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The city released a statement at Monday night’s council meeting on the failed negotiations that would have brought a water bottling plant to the city. The negotiations took place during 2014 and, according to the statement, cost the city $27,700 in legal fees. “Greenwood City Council is open for business to improve the economic development of the city,” said administrator Robin Dalziel as he read the statement. He said that, over the past year, the city has been contacted by seven companies that were exploring mutually beneficial business opportunities. “Protecting the assets and resources of the City of Greenwood for the residents of Greenwood was foremost in council’s deliberations. The amount of water requested would have had a negligible impact on the city’s aquifer and clauses were negotiated to protect the supply and pressure of the water system in emergency situations.” According to the statement, the contract would have brought in $100,000 per year in addition to commercial property taxes. When asked later to clarify what the company would be receiving for their $100,000, Dalziel said it would be paying for the distribution service supplying the water. Dalziel explained that the Water • See FAILED DEAL page A3
Above: The annual Grads vs. Dads hockey game at Midway arena is a rite of passage for BCSS graduates. Here the two teams pose for a photo after the game. Right: Players from the Boundary Minor Hockey Predator Novice team celebrate after scoring one of several goals against the grad class team during a halftime matchup.
Dads claim the win over grads The 2015 Grads vs. Dads Hockey Game went to the Dads with a goal scored in the final seconds of what was a great game last Friday night (March 6) at the Midway arena. The annual event is a major fundraiser for the BCSS grad class each year. The proceeds help them cover costs of their commencement and a dinner. There was a mini-game at halftime played between the senior novice team and the grads. The grads got smoked, even worse than the one-goal game with their parents. Also at halftime, the fans participated in an airplane toss and a puck shoot. With door prizes, raffles, a 50/50 and bake sale tables, everyone had
the opportunity to go home richer than they had arrived. The 2015 BCSS grad class is looking for other opportunities to raise funds. There are a few extra speed bumps in the road to their goal this year. For one thing, the class is small, so there are fewer hands on deck to help with the work. Another thing that got in the way of this particular grad class was the fact the school year started two weeks late. So things had to be tweaked and reorganized and many things were pushed back a week or more. If you know of any fund raising opportunities, the class could use please contact Pamela Storie at 250449-2224.