A12-The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 2004

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town carry’ a grim mes-

_ number of damestic and
sexual assaults reported _
to the local: RCMP over.
the last year. That’s Dar...

lene Westerman. from
the Terrace Women’s
Resource Centre” put-,
ting up ‘one. of the ‘rib- «
bons. The use of ribbons :

_ continues’ as lead-in to

Dec. 6, a day of remem~

violence against ‘women,
This time the ribbons are .
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City council eases off tax plan —

CITY COUNCIL: has hit the pause’ button on its decision

lo.support a tax here to help, turn northern medical students" oe

into doctors. .
Councillors debated the idea ata Nov.”

meeting. and.a majority decided’ the city should. back the .
’ plan ‘to have’ the regional | district: apply: the tax io collect the -
. $388,500 Terrace has pledged, :

But councillor Marylin: Davies; “who has led: ‘the efor.

‘asked courcil Nov. 22 to table the formal: vote at’ city council -

until a full: countil i is present...

Absent that day was mayor’ “Jack Talstra, -who’ tad sup. :

ported the plan-with Daviés in committee.”

council,

-“E think: we: need. a full coun al the table in order to odo ;

that,” she said.”

where in the narth,

‘The concept: is ‘that towns across ‘the north coniribute to
form a $6 million permanent trustaccouint; avhich would help.
northern students go lo UNBC for training as doctors: inex.

change for staying: and practising in the north...

. Originally: the money. ‘vas ‘to’ bé raised through a: ‘dona. _
‘tions drive, but a lack. of SUCCESS on that front has led to the “
“idea of a tax. 5 oe :

Davies says the. tax could work out t0 ‘ess than: $6 for:
”. three years:or a one-time $18: payment: per. household...
‘She said January may.be the: best.lime to revisit. the is- |
sue, noting the future of New Skecna's sawmill here may be’

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Davi¢s said applying the tax should be voted on by ail of

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‘ Councillors David. Hull and Rich. McDaniel: ‘were the

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* Hullhas. said the town’ should not get involved in paying
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: “We | wil he able to look at it from a. more, rational poitit : 7
; of view,’ " Davies said. : , :

16 committer” 7
: only: tiva’ who opposed the idea Nov. 16: Councillor Carole.

‘Around 90 per: cént of readers who angwered a ‘poll ques-
itor On The ‘Terrace Standard’ 5. web § site opposed the tax’ for.
_/s medical’students..--° =
More than $11 million has ¢ come in, ‘to date for {tie $6 ‘nil: 7
ion Northern Medical Trust. Students: going to the medical
school at. UNBC: and who will. also be undergoing practical .
, be training. across the north y will be eligib ble for. help.
Davies.also- said she’ ‘wanted to ‘allow tine: for a faeting. °° ; : .

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