It is 1225 hours,  January 28, 2020 and I am parked in a stall adjacent to 877 Helena Street, waiting for Marilyn to complete her shopping at the Thrift Store around the corner on Bay Avenue. It is raining and generally a dull depressing day.

I look at the building again and suddenly a warm feeling comes over me as I recognize the original Jack Kenderick, Optometrist Building. Memories flood my mind as I recall travelling to Trail in the late 1950s from the family farm at Pelly Saskatchewan to work the Summers with my two (2) brothers, Lawrence and Russel. This was one of many work sites.

I am not sure how Lawrence met Jack Kenderick but that meeting resulted in the L,W. Verigin Construction Ltd being engaged in renovations of an original Trail house on that site. As I recall, Jack would accumulate some capital and invited Lawrence to renovate over several years.

Jack decided that his small Suningdale home needed renovation. A few years l later, I also worked on that renovation. Jack wanted his son David to learn about Carpentry and so David was added to the renovation crew that excavated and constructed a full basement under this house. An addition and Carport filled out the total contract.

Years later, David received an Optometry degree and took over his father’s business. David brought in partners and they decided to build a new building on ____ McQuarrie Street, designed by a special Architect to suit the Optometry business.

David called me and the project was completed with high grade Millwork manufactured in the Verigin Plant.

Marilyn returned and tat was the total flashback in time.

Posted February 05, 2020 1720 hours EWV