: the Trace Standen Wednesday, May 19, 2004 “AS ~ on ews In Brief ae

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.".-

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