i don't have all day it should just be a few minutes hey come here
you
who the hockey player played for the maple leafs so uh so he's kind of a big deal uh i
don't care if he's patrice bergeron i've got stuck today thank you miss let's get to this excuse me
i'm sorry no i'm sorry here let me help you no no i got it here
courtney i see you've already met noah tremblay yes hello hi courtney runs the
skating oval in the park oh yeah it's nice to meet you you two have a lot in common
really noah just built the new indoor ice skating complex in the canal district uh they're gonna
have their grand opening in a couple of weeks right now yeah that's right well you wanted to
see me mr mayor yeah come on in thank you take care yeah uh i hope i bump into again courtney
beth would you take care of that for me check if you can find a place to work on that desk
i was impressed to hear about your skating career in college thank you state champion it's
quite an accomplishment it's a shame you got injured it happens i'm just glad i can share the
joy of skating with the kids now yes well about that we've been going over the budget and the city
is just not going to be able to subsidize the cost of running the skating oval any longer what but
rentals are up this year and i've been recruiting more and more kids for the after-school skating
program every day that's nice but skating oval is a luxury the city just can't afford but mr
greenwood the skating means so much to the kids and it's christmas well noah's new indoor ice
complex is gonna have all kinds of programs for kids have you seen it it's really very impressive
but that's not free what about the kids who can't afford it well that's why we're gonna
keep the skating oval open through the holidays and then shut it down right after the new year
what about the christmas carnival on christmas eve uh that is exactly the kind of event
that makes the skating go unsustainable you're canceling the christmas carnival
the kids will be heartbroken running a city means making tough choices miss benny
with all due respect i think you're making a mistake the kids aside the skating oval
represents a commitment to revitalize downtown to make the city more accessible and family-friendly
if it closes that would be a major step backward city council's dead set on this
numbers are the numbers but you could convince them otherwise what would it take money
make the skating over a revenue source for the city instead of a
negative line item that it is right now so how do we make that happen
a christmas miracle okay i'll get to work on a christmas miracle
merry christmas mr greenwood
merry christmas i can't believe he's closing the oval and canceling the christmas carnival and the
kids look forward to this all year long it's not just the kids this is the biggest event for santa
and me every year did you know about this did somebody call to cancel you yet no no i i just
assumed we were on we've been doing the christmas carnival for years what am i going to do ah you're
gonna figure it out but how come on you gotta get those competitive juices flowing fight for what
you believe in is santa looking for another elf because i'm gonna be out of a job next christmas
look he told you what you have to do you have to find a way to fund the rink and the carnival and
take the cost off that's easier said than done i didn't say it was gonna be easy hey oh hi trevor
beth this is trevor trevor my roommate beth hi hi
i gotta go i'll just leave you two to get to know each other
have fun
you