A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 2003 City pledges major dollars to help out medical students CITY COUNCILLORS want to collect $52 for each Ter- race family — $389,000 in all ~ to support northern medi- cal students but are unsure how that goal will be northern medical students, adding one option would be forgiving loans - for slu- achieved. Interest from a planned $6 million. northern endow- ment fund would be used to subsidize northern students’ costs to attend UNBC’s new medical pregram — set to launch in September of 2004. The plan is that doctors from the north and trained in the north will-eventually stay in the north, the region's shortage of physicians. The city pledged to help raise Terrace’s share of the money last August, “It’s going to be tough,” predicted councillor Marylin Davies, citing the region’s struggling economy. UNEC officials, Davies, and a local: committee .ta delve into specific fund-raising methods in the weeks ahead. University officials said.they haven't yet approached charged with raising money here will meet aboriginal communities but plan to do. that. The $389,000. in Terrace is based on raising $1 per week per family for one year. So far Prince George has pledged $2 million based'on ils population, one of 19 municipalities so far to sign on. But Terrace is alone in this region - it has given $68,000. Money for the fund might also come from three or four corporate contributors in talks with UNBC. Jago said two major corporations are contemplating donations that would count as part of Terrace’s $389,000 commitment. He said the trust fund will be a soon-to-be-appointed board. It will decide how assistance would be provided to City has a wait list for firefighter posts TERRACE fire chief Randy Smith says he’s thrilled with the continued commun- ity interest in volunteering for fire fighting duty. The fecal department currently has a waiting list of blaze busting hopefuls. Smith says he is grateful for the inter- est given the hard economic times which have seen many people leaving the com- munity for job offers elsewhere. “We like having a wait list,” Smith - says. The fire department interviews and trains new volunteers twice a year to fill vacancies, eos “We usually have between five and . eight applications sitting there for:two or three positions,” Smith says. Those vacancies are often left by vo- Kitimat, -Smi- thers and Prince Rupert haven’t come on board. “Prince Rupert is close to making a decision,” UNBC ~ president Charles Jago said in a meeting with city offi- cials, Tumbler Ridge is the only town to deliver so far ~ dents who actually end up working as doctors in the north. The province has approved $134 million. to launch. the UNBC_ medical. school, Jago said, adding it’s. still on~ track - for--the»-2004- launch. The program: will take in 24 students per year. It’s expected to be a more costly program than others in southern B.C. because of its smaller size and because students won't always: -be stationed, in the same place. Jago said UNBC decided to create the fund because it doesn't want any qualified northern student to pass up northern medical training: be- cause of the extra cost. , helping ease Marylin Davies participants over time. UNBC medical students would spend their first term and a half. After that-many students would be expected io train with doctors and at hospitals in the. north but out- side Prince George. oe Jago said the health ministry is also iooking at in- creasing the number of residency positions in the north. Jago said UNBC students would be in part selected based on their rural background and aptitude for life in a smaller town. controlled by lunteers who've moved away, have reached the age of retirement or people who discover being a firefighter is not what they expected. “Over the past 12 months the biggest turnover has been on the top end with people retiring,” Smith says. He’s pleased with the stability of the force and the continued interest in volun- teering from people. The next recruiting session happens in April. In the Thornhill area, fire chief Art Hill says more new faces have joined the vo- He said it could also be extended to nursing program’: training at the University of British Columbia in Van--- couver before going to Prince George for the next year © pe Driver’s licence number required at renewal. As of January 1, 2003, you must bring the driver's licence number “ . of the principal operator of your vehicle when you renew your “ your car the majority of the time. 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