserving Works cents per pound and attributable to the /each Cucumbers Large selection of Bedding Plants, products remained 19.8 cents per pound volatile cost of sugar Large Beefsteak $ 99 Basket Stuffers and Vegetable Plants remarkably stable through the Roaring and to rail freight /lb Tomatoes • Bedding Plants throughout their 27- ’20s. During the Great rates that favoured Fresh Local $ 1.99/pack of 4 plants Asparagus Ready now • Basket year history.

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Stuffers Emerald From 1911 to 1914, age retail price levelled At the same time, the 2.5” pot $1.99 $ 99 5’ high Cedars the average retail price off to 13.1 cents per price of fruit remained 3.5” pot $2.99 of K.C. Brand prod- pound from 1929-39. comparably flat. And 99 • Dahlia $ Full Bloom 1 gallon Dwarf & Tall ucts was 13.5 cents Throughout the the fact the company Clematis Reg. $19.99 3.5” pot $2.49 per pound. During same period, the av- paid no wages to its Malathion the First World War, erage retail price of pickers and factory 99 Reg. $3.99 Insecticide $ • Hanging Baskets 250 ml Reg. $16.99 wartime shortages of mixed and compound Continued on A3 One price and the lowest

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History

The Front Street Emporium in Nelson, seen here in 2008, began life as the Kootenay Jam Co. and became the Kootenay Columbia Preserving Works in 1911. Photo: Greg Nesteroff Continued from A2 labourers from 191128 also gave it a significant competitive price advantage.

Company demise For 27 years, the Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Works, known internally as the Jam Industrial Division after 1928, operated as a successful and profitable business enterprise, adding substantial value, cash-flow and revenue to the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, both through the profits on the fruit sold to the factory and the profits realized from the jam and canned products.

Yet despite the success of the subsidiary, by 1937, the parent company was bankrupt. The collapse of the CCUB was the combination of various complex factors, including low prices for its agricultural and industrial products during the Great Depression, burdensome interest rates on its mortgaged properties, a declining membership that placed the debt load on disproportionately fewer members, non-payment of an-

nual allotments by some members, the enormous losses to its capital assets suffered from arson, and financial mismanagement.

For all practical purposes, the Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Works was defined by its assets — its preserving works, canning factories, fruit packing houses, brands and inventory. However, these assets were held by the CCUB and pledged as collateral to secure its debts.

Thus, when they were foreclosed on by the receiver for National Trust Company Ltd. in May 1938, the company was left with no assets with which to operate. Moreover, as an unincorporated subsidiary, it had no legal existence independent of its parent company. Consequently, with the liquidation of the CCUB, the Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Work ceased to exist.

Conclusion Today, more than 80 years later, there are few physical reminders of the Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Works.

In Nelson, the original factory build-

Kootenay-Columbia Preserving Works cheque for $100 to Peter V. Verigin for business-related travel expenses, dated Oct. 10, 1924 — less than three weeks before Verigin’s death. Courtesy ISKRA Publications, Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ ing still stands and remains in use. In Brilliant, portions of the factory foundations are still visible, as are those of the fruit packing houses at Grand Forks, the skeletal remains of a once-thriving industry.

The cafeteria-boarding house and boiler house in the latter city have been renovated into a comfortable family home and garage on Canning Road, aptly named after the jam factory that once stood there.

K.C. Brand jam and

fruit tins can still be found throughout Western Canada and are now highly-sought after collectibles and memorabilia.

Perhaps the most enduring legacy, however, is the immense pride among Doukhobors and their descen-

dants in the exceptional success that the enterprise achieved through a community working together with common values and purpose.

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Sports

Selkirk College Saints load up on leadership SUBMITTED

The Selkirk College Saints have added a pair of players to their recruitment class who are expected to make an immediate impact on the team’s success.

Brad Marshall and Bekkam Willis have committed to the Saints program for the 2020-21 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season, packing solid resumes of Junior A experience at both ends of the ice.

“Strong leadership on the ice and in the dressing room is the foundation of a successful hockey team,” says Selkirk College head coach Dave Hnatiuk. “Both Brad and Bekkam are talented players who have proven their leadership abilities in the last couple of years.

With the loss of some of our leadership group due to graduation, we expect them to jump right into important roles on

the team.”

Marshall grew up in Manitoba and played four years of Junior A with the Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).

A hard-working forward with skill to match, Marshall scored 15 goals and added 15 assists in his final season where he also took on the role as the Natives’ captain.

The 21-year-old will take advantage of the eclectic mix of programming at Selkirk College with plans on earning credentials in both the electrical program on the Silver King campus and the business administration program on the Castlegar campus. His goal is to gather the skills and training to start his own contracting Manitoba native Brad Marshall played four seasons in the Manitoba Junior company.

“I chose Selkirk College beHockey League where he was the captain of his team in 2019-20. The talented forward will join the Selkirk College Saints for the upcoming 2020-2021 cause they offered me a place to further my education and BCIHL season. Photo submitted

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“Being a Prairie boy, I look forward to the opportunity to live up in the mountains and experiencing new adventures.

I’m a sports enthusiast and know there will be plenty of new challenges and opportunities.”

Originally from Comox, Willis spent the last three seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) where he finished his stint with the Drayton Valley Thunder. The six-foottwo defenceman is known for a solid, structured game and a first good pass. With a big shot from the point, Willis will help fill a blueline void left by last season’s captain Parker Wakaruk.

With an eye on helping the Saints with a championship, Willis is looking forward to his transition to becoming a

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“I’m going to pursue my education by taking the heavy mechanical foundation program that I feel so lucky to take while also getting to keep playing a sport that I love at the same time,” says Willis, who also played Junior B hockey on Vancouver Island. “My goal at the end of my time at Selkirk College is to keep growing as a player and a person while finishing my program with good grades.”

Willis and Marshall join forwards Jacob Elik, Eric Hildebrand, Carson Erhardt and goaltender Jake Anthony in the 2020-21 Selkirk College Saints recruiting class with more announcements expected. The Saints training camp is scheduled to open at the end of August and will be contingent upon guidelines associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nelson photographer Kathryn Gardner received her craftsman of photographic arts designation on April 25.

The same night, three of her images were accepted into the 2020 Professional Photographers of Canada image salon. The gala event scheduled to be celebrated in Saskatoon was cancelled

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News

Selkirk College cautiously sets course for new normal SUBMITTED

Selkirk College is creating carefully crafted plans for a phased return to in-person delivery of post-secondary education on its campuses and learning centres.

The college adjourned in-person instruction on March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moving students to alternate delivery models for the remainder of the winter semester. Once the pivot away from on-campus study was accomplished, staff and faculty began planning for how to deliver the education, skills and training to learners in alignment with direction set by the BC Provincial Health Officer and the provincial government.

“The move away from in-person delivery was accomplished quickly and required a monumental effort by students, faculty and staff to accomplish completion of the term,” says Selkirk College president Angus Graeme. “Everybody involved should take great pride in the dedication and adaptability required to make it a success under very trying circumstances. As we set our sights on a measured return to a new nor-

Members of the Selkirk College health and safety department have been working with staff at Nelson’s trades-based Silver King campus to prepare for the limited return of students in the next few weeks. The regional post-secondary is completing detailed plans for both its operational structure and education delivery over the coming months.

Photo submitted mal, the plans we are putting in prepared two specific plans and how more than 60 credential place will allow Selkirk College new guidelines for the months and accredited programs will be to safely deliver programs to the ahead that are aligned with delivered in the coming months standard of excellence expected other public post-secondary in- which include new operating by students.” stitutions around the province, requirements for the delivery of Post-secondary is considered regulations from WorkSafeBC in-person instruction and learnan essential service in Brit- and input from staff at all levels. ing activities for those programs ish Columbia. Under B.C.’s Selkirk College’s plans de- where some in-class instruction COVID-19 go forward strategy scribe the detailed approaches will be required. The college anreleased on May 6, post-sec- to exposure and transmission ticipates further refinements to ondary is in Phase 3 of the re- control, and how day-to-day operating standards based on start plan. Following provincial operations at facilities will the best information available at directives, Selkirk College has change. Plans also address a given time, but has provided a

solid foundation to build upon.

“The health and well-being of our students, faculty, staff and the community is the absolute No. 1 priority while we move forward with operations on our campuses,” says Kerry Clarke, Selkirk College’s vice president of college services.

“With full understanding that this situation can shift quickly and remains unpredictable, the college has put together detailed plans that are vital as we proceed over the coming months.

If all those who arrive on our campuses adhere to the policies and procedures put in place, we are confident our facilities can function under these altered conditions.”

The diversity of programs offered at Selkirk College requires a careful balance of in-person and online delivery to achieve desired outcomes for learners.

Some programs, like those in the school of industry and trades training, rely on handson training in order to complete requirements and assessment.

Detailed plans lay out and fully describe delivery models that include online, hybrid, traditional in-class and remote learning.

“With support from our

teaching and learning institute and IT services, leadership and guidance by our deans and chairs, and the energy and innovation of our faculty, the education division is moving forward under a new model that will continue to deliver on the expectations of our students,” says Rhys Andrews, Selkirk College’s vice president of education.

“The advantage of small class sizes, applied learning, and experience with online and distance learning, is a real asset moving forward. The next few months are far from a return to normal, but we will continue to provide students with the education, skills and training to enable them to achieve their goals.”

Selkirk College is currently offering Spring Semester courses through an online model. Some current programs in the school of industry and trades training that have been proceeding online since March 17, will begin moving into shop spaces by the end of May to provide students with the required training on equipment. A limited number of programs will begin in-person lab training next month.

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