91Ƶ

Skip to content

91Ƶ.: Katrina Kadoski is B.C.91Ƶs 91ƵCougar Annie91Ƶ

TODAY IN B.C.: Singer-songwriter tells story of legendary pioneer in one-woman show
31034831_web1_221123-BPD-Podcast-KatrinaKadoski-GPS_1

You will find 91ƵToday in B.C.91Ƶ podcasts on , , , and podcasts.

Katrinia Kadoski lived in Clayoquot Sound for three years, caretaking 91ƵCougar Annie91Ƶ Jordan91Ƶs garden, immersing herself in the folklore surrounding the legendary pioneer, while living off the grid.

In her performance, Kadoski uses dramatic narrative, images, letters and original compositions to celebrate the life of pioneer Ada Annie Jordan, who earned her nickname by shooting dozens of cougars to supplement her income.

On this edition of 91ƵToday in B.C.91Ƶ, host Peter McCully asked Kadoski about the legend of 91ƵCougar Annie91Ƶ.

91ƵShe was five foot two and had hands like a logger,91Ƶ said Kadoski. 91ƵYou hear the stories about hunting a cougar in the middle of the night and how it had two toes in the trap and how her son Lawrie was killed, and that the person that killed him ended up getting eaten by a cougar and the buttons of that guy91Ƶs coat fell out of the belly when she skinned it open. It91Ƶs these sort of things that you can91Ƶt really make up that tend to live on for a long time in people91Ƶs imaginations. I think it91Ƶs ultimately what this story does to somebody91Ƶs imagination. I think that91Ƶs what makes it a bit infectious.91Ƶ

The California-born Jordan settled in the Clayoquot coastal rainforest in 1915 with her first husband and three young children. A five-acre garden she carved out of the wilderness provided food and income throughout her long life. She gave birth to eight more children in the remote location and rarely left the property until old age and blindness forced her to relocate to Port Alberni, where she died at the age of 97.

Jordan was anything but a typical woman. She trapped more than 70 cougars, homesteaded a rainforest bog, opened a remote post office and outlived four husbands.

Kadoski has been a musician from an early age, and recently released a box set of four albums, three of which were recorded during the pandemic, the single 91ƵMoonbeams91Ƶ is featured during the interview.

If you have suggestions or comments, send a voice message to you may be part of our audio podcast mailbag segment.

LISTEN:

LISTEN:

Like us on and follow us on



Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of Canada91Ƶs coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
Read more



(or

91Ƶ

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }