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2007-2008

Fresh faces for Halifax school board
"If we listen to each other, respect each other and get the politics out of it, I think that's when the school board is successful," Yee said. "We have to make sure that the education is the priority."

Yee is last man standing
...Mr. Yee said he wants "to serve the people again" but pointed out he’ll be serving more of them if he is voted back into board chambers...

Lone ousted board member to re-offer
...Yee says he'd like to serve the people again. If he's elected, he'll represent a larger district due to changes that will mean there will be 8 electoral districts instead of 12...

Ousted members shouldn't get paid
...How self-serving can these people get? They should follow colleague Gin Yee's example, and return whatever money they've received since the dismissal...

The school board is seizing the stipends of fired elected members tomorrow.
...In the meantime, former Dartmouth member Gin Yee gave his stipend back. But others said they felt entitled to keep it...

No stipend for you
...
"I was going to give the money back anyway," he said. "We were relieved of our duties. I don’t think I’m entitled to my entitlements. So on a personal level, there’s no change (for) me."...

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