Man who had grow. wp

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AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November17, 2004

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Trace Nohank

on northern development.”

AC LOCAL mani . Was given, a six-month
conditional ‘sentence ‘in: Terrace: provincial...

court Oct::'26 after he was ‘convicted of one.

which was. marijuana, .

. Judge Ed de Walle. warned Jeffrey How- :
ardy 29, against arepeat-oifence..: ° 1":

“This is now on record and if: you re: back.

_ in frontof the court on other narcotics. charg- ;

es, You will be spending time i ‘in prison. “he
said...

De Walle sentenced ‘Howard, 0° ‘a: si

_ month conditional sentence to be-served in.”
the ‘community, plus: conditions. including te
residing in.an, Approved residence, ‘Teporling 7
to a supervisor. no less:than once, every two.

_ weeks, altending counselling as directed, re-

maining in his residence and to: not-be ‘out

hydroponics equipment and.to carry-a-copy

‘of the court order. when ouside his residences:
and produce it on the demand of a Supervisor:

or peace officer. :

. Howard also aces: B. 10-year prohibition .
: from’ owning: weapons," ammunition, cross

bows and explosives, and. must. surrendé

_-any of ‘these. items he currenily ¢ owns. to. the.
RCMP, 0. ;
He must. pay a viet fine surcharge of oa

- $100 by! Dec. 17.

. Earlier: this year, “police, ‘aecompanied by

_. and found more than 85 grams. of loose-mar-.”
. ijuana ina bag on a. shelf: near the: Kitchen

fridge, -
: They discovered scissors" and: a pipe in

Toom.

ming.

only if-all plants grew.to maturity.’

‘In the: “baseineht: they fourid 6 one: to’

‘three-inch. slarter, cannabis plants: under. ae
7 single. 400 watt bulb and 37 two- to. four-foot: .

marijuana plants under four I 000 watt: bulbs. ~
‘in'a. partitioned grow, Toom adjacent to the,
“laundry roam, fa n

~ Federal drug prosecutor Jack Talstra said: ;
police feported thatthe’ plants were espe-
. cially healthy. and showed evidence. ‘of trim-

_ the living room and. another Pipe | in. the Bed.
‘count of production of acontrolled substance, : :

They had been asiovvri ina ‘ol ricdium : ye
‘and. several: dehumidifiers, fans, fillers; plus. |
“alert i ina ‘Bucket: were. located near thie grow of
fom.
except with written, consent™ or to’ ‘attend em-
ployment, ‘court, medical, dental or religious
services, except in the. case of a medical ote

' dental ‘emergency, . oye a
He must permit his: supervisor, or any a
"peace . officer to” inspect. thé ‘residence’ or °
property for controlled ‘substances, ‘Submit!
_ toa drug test.on demand, not. possess any.

Paistia said Howard acknowledged Full:
. responsi ibility: for growing the mari juana and...
told police it was for personal use. °
“Falstrasaid.a sergeant: vith the. Northwest...
Drug’ ‘Enforcement Section: estimated. the ~
“plants; if grown to maturity, would produce’.
300 ounces of imarijuana.and if sold at.the .
- one ounce level would besvorth $75,000 and .-
.if-sald by the pound syould.total’18:9 pounds [Ss
“for a'valtic between $47,000 to $56, 000, but. aps

_Talstra said the Crown was allegt ig that -

a sighificant amount: of marijuana 3 Was Pro-.
» duced, : 2
Defence. counsel ' said: ‘Howard: adihitied .
» to: a-marijuana ‘habit and grew for, his own
- -personal use and to’ save money: : mo
AL the lime of thé police search, Howard" §

ae girlfriend, ‘Tanya Schreiber; stated Ihe cou- .:
~ ple was behind on: their hydro. bill and rent.
an electrician, emered- Howard's. residence: *

and their: bank statement: showed ‘a minimal?”

a northern bureaucracy

A ‘GOOD CHUNK of the $135 million:
‘the. province is, providing: for . northern: -
development. will” ‘be used” lo. créate a *..
- bureaucracy. to” help decide how: to spend
- what’sleft. 90°
Anyestment: income from: $5 million of
‘the total will be used.to hire. employees, ‘set
.upan office-in Prince. George, for travel and: ”
- for other purposes, says transportation: mnin-, °:
ister Kevin. Falcon whose ministry provided .
- the money frorn the sale of B.C. Rail. . a
_ Ata modest fouir’per cent return; the 925:
_ million will generate a maittion: a. year, he:
sdide
"oa “1 think the average taxpayer. iwould be 7

pleased to’ see. what: we've:done,” said: Fal-.

velopment office, something | that is Focused.

Exactly. how: the $25 tillion. wi IL. be: ine

provincial-appointees, he said. :
OF the $110.million that’s. left, $50. mil:

lion is to be spent on projects. spanning ‘the
nonth and $15 million: each if in more defined

areas:such as. the. northwest.

Those smaller: boards arid the larger one: :
will be made-up of a.combination: of lacal::

municipai politicians and provincial appoin=

‘tees. me
‘The iegion-ivide board ‘wilt tiecidte: the: :
fate of the $50 million-while smatler boards . -
in’ the fourareas will decide how to spend. os
die $15 million allocations. .

“he’said.. 5 2, ee”
- Northern development eff foris of one \ékind =
or the other have been created’ by various 7
vested’ and how, it-will be spent is éiitirely. a
up toa ‘board’ made-up of. northemers and -

* The” province Won't. have. any say. ‘in

amounts are spent, said Falcon.

~ “It ean be spentas quickly: Oras, slowly as.
‘the: northern coinmunities decide,” “he said...
“) Falean did add that investing ‘the, ‘money re
“and then. spériding the interest would eener- a

ate an ongoing investment: Stream,

“this. There’ 'S never’been a time in: the history.

“ of the province that money has ‘been dropped
__ con. "This is to ensure there is a northérn de-"~ :

‘into the laps~ of local Bovernment leaders,"

governments over the years.

~The: previous ‘NDP. government: estabe
. fished the: Northern Development. Conimis- °*:
-Sion in 1998 and. placed. itin Prince George.: Ot
At-had‘a-staff of - seven full time, equivalent ‘

employees:

Prior to the. NDP} years: the. Social Credit’ on oe
govemnment established’ development: offices Fn.
: throughout the ‘north, assigning territories: to “|
Specie ic cabinet m ministers. .

. Community. Living Services. -

~balaricé,. Which, shdived that Howard did. not _
grow marijuana fora profit:: = ’

B.C. Rail money to. create

“how. the Operating money or the remaining

rth should:be. really. exited. “by. *

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