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RISE AND FALL OF GREEN CITY

29 Sunday Jan 2023

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Negotiations have been completed recently with our friends the Popoffs, to write the story on the attempt to bring Green City back to original grandeur, lost in 1941.

You may be aware that Editors of the “Green City Hoot” and the “NeePravda” had disappeared along with their publication, since the late 1990s. They are now “found”. It will take awhile as censorship attempts along with social medias “Blink” and others have been active in suppressing knowledge from the populace. Just to advise that the original gold mining is dormant but the hucklebrry crops and trout fishing have continued unabated in this pristine wilderness.

A LIST of MY PROJECTS

26 Monday Dec 2022

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THE WRITER’S PROJECTS (that he can remember)

A) Design only

There were many instances where the services of Elmer Verigin were required on a design basis only. There were many design for beams, concrete elevated slabs and such like. These included designs of houses, additions and related projects. In these instances, I have not listed the extensive list of clients, The following projects were some that are large enough to list

  1. Commercial Retail Space (original Castlegar Plumbing & Heating Ltd)
    1. Sam Soukeroff
    1. 1008 & Adjacent, Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  2. Central Food Mart (now Splashes)
    1. Mike and Mable Bonderoff
    1. 1717 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  3. Castlegar Curling Club
    1. Castlegar & District Curling Club
    1. 937 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  4. EMCO Engineering Ltd
    1. Founded this Consulting firm with Ron Ross P.Eng, Les Kitchin P.Eng and Harry Soloveoff which was later purchased outright by Ron Ross P.Eng
    1. 7100 Highway 3B, Trail, B.C.
  5. Grand Forks Community Centre
    1. Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC)
    1. 6140 Highway 3, Grand Forks, B.C.
  6. Reconstruction of Doukhobor Village (Doukhobor Discovery Center)
    1. Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society
    1. 112 Heritage Way,  Castlegar, B.C.
  7. Renovation of Raspberry School into Doukhobor Restaurant
    1. Kelly Swetlikoe
    1. Robson Access Road
  8. Field Inspector of Engineering Designs by others
    1. Various Projects undertaken by Eli Kazakoff M.E., P.Eng.,
    1. Within Creston to Grand Forks Region
  9. Drawings and Miscellaneous Minor Designs and Engineering Seals
    1. Small Builders requiring sealed drawings for Building Permit
    1. West Kootenay area

B) Design-Build

Elmer Verigin was engaged in the design of the development that required a Contractor to complete construction. In some instances Verigin Industries Ltd was the Contractor in many other, independent firms were selected from a public tender process.

In some instances the process involved a search for land, zoning and subdivision with an ultimate design and construction.

  1. Voykin Subdivision
    1. Verigin / Voykin Partnership
    1. Highway 3A, South Slocan, B.C.
  2. Playmore Subdivision
    1. Verigin / Voykin Partnership
    1. Highway 3A, South Slocan, B.C.
  3. Shuncko Subdivision
    1. Richard Shypitka
    1. Poplar Ridge Road, Krestova, B.C
  4. Trest Subdivision
    1. Trest Industries Ltd
    1. Martin Street, Fruitvale, B.C.
  5. Kucher Subdivision
    1. Larry and Nona Kucher
    1. Mountain Street, Fruitvale, B.C.
  6. Genelle Subdivision
    1. Bruce and ___ van Hellemond
    1. Highway 22, Genelle, B.C.
  7. Verigin Millwork Plant (now B-V Rentals))
    1. Verigin Industries Ltd
    1. 7100 Highway 3 B, Trail, B.C.
  8. Glenmerry Village (98 Townhouses)
    1. Trest Industries Ltd
    1. 3300 Laurel, Trail, B.C.
  9. Grand Forks Dental Clinic
    1. Dr. Mark O’Neill
    1. Grand Forks, B.C.
  10. Veterinarian Clinic
    1. Dr. Peter Morgenthaler
    1. Ymir Road, Nelson, B.C.
  11. Veterinarian Clinic
    1. Dr. Peter Morgenthaler
    1. Highway 22A, Trail, B.C.
  12. Whatshan Lake Retreat
    1. Doukhobor Heritage Retreat Society #1999
    1. 635 Whatshan Forestry Road, Edgewood, B.C.
  13. Trail Vision Care
    1. Dr. David Kenderick
    1. 1370 McQuarrie Street, Trail, B.C.
  14. Rossland Ice Arena Change Rooms
    1. City of Rossland
    1. 1860 – 2nd Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  15. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Rooseville, B.C.
  16. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Rykerts, B.C.
  17. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Nelway, B.C.
  18. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Carsons, B.C.
  19. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Danville, B.C.
  20. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Boundary Bay, B.C.
  21. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Pleasant Camp, B.C.
  22. Renovations and Additions to Border Crossing
    1. Department of National Revenue
    1. Beaver Creek, Y.T.
  23. Renovations and Additions to Rossland Credit Union
    1. Rossland Credit Union
    1. 2086 Washington Street, Rossland, B.C.
  24. Renovations and Additions to Warfield Credit Union (now KSCU)
    1. Warfield Credit Union
    1. 89 Schoffield Highway, Warfield, B.C.
  25. Four-plex
    1. John and Margaret Mowatt
    1. 2061 Queens Street, Rossland, B.C.
  26. Fire Hall
    1. Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
    1. 4th Street, Genelle, B.C.
  27. Audio-Visual Center
    1. Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society
    1. 112 Heritage Way,  Castlegar, B.C.
  28. Custom Home
    1. Jim and Rusty Gray
    1. 114 Ritchie Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  29. Custom Home
    1. Leon and ___ Davenport
    1. 114 Ritchie Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  30. Custom Home
    1. Jim and ____ Buchanan (later Roger and Linda Watson)
    1. 21 Ritchie Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  31. Custom Home
    1.  Ken and Elizabeth Weir
    1. 810 Burns Avenue, Warfield, B.C.
  32. Custom Home
    1. Dr ___ and ___ Jones
    1. 1st Avenue, Fruitvale, B.C.
  33. Custom Home
    1.  Dr Raj and ___ Ramaradyha
    1. Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  34. Custom Home
    1. John and ___ Lazeroff
    1. 475 Forest Drive, Warfield, B.C.
  35. Custom Home
    1. Melvin and ___ LeRose
    1. 1550 – 3rd Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  36. Custom Home
    1. Elmer and Marilyn Verigin
    1. 830 Silver Birch Lane, Castlegar, B.C.
  37. Custom Home
    1. Elmer and Marilyn Verigin
    1. 1601-7th Street, Genelle, B.C.
  38. Custom Home
    1. HansPeter and Anna Barth
    1. 5904 Lasca Creek Road, Harrop, B.C.
  39. Addition and  major Renovation of Home
    1. Doug and __ Milne
    1. Calder Drive, Warfield, B.C.
  40. Supervalu Store
    1. Ferraro, Family
    1. Fernie, B.C.
  41. Elkford Motor Inn
    1. Elkford Square Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  42. Elkford Square Shopping Centre
    1. Elkford Square Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  43. Thirty (30) Unit Residential Apartment (1972)
    1. Fording Coal Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  44. Thirty (30) Unit Residential Apartment (1973)
    1. Fording Coal Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  45. Twenty (20) Unit Residential Apartment (1974)
    1. Fording Coal Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.

C) Tender and Build

Clients would make contact with either Elmer Verigin or Verigin Industries Ltd in Trail and later with Marbella Pacific Construction Ltd or Verigin Construction Ltd in Vancouver. Projects being advertised for tender would be selected for tender. A tendering process would take place and usually the lowest tender would be accepted.

In some instances, selection was made as a second bidder above the lowest as in two (2) of the Expo ’86 contracts and the Nelson House School.

  1. Jubilee Place (35 unit) Seniors Project
    1. Trail Rotary Club
    1. 1651 Bay Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  2. Hockey Arena
    1. City of Quesnel
    1. Quesnel, B.C.
  3. Hockey Arena
    1. City of Surrey
    1. Surrey, B.C.
  4. Credit Union Premises
    1. Kootenay Savings Credit Union
    1. 411 – 6th Avenue, New Denver, B.C.
  5. Credit Union Head Office Renovations
    1. Kootenay Savings Credit Union
    1. 1199 Cedar Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  6. Credit Union Premises
    1. Kootenay Savings Credit Union
    1. 945 Main Street, Fruitvale, B.C.
  7. Credit Union Premises (Brilliant Credit Union)
    1. Kootenay Savings Credit Union
    1. 4th Street, Castlegar, B.C.
  8. Maranata Court (34) Townhouses
    1. Pentecostal Church
    1. Castlegar, B.C
  9. Townhouse Project (24) units
    1. John ___ and ____
    1. Maple Ridge, B.C.
  10. B.C. Research Building at Simon Fraser University
    1. Simon Fraser University
    1. SFU, Burnaby, B.C.
  11. Harrop Forest Nursery
    1. B.C. Forests
    1. Harrop-Proctor Highway, Harrop, B.C.
  12. Deficiency Completion of 50 Dawson Construction Homes
    1. Fording Coal Ltd
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  13. Nelson House School
    1. Department of Indian Affairs
    1. Nelson House, Manitoba
  14. Tadoule Lake Airport
    1. Ministry of Highways, Province of Manitoba
    1. Tadoule Lake Manitoba
  15. International Pavilions (29)
    1. Expo ’86 Corporation
    1. Vancouver, B.C.
  16. Restaurants (10)
    1. Expo ’86 Corporation
    1. Vancouver, B.C.
  17. Central Kitchen Services
    1. Expo ’86 Corporation
    1. Vancouver, B.C.
  18. Overweightea Foods Warehouses
    1. Jim Pattison Corporation
    1. 200 Street, Langley, B.C.
  19. Fish Hatchery
    1. Federal Department of Oceans and Fisheries
    1. West Vancouver, B.C.
  20. City Hall Additions and Renovations
    1. District of North Vancouver
    1. North Vancouver, B.C.
  21. Former Begbie Court Renovations to Offices
    1. Kerkoff Construction
    1. New Westminster, B.C.
  22. Village Offices and Fire Hall
    1. Village of Elkford
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  23. Garage and Service Station
    1. Village of Elkford
    1. Elkford, B.C.
  24. Talarico Place Care Facility
    1. Castlegar Hospital Board
    1. 709 – 10th Street, Castlegar, B.C.
  25. St Mary’s Hospital Care Facility Additions and Renovations
    1. St. Mary’s Hospital Board
    1. Sechelt, B.C.
  26. Lillooet Hospital Care Facility Additions and Renovations
    1. Lillooet Hospital Board
    1. Lillooet, B.C.
  27. St. Michael’s Care Facility
    1. St. Michael’s Care Society
    1. Burnaby, B.C.
  28. Stanley Humphries High School (2 separate upgrades)
    1. School District 10
    1. 720 – 7th Avenue, Castlegar
  29. Brittania School Earthquake Upgrades
    1. Vancouver School Board
    1. Vancouver, B.C.
  30. Douglas School Upgrades
    1. Vancouver School Board
    1. Vancouver, B.C.
  31. Guilford High School
    1. Surrey School Board
    1. Surrey, B.C.
  32. Addition to the College of the Rockies
    1. College of the Rockies
    1. Cranbrook, B.C.
  33. Additions to Selkirk College (2 times)
    1.  Selkirk College
    1. 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, B.C
  34. Renovations to Fruitvale Elementary School
    1. School District 20, Trail
    1. 1867 Columbia, Fruitvale, B.C.
  35. Fire Renovation to the Terra Nova Motor Inn (Columbia River Inn)
    1. Insurance Claim
    1. 1001 Rossland Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  36. Custom Home
    1. Kenneth and Annie Barnes
    1. 11th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  37. Custom Home
    1. Bud and ___ Muffly
    1. Highway 3B, West of Rossland, B.C.
  38. Custom Home
    1. Robert H. and Betty Brisco
    1. 865 Burns Avenue, Warfield, B.C.
  39. Custom Home
    1.  John and Bev Reid
    1. 821 Burns Avenue, Warfield, B.C.
  40. Custom Home
    1.  Robert and Audrey-Mae Stefani
    1. 821 Burns Avenue, Warfield, B.C.
  41. Custom Home
    1.  Bud and Anna-Mae Allen
    1. 737 Carlyle Street, Warfield, B.C.
  42. Custom Home
    1. ___ and ___ Carlbeck
    1. 469 Forest Drive, Warfield, B.C.
  43. Custom Home
    1. Neil and ___ McKee
    1. 3780 Carnation Drive, Trail, B.C.
  44. Custom Home
    1.  __ and ___ Douglas
    1. 2085 Butte Street, Rossland, B.C.
  45. Custom Home
    1.  Jack and ___ MacDonald
    1. 1850 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  46. Custom Home
    1.  __and ___ Batt
    1. 1670 Park Street, Rossland, B.C.
  47. Custom Home
    1.  ___and Helen Dahlstrom
    1. Park Street, Rossland, B.C.
  48. Custom Home
    1.  ___and ___ Kennedy
    1. 2690 Tamarac Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  49. Custom Home
    1.  ___and ___ Bate
    1. 1503 Park Street, Rossland, B.C.
  50. Custom Home
    1.  John and ___ Louie
    1. 2614 Maple Street, Rossland, B.C.
  51. Custom Home
    1.  Dr___ and ___ Nixon
    1. Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  52. Custom Home
    1.  John and ___ McKay
    1. 1508 Park Street, Rossland, B.C.
  53. Custom Home
    1.  Cliff and Audrey Krauss
    1. 56 Hazelwood Drive, Trail, B.C.
  54. Custom Home
    1.  Charlie and ___ Sutherland
    1. 60 Hazelwood Drive, Trail, B.C
  55. Custom Home
    1.  ___ and ___ House and Dance Studio
    1. 54 Hazelwood Drive, Trail, B.C
  56. Custom Home
    1.  Mike and  Polly Sawchenko
    1. 1st Street, Castlegar, B.C
  57. Muttart Prefabricated Home
    1. ___ and ___ Frank
    1. 257 Mill Road, Fruitvale, B.C.
  58. Renovations and Addition to Custom Home
    1.  Jack and Ivy Kenderick
    1. 1199 Marianna Crescent, Trail, B.C

D) Project Management

In this section, Elmer Verigin was engaged as a Professional Engineer to arrange:

  • Designs
  • Construction Contractors
  • Contracts prepared with the Contractor or Supplier
  • Project Management
  • Inspections

The process would include formal reporting on a regular basis to the client in each instance. Recommendations would be suggested to the client with final decisions made by the client. The resulting actions would be taken by the Consultant to completion. In all instances, the client would finance make payments upon inspection for completion to that stage of construction.

  1. Renovation of Rossland Miners’ Hall
    1. City of Rossland-Travel Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement (TIDSA)
    1. ___Columbia Avenue, Rossland, B.C.
  2. Dorothy Lake Park
    1. City of Invermere-Travel Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement (TIDSA)
    1. Invermere, B.C.
  3. Harbour Front Development
    1. City of Port Alberni-Travel Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement (TIDSA)
    1. Port Alberni, B.C
  4. Renovation of Fruitvale Community Hall
    1. Town of Fruitvale, B.C.
    1. Fruitvale, B.C.
  5. Renovation & Additions of Head Offices
    1. Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL)
    1. 2224-6th Avenue Castlegar, B.C.
  6. Renovation of Community Housing
    1. Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL)
    1. 509 Front Street, Nelson, B.C.
  7. Renovation of Community Housing
    1. Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL)
    1. 556 – 73rd Avenue, Grand Forks, B.C.
  8. Renovation of Community Housing
    1. Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL)
    1. ____- Silver Birch Lane, Castlegar, B.C.
  9. Construction of Jubilee Place. Castlegar, B.C.
    1. Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL)
    1. 2nd Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  10. Montrose Swimming Pool
    1. Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
    1. 3rd Street, Montrose, B.C.
  11. Renovation and Additions to Fruitvale Community Hall
    1. Village of Fruitvale
    1. 1968 Main Street, Fruitvale, B.C.
  12. Grandview Housing
    1. Kootenay Columbia Seniors Housing Cooperative
    1. 16th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  13. Emerald Ridge Subdivision
    1. Emerald Ridge Properties Ltd
    1. Trail. B.C.
  14. Emerald Ridge Townhouses (14)
    1. Emerald Ridge Properties Ltd
    1. Trail. B.C.
  15. White Birch Manor Seniors Housing (40) units
    1. Lower Mainland Doukhobor Benevolent Society
    1. Delta, B.C.
  16. Parkside Villa Seniors Housing (26) units
    1. Doukhobor Benevolent Society
    1. Grand Forks, B.C.
  17. Exhibition Centre (Now Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science)
    1. 120 Heritage Way
  18. A.M. Ford Dealership
    1. A.M. Ford
    1. 8000 Highway 3B, Trail, B.C.
  19. Company Representative to H.A. Simons Engineering & Contractors
    1. Construction of:
      1.  Hog-Fuel Boiler
      1. Two Pulp Digesters
      1. 16″ Steam Supply Line Boiler to Digesters
      1. Project Engineer
    1. Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd
    1. Prince Rupert B.C.

E) Professional Investigations and Reports

In these instances, Elmer Verigin was engaged as a Professional Engineer to conduct studies to provide fundamental evidence to enable each client to assess potential liability. In other instances, the purpose was to establish the viability of a potential project. Some events were resolved by negotiation and some projects were “shelved” for reasons out of the control of the Consultant. In several instances, the case was heard before a judge and resolved in favor of the client.

  1. Esplanade Development
    1. Contract Enterprises Ltd
    1. Sam Konkin, Michael Barlow, Pete Sandulescu, “Curling Champ” from Warfield
    1. Four (4) Blocks from by Bay Avenue Victoria Street, Columbia River, Eldorado Street
  2. Design Estimate for Abbotsford Ice Arena
    1. Lunor Trubka Architects
    1. Abbotsford, B.C.
  3. Replacement Cost of Nakusp Ice Arena destroyed by fire
    1. Village of Nakusp
    1. Nakusp, B.C.
  4. Highway Construction Damage to Harshenin Residence
    1. Ministry of Transportation and Highways
    1. 2011 Broadwater Road, Robson, B.C.
  5. Manufactured Home Construction Deficiency
    1. Guy from Crescent Valley
    1. Krestova Road, Crescnt Valley, B.C.
  6. Pozitive Computers / Fabricland “Hidden” Subsurface Materials
    1. ED Poznikoff and Dan Zoobkoff
    1. 1963 and 1965 and 6th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  7. Civil-Tech House Damage Claim
    1. Wayne Laktin of Civil-Tech
    1. 10th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.
  8. Kryski Subdivision “Hidden” Subsurface Materials
    1.  David and Brenda-Jayne Splett and Mike Barta
    1. Lots 1 and 2 Albert Drive, Trail, B.C.
  9. Krestova Subdivision Potential Study
    1. Peter Rezansoff
    1. Balsam Road, Krestova, B.C.
  10. Castlegar Airport Commercial Development Study
    1. City of Castlegar
    1. Castlegar Airport
  11. Student Residence Contract Inspection Report (Tenth Street Campus)
    1. Selkirk College
    1. Nelson, B.C.
  12. A&P Furniture Store vs Ius
    1. Ius
    1. 8080 Old Waneta Road, Trail, B.C.
  13. Markortoff vs DeCare
    1. ____ and Nina DeCare
    1. Grand Forks, B.C
  14. Crown Point Hotel Expansion
    1. Crown point Hotel
    1. 1399 Bay Avenue, Trail, B.C.
  15. Expansion Feasibility of Balfour Golf Club Study
    1. Potential Investors for Cottages and Golf Course Expansion (Babcock, John, other Trail Investors)
    1. Balfour, B.C.
  16. Rossland Hotel (Prestige Inn) Construction Costs Review
    1. Rossland Credit Union
    1. 1919 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, B.C.

F) Organizations, Societies and Companies

This list comprises of the association that Elmer Verigin may have had in this list along with offices held:

  1. Professional Associations
    1. Association of Professional Engineers and GeoScientists
      1. Member #5276
      1. West Kootenay Branch Executive
        1. President
        1. Director
      1. R.A. McLachlan Award
    1. Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
      1. Life member
      1. Founding President
    1. Western Association of Property Inspectors
      1. Past member
  2. Societies
    1. Doukhobor Heritage Retreat Society #1999
      1. Founding President
      1. Director
    1. Doukhobor Benevolent Society
      1. Past member
    1. Lower Mainland Doukhobor Benevolent Society
      1. Founding President
      1. Past member
    1. Doukhobor Cultural Association
      1. Founding President
      1. Past member
    1. Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society
      1. Life member
    1. Castlegar Junior Chamber of Commerce
      1. Past member
    1. Trail Chamber of Commerce
      1. Past member
    1. Rotary Clubs
      1. Past President of Trail Rotary Club
      1. Past member of Vancouver Club
      1. Past member North Delta Club
      1. Past member of New Westminster Club
      1. Past member of Castlegar Rotary Club
      1. Paul Harris Fellow
      1. Past member of Trail Rotary and Viagra Club
    1. United Brotherhood of Bathhouse Users (UBOBU)
      1. Past member
    1. Saskatoon Doukhobor Youth
      1. Past President
      1. Past member
    1. Pelly High School Civic League
      1. Past President
      1. Past member
  3. Businesses
    1. E. Verigin Consultants
      1. Founding president
    1. Verigin Industries Ltd (dated)
      1. Past President
    1. Marbella Construction Ltd (dated)
      1. Founding president
    1. Marbella Construction West Ltd (dated)
      1. Founding president
      1. Past Director
    1. V & V Joint Ventures
      1. Founding president
    1. Scoffield Creek Joint Ventures
      1. Founding president
    1. EMCO Engineering Ltd (dated)
      1.  Founding president
  1. My partner, Marilyn has encouraged me to list all the Projects that I was associated with on many occasions
  2. My son-in-law Rick Woodhouse and my daughter Lori made a written appeal to me January 21, 2016 24. 2016 to list the addresses
  3. My daughter Nona Kucher accompanied Marilyn and I and toured many of these projects, January
  4. I started this list on January 24, 2016
  5. Posted December 26, 2022 by EWV