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6 Tuesday August 20 2019 News TRAVIS WETLAND and parts of the red zone will feature in the Christchurch Walking Festival. Walks will include The Generation Game at Travis Wetland on October 6, a Dogs’ Day Out in the Zone on September 29 and Adventure on the Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway on October 13. Dog treats, activities and stalls will be at the Dogs’ Day Out, with pets gathering at Richmond Community Gardens in preparation for putting their best paws forward. Said city council head of community support, governance and partnerships John Filsell: “A wealth of walks are in our own backyards. “We literally have a walking festival on our doorstep, offering FITNESS: Spend time exploring Travis Wetland on October 6 as part of the Christchurch Walking Festival. Play The Generation Game at Travis Wetland a path to exploration in a beautiful, natural environment across greater Christchurch and Selwyn and stretching up to Waimakariri. “People can walk while they talk, focus on fitness and saunter along some amazing tracks and pathways – all while staying close to home but learning more about their region.” Festival programmes will be available at libraries and service centres and online. While about half the festival walks require bookings, you can simply join the other walks on the day. Bookings open on 26 August for the more than 50 walks on offer between September 28 and October 13. •Run New Brighon, page 8 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Shirley Rd bus stop plan given nod of approval • By Matt Slaughter THE PLAN to upgrade a Shirley Rd bus stop has been approved. The Papanui-Innes Community Board greenlighted the plan, which will involve the extension of the existing bus stop outside Shirley Intermediate School and the construction of a new bus shelter beside it to make room for two buses at a time. Innes Ward city councillor Pauline Cotter said she hopes the upgrades will be completed by December. Pegasus Post reported last month the board delayed approving the plan and asked if more space could be created to move the bus stop and shelter back to make the facilities accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. Board members originally asked if a Ministry of Education-owned berm space outside the school could be used to create the extra room. But Cr Cotter said this was no longer necessary as an extra 50cm of space would be created using city councilowned land. Cr Cotter said the board has taken about five months to come up with a plan which satisfied it. She is pleased it has now been finalised and said the wait has been worth it to ensure the extended bus stop and new shelter will cater for all bus users. “I think that it’s going to look really good for Shirley to have that, you know, improved, more comfortable, more fit-forpurpose shelter and bus stop . . . there’s some seating and then there’s room also for wheelchairs or pushchairs,” she said. “We want to really encourage people to use these buses and one of the ways to do that is for council to step up and address our infrastructure PEGASUS POST GREEN LIGHT: The plan to extend an existing bus stop on Shirley Rd and construct a new bus shelter beside it will go ahead. improvements.” Environment Canterbury manager of public transport strategy, planning and marketing Edward Wright said the new stop will help achieve the goal of ECan’s regional public transport plan to increase the frequency of bus services. “The Palms is a key suburban hub on our bus network. The upgrades to this stop will be appreciated by the many people who use it every day. It is the main stop at The Palms for the Orange Line travelling towards the city centre, and the Orbiter travelling towards Northlands. The Orbiter and Orange Line are already high-frequency bus services,” he said. Seven retirement villages in Canterbury • Halswell • • Rangiora • • Mairehau • • Beckenham • • Riccarton • • Papanui • • Hornby • www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz • 0800 000 290 ENTERPRISE HOMES LTD enterprisehomes.co.nz | 03 348 5189 sales@enterprisehomes.co.nz
PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday August 20 2019 7 Petition for community centre • By Matt Slaughter EFFORTS TO get a new community centre built at 10 Shirley Rd have been renewed. A petition was launched last Monday asking the city council for this to happen as soon as possible and it has received 80 signatures. Richmond residents Jennifer Dalziel and Joanna Gould banded together with other concerned residents to start the petition. Ms Dalziel believed the city council was taking too long to decide if some form of community centre was going to be built at the site to replace the old one, which was demolished after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. “Nothing’s ever happened and there are constant kind of calls for something to happen,” she said. The petition was part of a revitalised effort to remind the city council that Shirley residents’ were impatient and frustrated waiting for development to happen in the area. “We’re just watching everybody else get all of these things and we’re not getting anything, she said.” However, city council head of community support, governance and partnerships John Filsell ACTION WANTED: A petition has been started to renew calls to build a new community centre at 10 Shirley Rd. said: “The council has commissioned a feasibility study for a community facility on 10 Shirley Rd. This will be considered by the Waipapa/ Papanui-Innes Community Board, a date for this is currently being agreed. The next step depends on the outcome of the board consideration.’’ Mrs Gould said the petition outlined that some form of community centre would be better than nothing, but she ideally wanted to see a new library built at the 10 Shirley Rd site, which would include space for a community centre and replace Shirley Library. “Community centres are closed groups and it’s an old kind of model, whereas libraries and learning spaces are the new model for community centres and because they’re more inclusive they capture a wider range of people.” Said Mr Filsell: “The feasibility study has not considered a library development on 10 Shirley Rd within its agreed scope.” Water strategy feedback delivered to council • By Matt Slaughter THE COASTAL-Burwood Community Board has submitted its response to the city council’s draft integrated water strategy. The strategy sets guidelines and goals for the city council’s management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater, as well as surface water, groundwater and flood management. Board member Linda Stewart said she feels the draft is confusing and ambiguous, not providing enough specific examples of how water-related threats affecting the Coastal- Burwood Ward will be addressed. Ms Stewart said these threats include potential sea level rise and flooding. She said for the Coastal- Burwood Ward, the strategy: “Doesn’t acknowledge earthquake-related damage. And so, that’s one of the biggest issues we have in both wards.” The board agreed in its submission, words like “place-making” Linda Stewart and “touchstone” used in the strategy are confusing for the community and should be simplified. “When they do council speak, we actually wonder what the heck they’re talking about,” said Ms Stewart.” But not everyone on the board was critical of the draft. Said member Tim Baker: “I have faith in the [city council] staff, a genuine faith in them that they know what they’re doing.” Said city council head of three waters and waste Helen Beaumont: “[A] hearings panel met yesterday [last Monday] and will meet again later this week [last week] to consider all submissions received. No decisions have been made, but any decisions and changes to the strategy will be published in a hearings panel report (and related attachments) that will go before a future council meeting. The report and attachments will be made publicly available as part of the council agenda.’’ School’s not for everyone! www. STUDY WITH US.CO.NZ IS SCHOOL NOT WORKING FOR YOUR TEEN? WE OFFER: ULTIMATE CAREER DECIDER / SECURITY & FORCES PREP / BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY / DIGITAL MEDIA / EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION / SOFTWARE DESIGN / WEB DEVELOPMENT TEXT ‘STUDY’ TO: 027 557 8839 50 Hazeldean Road, Addington 0800 834 834 | www.vision.ac.nz
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