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6 Wednesday February 26 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz SELWYN TIMES What’s on in March? Darfield, Leeston, Lincoln and Rolleston Rainbow Pride 2020 10–20 March Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with Selwyn Libraries! Join our special events or drop-in and get creative with our paper chain challenge. Rainbow Tie Dye 10, 13, 17 and 20 Mar, 3.30pm All Libraries Make your own rainbow-themed tie dye accessory! Bookings essential. 8yrs+. Rainbow Story Sessions 12 Mar, 6pm, Rolleston 13 Mar, 10am, Lincoln Dress up in rainbow colours and enjoy stories, crafts and rainbow face painting. $5 FREE LEGO ® Club Various Times All Libraries FREE Drop-in and get creative with our new LEGO ® collection. 8yrs+ Jurassic Words: Oracle Bone Script 29 Mar, 11.30am Lincoln FREE A hands-on session discovering China’s oldest form of writing. 10yrs+ Virtual Reality (VR) Drop-in Sessions Various Times All Libraries FREE Try our new VR headsets! Kayak with the penguins or fly to the space station. 13yrs+ Arthritis Drop-in Clinic FREE Low Sensory Quiet Time FREE Teen Artspace FREE 2 Mar, 10–11.30am Lincoln Learn from Arthritis New Zealand how to treat your aches and pains effectively. Thursdays, 12–2pm All Libraries Visit the library when we have no scheduled programming. Tuesdays, 4.30pm, Darfield Wednesdays, 3.30pm, Leeston Get creative! Learn a variety of arts and crafts techniques. 13yrs+ Visit your local library to view the full monthly schedule or check out: selwynlibraries.co.nz SelwynLibraries
SELWYN TIMES Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday February 26 2020 7 News Group opposing hazardous waste site prepared for court • By Devon Bolger A GROUP fighting for wider consultation around a hazardous waste facility planned near Prebbleton says they are prepared to go to the High Court. About 45 members protested outside of the Environment Canterbury office last week and some were invited into a regional council meeting happening at the time. Resident Chris Hutchinson said at the meeting: “It was mentioned that we could go to judicial review and we would love to do that and we would love for ECan not to challenge that.” A judicial review means the high court would look at the process ECan followed in reaching that decision rather than remaking the decision itself. Resident Angela Jones said that option could cost them about $50,000. “We’re hoping we don’t have to. We are hoping at the hearing there will be enough to have it thrown out. “We would ideally like to do the hearing first and if the concerns aren’t listened to then we will do the review,” she said. FUMING: Protesters from the group fighting against a hazardous waste facility going in near Prebbleton standing outside the Environment Canterbury office. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Mrs Jones said a givealittle page is expected to be set up this week for donations. Waste Management Ltd applied to expand its current site and operate a waste stabilisation and treatment facility at 305 Marshs Rd. In its resource consent application, it said the plant will treat and manage items such as pesticides, acids, used tyres and many more types of rubbish. Resource consent was granted for the proposed plant by the Christchurch City Council in December 2018. ECan also granted three consents for its construction and discharge of stormwater in March 2019. The consent application currently with ECan is only for activities resulting in discharge to air. It ran a limited notified consent process, which meant •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you support the proposed waste management treatment and stabilisation facility on Marshs Rd? Email your views to devon.bolger@starmedia.kiwi only people within 500m of the proposed facility had a chance to have their say. More than 5,500 people have signed an online petition calling for the decision to be overturned and wider consultation to be conducted. Prebbleton businessman Hamish Prebble was within the 500m limited notification and has made a submission against the facility. He said one of his biggest issues is the lack of credible detail in the resource consent application. “Waste Management has the contract to handle and dispose of any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and any other substances collected through the Christchurch Recovery Centre. “It has the potential to include all chemicals from A-Z. How could they guarantee they could mitigate any potential risks?” he said. An ECan spokesman said they have sought further information from Waste Management Ltd for the application. It includes an assessment of emissions of toxic compounds from the site, limits on the number of pesticides to be processed and a site management plan. Coriander’s put into liquidation • By Sophie Cornish THE OWNER of Coriander’s Rolleston is facing worker exploitation charges and has had four of his businesses put into liquidation. Last month it was revealed Coriander’s Ethnic Indian Restaurants owner Amar Deep Singh is facing charges of exploiting his workers, whom the Labour Inspectorate concluded were systematically underpaid and abused. On Monday, four businesses under Singh’s name were put into liquidation by Inland Revenue. Coriander’s restaurants have operated in the wider Christchurch area for the past 12 years, with three restaurants currently operating – one in the central city, one in Upper Riccarton and one in Rolleston. In relation to the worker exploitation charges, the Inspectorate is seeking recovery of pay, a declaration of breach, penalties and a banning order. The charges against Singh are scheduled to be heard in the Employment Court in Christchurch on May 19 and 20. The restaurants are still open. Consultation closes Friday 6 March CANTERBURY CENTRE CONTESTS Innovation Park, Templeton CANTERBURY 29 February - 1 March 2020 Starts 10am CENTRE Music Events followed by a Street March and Massed Bands - Free entry Any queries please contact Kim 027 222 7330 CONTESTS Extending the 820 We’re proposing to extend the 820 Lincoln-Burnham service to include Rolleston’s Faringdon and Acland Park subdivisions, giving over 900 more homes access to public transport. Let us know what you think. See metroinfo.co.nz or call 03 366 88 55. Have your say.
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