posal to merge Tel: ti A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 5, 2005 “s oO a IN NEWS Review , Winter Olympics want tojoin asouthern "movement with the same goal. The southern movement is Jed by “ environmentalist Simon Jackson, who has led the effort to set aside a sanctu- ary for the Kermode on B.C.'s central coast. . she likes the idea of a one-time tax based on property assessment lo help ( sty councilor Marylin. Davies says pay expenses for northern medical stu-. dents. The money..w ould be raised to pay. for the $6 million Northern Medical Program’ aiming to train more doctors ' in the north to Iry to Keep them in the north, keena MLA Roger Harris says he wouldn't. turnjown any new pro- 1 nce and Thornhill. -The merger woald probably make - the community the second largest mu- nicipality i in the north. he B.C. Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform. announces that voters will have the chance to vote on _ a new electoral system. in May" s elec- tion. The “assembly decides a Single Transferable Vote system would be the: best electoral option for B.C. | . ‘Northwest assembly members are, split on whether they think the: STV system would be an improvement for the province. “he regional jobless rate drops to 9.5 per cent in October. The unemployment ‘rate is below. October 2003’s figure of. 10.6 per cent but the number of. people with jobs in ‘the northwest remains below last Octo- . ber’ $ figures... © _ November | oncerns. are raised about the late October Nisga’a elections.’ “A number of Nisga’a Citizens, file complaints regarding ‘the elections. T he grievances range from request Pog” i A Service (ance | v0 of Canade Public Fisheries and environmental workers picket outside the Fisheries and: Qceans building during ¢ the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike. & Oe ' " “house. ne The house of: Terrace’ S ‘founder was ° moved to the. bottom of Kalum Street in the spring. — : The building may be used i as a sta- tion: for waiting VIA rail passengers “DENNIS BREWER holds up the frame of a window which was kicked in whensomeone stole burgers from the Terrace Churches Food Bank. for recounts to allegations of infringe- , ments on the Nisga‘a elections act. - One ballot box from. Greenville re- mains missing. he Kitsumkalum’s ballpark is turned into a pool when heavy rains swell a creck on the west side of the field..Garbage cans and bleaches float around the park as crews attempt of un- ~ jama culvert which allows the creck to flow under hwy: 16. Q The water crosses the road and spills into basements across from the park. Nowe Community College rais- es its first pole at its campus here, Hundreds turn out to help hoist the pole in to. position on a lawn in the college’s parking lot: The 25-foot-pole is meant to sy mbolize the unity of the seven northwest first nations and their commitment to education. he city announces it will.seUup a committee to run the ‘George Little and several groups have approached the city with things they'd like to sce happen at the site. 7 The B.C. Liberals fail to endorse a resolutions to support the Kermode “bear as the official symbol of the 2010 Winter Olympics.: Local Liberals put fourth the motior which was tabled by the party essen- liaily leaving the bear hanging. ire rips through a unit at the Rain- “bow Inn just east of ‘Terrace Nov. 19, The tire causes more than. $50,000 damage and chars the belongings of the unit's occupant. Tomes city councilors tentatively agree to supporta tax to help set up a tuition fund to train northern doctors. Most -council members ‘said they support the tax that would. have area Council tables a vote on the issue un- “il January. when all council members NISGA’A CITIZENS Evelyn Evan and Kathy Clayton head in to the Terrace polling station to cast their ballots in the late October Nisga’a Elections. h \ Ss trustees unveil a” will be present - deal is veached for the. Lax Kw’aldams band to buy Tree, Farm’ Licence #1 from New Skeena Forest: Products. The forest company owned by the band offered just under $5 mil- lion for New Skeena’s main licence. n B2..: ‘minister Richard Neufeld says it’s not likely the province will be coming up with the cash to build the Stewart-Omineca Resource Road. Neufeld says the province doesn’t have the cash to build the road that would link the Kemess mine and other mineral deposits with hwy 37. December he provincial government back- tracks on a rule that had prohibited groups like the Mills Memorial Hospi- tal Auxilliary from using bingo revenue to buy hospital equipment. Other groups, meanwhile, say tight- er rules from Victoria on raffle licences have hurt their efforts. Stepping Stone Club house, a meeting centre for people with disabilities, are just two of the local groups who may have to find new ways to f undraise or cut programs. he approval of the safe of Pree Farm Licence #1 to the Lax Kw’alaams band has focal groups worrying split- ting off the timber will make it less likely, Tbe deal also triggers the termi- nation of evergreen contracts for three Terrace logging contractors. he northwest mourns ‘the passing of Nisga’a leader Rod Robinson. A determined force in the quest. for.a treaty. he died at the age of 74. Geena per cent of participants in a federal study oppose offshore oil exploration. Provincial officials dis- miss the results, while offshore critics, like MP Nathan Cullen, say | it’s time to. : ‘ ; “ __ abanden the idea. ~“yesidents paying around an extra $36. * ect” they. say would, provide what students here require. It would cost $2 million more than the district now gets from Victoria, and would, enable the board to eliminate the four-day week | and return to five-day instruction. ( vabinel grants a two-year extension to its order allowing the export of 35 per cent of logs cut in the region. he City of Terrace begins negoti- ating in earnest with at least three bidding groups interested in acquiring the Terrace sawmill through the New Skeena Forest Products receivership. Efforts to find a buyer for the Prince Rupert pulp mill fail. The court ap- proves plans to liquidate that site. The receiver is close to a deal to turn the Carnaby site over to new operators. 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