Bay Harbour: May 18, 2016

Wednesday May 18 2016
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MARKET ON THE MOVE
Mt Pleasant Farmers Market is
on the move. The market, which
normally runs from the Mt Pleasant
Community Centre car park,
is moving to the western end of
McCormacks Bay Reserve from
Saturday. It will move for six to
eight weeks while work on the
community centre site takes place.
It will run as usual every Saturday
from 9.30am-12.30pm.
CELEBRATION: Jackie Maurice and Sandie Chamberlain went along to
celebrate the launch of the book, and the return of the BYO Pub.
BY TANIA GREEN
Heathcote Valley residents have
celebrated the launch of a new
book, which looks at the way the
suburb has recovered from the
earthquakes.
The book, Heathcote: The
Upside, which was co-edited by
Sooze Harris and Sara Templeton,
was launched on Friday at St
Mary’s Village Hall.
It features more than 70 projects
the community got involved
with to deal with the post-quake
environment.
The celebration saw the return
of the BYO Pub, which was the
initiative of Vicar Mary Giles,
within a week of the February
2011 earthquake, to bring the
community together.
The BYO Pub was also the very
first post-quake initiative that
features in the book.
Ms Templeton said there were
between 80-100 people there to
celebrate.
“It was a fantastic community
get together and felt like the early
days of the BYO Pub - the adults
inside or on the deck chatting,
while the many children ran
around the community garden
with torches in the dark, popping
PHOTOS:
IAN MCLEOD
TEAM EFFORT: Sooze Harris and Sara Templeton co-edited Heathcote:
The Upside, which features more than 70 post-earthquake projects.
New book celebrates Heathcote stories
in occasionally for a drink or bite
to eat.”
Ms Harris said the book
was all about showcasing and
celebrating the community’s
response to the earthquakes.
“I think this is a celebration.
It’s a reminder that there is a
massive richness that can come
out of adversity as well. And it’s
not that you want it, we don’t
want earthquakes in Christchurch,
but they’re not all bad,
there’s good that comes too.”
The book is available for purchase,
with all proceeds going
back into the community.
AKAROA CONSULTATION
Consultation on how to dispose of
treated wastewater when Akaroa
Wastewater Treatment Plant opens
in 2020 has been extended due
to strong public interest. Public
consultation was due to close on
Friday but will now continue until
June 12. The city council will
build a new treatment plant on Old
Coach Rd, a new pump station at
Childrens Bay and upgrade the
existing pipes and watermains.
SUMNER SOD TURNING PLAN
A joint working group has been
meeting to plan the sod turning for
the new Sumner library, museum
and community facility. The group
hopes to hold the sod turning in
the first week of term three at the
end of July, but a set date will be
confirmed. The tender for the construction
of the facility, to be built
on the corner of Wakefield Ave and
Nayland St, is yet to be awarded.
The sod turning will include community
members, including school
children and community groups.
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