A bursary in development will honour the late town councillor Terry Halifax, who died in 2015 shortly after a town council meeting.

Denny Rodgers approached council on Monday seeking funding for the bursary. He had already raised $11,000 through individual donations and aimed to make it at least $15,000.

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He made the donation as an individual.

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Halifax died Feb. 25, 2015 at age 54.

He was leaving a town council meeting when he fell to the ground in front of the fire hall. Members of the fire department performed CPR on him and transported him to the hospital, but doctors were unable to revive him.

Halifax came to Inuvik as editor of the Inuvik Drum and sat on town council for more than 10 years.

Town council voted Wednesday night to donate $2,500 to the bursary.