A112 - TheTertace Standard, Wednesday, March 17, 2004

| Cullen is. |
NDP pick —

be the NDP's candidate in. ree
Skeena-Bulkley’. in the. UpF S

" times,”

know the NDP are. back." ai

NATHAN CULLEN will. we

coming federal election, ©:
The 31- “year-old ‘Smix

thers consultant’ defeated |

Prince Rupert’ 5 Rod King-.

sfield ina :149-79 -vote -at..

the Elks Hall Saturday?" 7
“We live’ in exciting

- Cullen said.» ->

“We're going to ‘let, people. ae

“Let's. 20, win Skeena a
back again.”

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Unpaid mill

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hit Rupert very hard

He also: promised to: ae: oe
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= Rock and roll (|. diversity 4553 Greig Ave.
ROCK is: being ‘taken’ off-the-side of Terrace Mountain for' use. reinforcing the “economy. - Terrace, BC.
bank.of ihe. Skaena_River.near the city's sewage.treatment plant. Besides]. “Aiso at March 23, 2004
bracing the.bank, the rock: will:be built into, four dykes each extending-20:me-| ‘the. mect
tres into the river to slow the current and. halt erosion. Trucks.laden with rock]. ing. was . : A i Orihoties
are. expected to. continue rolling through town until the end: of.next’ week. The Burnaby: : Cullen on 4: 39 08 Sunset PL aa
old bridge is. closed when the rock is belng loaded. JEFF: NAGEL PHOTO . NDP. MP. ~ Westbank, BC”
“ . Svend Robinson, who ‘said

‘Skeena: has a‘long NDP -
tradition. He said it’s time
__.to boot out: sitting Conser-.
vative MP Andy Burton: :
: “He? So an- invisible
“oman,” “Robinson. ‘said.
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NEW SKEENA Forest Products” failure to”

pay its northwest property taxes on time

is hitting Prince Rupert much harder than o

Terrace. +.)

The City of. Terrace, tiade. a ‘seriés, of.”

‘spending cuts: over the. ‘past: two years - na

difficult. ‘adjustment but: one: ‘that now ale! +:

lows this city to operate without the: near-

- ty.$700,000 Per year from New Skeena’ s:
“: prise: vash windfall: ©

sawmill. : ;
“We have | been tight’ ‘and: skeptical

“over ‘the last few: “years,” “said city’ ‘admin~
os - i Most of, the ‘money, eventually. :
. In .Prince Rupert, the puip ‘milt-is a
source of much. more* ‘money. in- annual:
(land on-which the’ sawmill: its and rego

more:
than $18 million in back: taxes, compared

-istrator’ Ron Poole,-:

property taxes ‘and it adds “up. fast
- New Skeena’ now: ‘owes thal. cit

to around §2,3- million for Terrace:
But what has: raised the: ‘sakes even

higher in “Rupert | is’ the ‘fact ‘council. there,: pl
> per. year, according. to 2002. stats., Their
*, total: payroll:i is: $720,000. :In all the city: °

delayed its day. of reckoning...

Rather ‘thai’ cut’. costs: iumediately’
_-» When“ néw- owners failed. to. pay taxes,
~ council there bortowed money: against.the i

unpaid taxes, | Now Rupert council, -has. d
cided it ca "trun

na money ever appearing.

~ The city is. now Arying ‘to. find a an “extia ne
$1.2 million a. year. — likely: through. ae
combination of hefty. property tax'increas-”
lo Cover: Jack of

es and spending. cuts =,
taxes .coming'in.from New. Skeena:-

But.that's just., the:start: If. the: unpaid a

o taxes never eet Paid, Rupert has to begin.

‘borrowed: smoney. and”
_ should aot longer count on ‘the. ‘New Skees.”

tepaying the $14.5. million. debt. That.

‘could cost the average Rupett. homeowner’ ——
an extra $375 per year over 10 years, orf

$125 per year moreé.for 30 years.
: for: ‘the. worst-—no payment. ©

* the: ground ‘and ‘Start. paying ‘taxes, ‘city,
~ councilhere could: find: itself. witht : :

a City: officials : fadmit Terrace. has ‘a
“ways: stood a good ‘chance. of recouping

: If taxes: are never paid the city ‘could
"go to’ a-tax ‘sale-on the. prime: downtown

er the. taxes: that 3 ‘way.
“One. of, the spending categories - th
; has come “under: ‘scrutiny in. Prince. ‘Rupert

Prince: Rupert: ‘employs 71. eople: ear

Terrace: listed . ‘six: positions. earning
more-than $75, 000 for: ‘4 total of $480,00
. They include. the chief administrative of:
ficér at $90,126, three. firefi ighters earning
round $78;000, followed bythe public
works: ‘director: and. finance director, ‘The
city: employs’, 87 people here, wtio collect o
a total: ‘of $5.1 million. : a as aoe
- Prince. Rupert. ‘also’ “counts: in, “0 jobs
Fron the’ municipaly- owned CityTel telo-. ;
‘phone company. Pe

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Did you sec a. a photo | in the’ paper that a

In. contrast, Terrace: ‘council i is prepared.

If, tiowever; New Skeena does get off. ”

e. th os he’s. been: eating a 1 few too: ‘many nivel
as: ‘the idea of Brent jumping out from behind —_ in

Where we are ¢ gonna parade s some: € specially shamrock priced ere
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er Sofa & Lovescal :
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vi
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My Alt Ri Bt Other sizes availble.
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