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The inaugural meeting of the Greenwood Economic Development Committee was held on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the courtroom in City Hall. Grand Forks resident Alan Cooper, who has served on that city’s economic development committee, came over to share his experiences in working on the issue there. Cooper and his wife moved to the Boundary in 2011; they are codevelopers of Riverside Meadows Subdivision in Grand Forks and owners of BedRock B&B. Members of the Greenwood Board of Trade and three council members attended. Cooper explained his involvement in Grand Forks began when he responded to an advertisement placed by the City of Grand Forks asking for citizens to come forward to be part of an economic development committee that would plan and develop strategies for advancing economic development within the city, collaborate with other community stakeholders and build relationships with regional stakeholder groups. “Part of our mandate is to figure out how we can liaise with different groups in order to be successful,” said Cooper and he identified this as something they found more and more important as they carried out their work. He explained the committee is advisory to the city. “Our job was not to do it, but to provide community input, to be representative of the community—the business community particu-
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Nathan Waygood, 8, was one of many kids and adults enjoying the new ice at the Midway arena during a free two-hour public skate sponsored by the village on Sunday.
Time to lace up skates The Boundary Expo Recreation Complex opened for the new season on the weekend. Bantam and midget minor hockey teams from Spokane were the first to use the ice as they booked two days of practice on the ice and also rented the community hall to use for billets. It is hoped that the new dressing rooms and lower hourly ice fees will mean more such bookings in the future. Jerry Watson, who is again operating the
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concession stand at the arena this year, suggested that anyone who has spare hockey gear should contact Boundary Minor Hockey. Midway has had an artificial ice surface since the late ’70s. In 1986, a Raise the Roof fundraising drive began and the covering over the ice was installed in 1988 thanks in part to a $130,000 Expo 86 legacy grant. The last train that came to Midway brought in the steel girders for the roof.