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Beaver dam removed ANDREW TRIPP
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The City of Greenwood recently completed a project that saw the removal of a beaver dam to help prevent flooding in the city as a result of overflow from Boundary Creek. The city hired arborist Fred Marshall to oversee the project. In the late fall of 2015 a pair of beavers built a dam in the channel that carries the creek through the city. The roots of a few adjacent cottonwood trees were partially undercut by the stream flow. The free and unrestricted flow of water through the channel is essential to prevent flooding in the city. Consequently, the banks of the channel had to be stabilized, best achieved by retention of the cottonwood trees growing along the banks. The project was designed to enable free and unrestricted flow of water and continued bank stability via retention of existing vegetation. The beaver dam was eight meters wide, approximately a meter tall and 60-80 centimetres wide. Its builders were kill-trapped by licenced trapper Chris Robinson of Midway to allow for removal of the dam, which was executed by city foreman Randy Smith and his crew. Smith spent several hours prior to the removal seeking permission for the undertaking, which must follow environmental regulations and best management practices (BMP). The undercut cottonwood trees were then stabilized by the placement of medium to large sized angular boulders under and in front of the undermined area. “Randy and his crew did an excellent job” said Marshall, “which achieved the desired BMP’s; retention of the unrestricted flow channel of Boundary Creek and the continued stabilization of the adjacent banks via the long-term retention of the shrubs and trees which line them.”
Near-tragedy ends safely Toddler Jude Tyssen nearly drowned last October, saved by the quick actions of, left to right, his mother Raylene, her sister Erika Maarhuis and their mother Anne DeJong. Their story emphasizes the importance of CPR training, which Maarhuis has been promoting since the near-tragedy that saw Jude submerged in water for seven minutes. See pages 8-9 for story. PHOTO: ANDREW TRIPP
School to feature hockey academy ANDREW TRIPP
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
Starting in September, Boundary Central Secondary School will be featuring a hockey academy as part of the physical education component in its curriculum. Midway arena manager Bob Peters has been a strong advocate for the high school to follow in the footsteps of Osoyoos Elementary School, which has run a suc-
cessful academy for eight years, and recently BCSS Principal Bo Macfarlane was given a green light by School Board 51 superintendant Kevin Argue to begin the academy this fall. Designed to be a physical fitness program using ice hockey as the primary platform, the academy will be open to students from Grades 8-12 with any level of hockey experience. Macfarlane stressed that the
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academy is suitable for any student, including those that have never played the game, as well as those that have a keen interest in the sport. The Village of Midway is offering the school a reduced arena rental rate, which will help keep the cost to students at a respectable $150$200 for the term, which will also include uniforms. The governing board for the
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