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Thursday, January 23, 2014 VOL. 32 Number 4
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Postmaster retires PAT KELLY
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
You have probably heard some rumbling in the news about restructuring at Canada $9.99 (plus tax) Post. We at the Times may have identified the cause of it all. 250-449-2655 Leona Baird, postmaster at the Greenwood Post Office, is retiring after 25 years Bored Room Bistro and two months of service to the organiza607 8th Ave., Midway, BC tion. She began working under then-post250-449-2465 master Carol LeSergent in 1988 and took Sunday over from her 10 years ago. Leona said she moved to Greenwood in Brunch 11 am - 2 pm 1958 when her dad began working for the Breakfast, waffle bar, Granby Mining Corporation as a ball mill soups, salads... operator. Before landing the post office Quality Homemade Delicious job Leona worked at the Greenwood Auto Takeout, Sit In or Court (better known to old timers as “MinWE DELIVER nifies”) and Greenwood Pharmacy (where Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek Community Futures is located today). Hours and Menu Online at boredroombistro.com The Greenwood Post Office will celebrate Leona Baird has retired from her position at the Greenwood post office after 25 years of serving local PHOTO: PAT KELLY its 100th birthday next year. The building is residents—the last 10 as postmaster. still owned by Canada Post. According to local history buff Al Donnelly, the Greenwood Post Office and Customs building was Westbridge, BC first opened for business on Friday, May 28, 1915 on the site of the former Pioneer Hotel, Greenwood City Administrator Robin Dalziel by the inclusion of a much-needed creek crossing Greenwood’s first hotel. The federal govern- told council at their Jan. 14, 2014 meeting they in the budget. ment bought the lot from hotel owner John should expect projects covered by Towns for ToSoil stability along Dundee Street was one probWilliam Nelson in August 1910. Mr. Nel- morrow and General Strategic Priorities Fund lem. The trench had to be made wider at the top son immediately dismantled his hotel, but (GSPF) grants to come in over budget by some so the sloped sides would meet WorkSafe BC stanit took the government nearly five years to $28,000 to $30,000. dards. build the post office. Located in Westbridge and Both grants were announced in 2011. The Towns Because the engineers were working with dated proud to service the area Leona says she will miss all her custom- for Tomorrow grant was for $519,250 or 100 per drawings the depth of some of the waterlines was 1-888-299-0592 ers, but coworker Jean Higashi says that the cent of actual eligible costs of the Water Distribu- unknown. Unfortunately, along the same stretch of 1-250-446-6808 former postmaster has plenty of puzzles and tion Leak Reduction Project. For the past few years Dundee, the old pipe and tie-ins to adjoining prop����������������������� ��������������������������������������� books to keep her occupied. city crews have been kept busy, often at overtime erties was buried deeper than originally thought. When asked what was the best improve- rates, repairing breaks in the aging waterlines. Again, because of soil stability this required the ment made by the post office during her The GSPF grant ($394,400) was for 80 per cent trench be made even deeper and consequently time with the corporation, she insists it funding for a well replacement/rehabilitation proj- wider. definitely wasn’t the computers—more like- ect. Another error occurred along Marguerite where ly it was the introduction of peel and stick He explained that the overruns were caused by 0 24543 16681 8 stamps. Continued to page 8 a combination of errors made during planning and
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