James “Jim” Emerson Borden
1929-2020
James “Jim” Emerson Borden
– 91, of Kentville (formerly of Lower Canard), Kings County,
NS, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2020 in the Valley
Regional Hospital, Kentville, NS. Born in Lower Canard, he was the son
of the late Scott and Estelle (Eaton) Borden. He was
predeceased by his loving wife of 55 years, Marjorie Annetta (Bishop).
He was the last surviving member of his family’s generation.
Jim is survived by daughter, Carolyn (Garry) Livingstone and grandson
Matthew (Rachel) of Ottawa, ON; daughter, Eleanor (Leland) Crowell of
Bedford, NS and grandson, Scott (Michelle) and great-grandson, Emerson
of Rothesay, NB and grandson, Drew (Kendra) and great-grandson, Lawson
of Bedford, NS. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by
family, many friends and the Valley’s agricultural
community. Jim attended Kings County Academy in Kentville and
graduated from the Farm Course at Nova Scotia Agricultural College in
Truro in 1950. He returned to “Blomindon View Farm”
(family farm) where he farmed with his brother, Charlie and father,
Scott for 15 years. Responsible for weed control on the family farm,
Jim did custom weed spraying for many Kings County farmers, and county
roadside weed control. In 1965, Jim continued to farm on his own and
became a select Seed Grower of OPAL wheat and Volla Barley. Jim joined
the Minas Seed Co-op in Canning and became its President, as well as
President of the Maritime Branch of the Canadian Seed Growers
Association. In 1969, Jim became Farm Manager at Lyndhurst Farms in
Canning. During this time, he was elected to the Board of Directors of
the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) as Maritime
representative. He was later elected to the executive and was first
Vice President when he retired to become a dealer for DeKalb Corn Seed
Inc. In 1980, he retired from active farming to become Maritime Sales
Manager for DeKalb Corn Seed Inc. and Nova Scotia sales manager for
Bishop Seeds of Belleville, Ontario. Jim was always an
excellent source of information for grain forages and corn varieties
and chemical weed control. He was always available to any
farmer or organization that needed assistance with seed selection and
planting. Jim served on many committees and held leadership roles in
many organizations in the agricultural community in the Annapolis
Valley and the Maritimes. He served as President of the Kings County
Federation of Agriculture, the Kings County Soil and Crop and the Nova
Scotia Soil and Crop Improvement Associations. He was a
Director on the Nova Scotia Crop Development Institute and the Nova
Scotia Forage Council. He served three years on the Research
Advisory Committee to the Agriculture Canada Research Station,
Charlottetown, PEI. Jim was made Honorary Member of the Nova
Scotia Institute of Agrology in 2000 in recognition of the significant
contributions and advancement he made to the agriculture industry
throughout his career. He retired that same year.
Jim served as Chairman of the Wellington Marsh Board for 20
years. He was the foremost authority on the history and
maintenance of the dyke lands of Kings County and gave many
presentations to historical and community groups about the historical
importance of the dyke lands and how they shaped agriculture in Kings
County. Jim will be forever remembered for his honesty, and warm and
hospitable personality. Donations in memory of Jim may be made to the
Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, NS in recognition of the
outstanding care he received over the past two years. Out of concern
for Dad’s friends’ safety, the family has decided
that due to the ongoing pandemic, a private family service and burial
will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill. Funeral
arrangements have been entrusted to White Family Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, Kentville. For those who wish to leave an online
condolence, please visit www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of James Jim Emerson Borden 19292020..
Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia