: the Trace Standen Wednesday, May 19, 2004 “AS
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Rupert feels tax pinch

© PRINCE ‘RUPERT: civie employees Are: béing laid: ;
“off 14, days ‘this year. in response. to: unpaid , taxes ,
froin New Skeena Forest Produets.°. 06°07, .
The 14 nnpaid: days, calléd “sérvice: ‘Feduction .
days”. by | ‘the City. of: Prince ‘Rupert, amount to: a.~
“Six -pervcent wage.-cit, says” Russell Wiens, the “]-
“president. of: the ‘Canadian Union ‘of “Public: Em:
ployees: Técal ‘which’ Tepresents. civic workers... ;
“. City“hall is closed on the days, the: iandfill is”
also. closed: cand: garbage ‘pick. up has’ been resched- ’
uled. The: ‘unpaid: days. are: scheduled’ to take place :
“an -aVerage’ Once. a month: and 3 care in effect, until the...
end of March. 2005, °°: a
“OTe City: of Prince. Rupert is. in’ a: ‘budget hitid :
| based ni; accumulated * unpaid: “past” “and current:
. New, Skeena™ "property: taxes tied-to its. closed’ Wat=:
_] (son Island: ‘pulp: mill. Wiens: said ihe city will save
1 $250,000'a. ‘year. through. the unpaid day: strategy:.
{oT Unlike. -Prince’ ‘Rupert, Terrace - civic. officials: *
| chave -erafted | budgets. ‘without. factoring: in 1 New 1
Skeena tax: tevenue,. ; - wt we

GOVERNMENT OFFI- |. ‘The two retailers who.*
CIALS: here lave. seized: paid the ticket, outright:
“were | ‘Kitimat’ 'S ‘Northern’
: Drugs and -Doris”:Deli.,
a ~The. other. violator, a
employee vof <- Rupert.
|. Square. Lottery “in” Prince”
.. Rupert: went’ to-court:.to
“dispute. the: ticked ‘ind. wa
- conyicted.. : ;
“Overall, “Merz: said. he
was happy. with. the. low.
umber, of» warning: letters,
and. lickets issued, "2°
He's seriding- letters, te
retailers thanking them. for
their’ efforts ‘to’ prevent: -the®
“sale Of tobacce. ta. minors.
- Anonymoiis . teen’, ‘test:
2 shoppers were able: to: pur-
“chase: tobacca just three of.
- every: -100. attempts: for-a.
96.7 per. cent. {compliance
Tate: . : :
The - “previous: “com:
7 “pliance: fate forthe region —
“was 92.5 percent aid the - [..
provincial. compliance. rate. oe
“48-92 per, cent”; 7
“Typically the: interay-- |:
ton: Ihave, is when ‘retai- |
‘lets: ‘sell to minors’ or for
some. “other. noncom-
i pliance, ‘soo thought it -
would-be. ‘good: for ihem.to ~
5 hear some goad. news for
_— “one,” ‘said. Merz.
oo The: provincial, sales act.
contains: provisions to pre-
‘ vent. sales. to. minors and”
a for’ ‘health. and vage signage \
_ tequitements.: The. act_also-.”
- gives’ officers. the power . to.
* suspend dealer permits:.
Merz is also on. the. trail
of .tobacco- company. sales
"representatives “who use
“cash \ incentives lo. per-.
- suade: retailers, 10. display,
tobacco: in: special: display. |

oe cases.) COLIN. MERZ, tobacco enforcement officer, -holds a warning sign. required by-
“They are called’ point of “provincial Jaw. to be atiached to tobacco displays. in retail stores: Officials seized -

| plirchase' ‘displays-and’ “are several packages: ot H taxcexermpt tobacco 0 recently. MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO: ;
“not “part: of a retailer's: ae ae

ie main tobacco. sales case.

- area ‘tear. r strip.
Act. declined: te iden :

‘Man convicted for drugs
7-ACMAN. charged with, production ' df a controlled
* substance and pogsesston of a controlled substance.
~ has been convicted and sentenced.
_ «Daniel Clarence Carson, 44, appeared, in. ‘ provin: -

cial court and: pled guilty on.May-4 to’one count of -
“production: of a.controlied substance. oy

.He received a ‘Sentence: ‘of one day in jail; i is pro- a

4 hibited 't from possessing: firearms for: 10 years ‘and i ce
2 required. to pay:a a 1, “000° fine by December Bhp

> Hit and run at. Wal- Mart.

POLICE ARE looking. for'a. couple ina’ pickup. at. :
; ‘ter. a Wal- Mart employee was run over May. 13. .
At about: 5:05 p.it.that day a’man. aid woman:
" emtered the store. Police. say the: “woman. conducted
a fraudulent transaction. involving. a bicycle; ‘When .
~~ challenged, the woman: Med: lo an awaiting truck
_ driven: by ‘the mane: ot a
“.. Store sécurily’ hiased’ the | woman, “but failed. to
> catch’ her. Police: sdy. the truck ‘ran-over a store em" -
“ployee’s: ‘Yeg as. it- “drove: ‘off, The: “employee. was.
“reaied i in’ hospital. -
.-. The mani is déscribed"as-a' native, 2 male, between 7
‘age 30 to 40, of heavy. build, about 5°11 to 6°2"
tall, ‘with no facial hair, wearing a. white. baseball-" :
_ ‘style, jersey: with. short: ‘slecyes and. a: Stat. logo: on»
the left shoulder. _Thé woman. is: ‘described asa na-.*
“tive female: aged 30 10 40, of. very. heavy. build, .
about 5° F057" -weating a ‘low: cut: veneck: tilack:
‘sleeveless. blouse. She‘ hiad: her hair.in abun held
“bya. purple* scrunchy;’ but ‘yemoved: it!’ Her. hair i is: _
- Shoulder-length: and brown with: highlight, tinting. : ;
The:truck is described ® ‘asa’ burgundy: or. dark. red. ve
GMC. or Chevrolet.crew: cab. pickup: with’ red:rims |.
“and*a° tinted ‘rear window.” “Witnesses. identified a -
partial: licence: plate of cither “5836” or"5834.".-

‘consumer: ‘taxation:
were. involved with’

pce et ; “of purchase displays ‘are. Mere, said ‘etailéis thay, co. sales rack: f: remove edi, are. legal, Merz. wants"t
fey etal @ lear often 00 sina] t plac yo ore ea prevent them from becom- _
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