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Page 4, <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>February</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
ECan proposes<br />
9.8% rate rise<br />
Mid Canterbury ratepayers<br />
are being encouraged<br />
to have their say on<br />
an Environment Canterbury<br />
annual plan that<br />
shows an increase of 9.8<br />
per cent in total rates<br />
revenue, though not<br />
everyone’s rates will rise<br />
as it is made up of targeted<br />
and general rates.<br />
A$5million rural property<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
district faces a $121<br />
annual increase while a<br />
$330,000 urban property<br />
is about the same.<br />
The bulk of the proposed<br />
rates increase is for<br />
freshwater management,<br />
reserves to maintain and<br />
build flood protection and<br />
improved public transport<br />
services.<br />
Councillors adopted<br />
the draft annual plan last<br />
week and it is now available<br />
for community feedback.<br />
Chairwoman Jenny<br />
Hughey said “We welcome<br />
all feedback on that<br />
Call Of TheWild<br />
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This movie is based on Jack London’s 1903<br />
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He starts out his lifeinluxury.<br />
Then gold is discovered in the Yukon and<br />
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So Buck is dognapped and trained to be asled<br />
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He eventually becomes the lead dog in the<br />
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Then an elderly man befriends Buck and takes<br />
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Harrison Ford (he is now 77) plays the old<br />
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Of all the dog stories in the world this is a<br />
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plan. But what is really<br />
exciting the new council is<br />
(what comes) next.<br />
“We are asking ourselves,<br />
and the community,<br />
where can wereally<br />
build on what the previous<br />
council has done,<br />
and accelerate the activity.<br />
“At our first strategy<br />
session key themes, such<br />
as climate change and<br />
how Canterbury responds<br />
to it –like being<br />
resilient to increased<br />
frequency of natural<br />
hazard events; pushing a<br />
bolder, faster planting<br />
and regeneration programme<br />
across the<br />
region; investing in a<br />
sustainable public transport<br />
system; and<br />
increasing the visibility<br />
of our work to the community,<br />
all came<br />
through.<br />
The draft annual plan<br />
will be available for<br />
community feedback<br />
until March 25.<br />
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Hardworking JP sworn in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s Alison Driscoll<br />
was sworn in as aJustice of the<br />
Peace (JP) at aspecial sitting of<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Court<br />
this week.<br />
Mrs Driscoll was required to<br />
take an oath of allegiance and<br />
office before Judge Joanna<br />
Maze welcomed her to the<br />
ranks of judicial officers.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> JPs president Ian<br />
Moore then handed over her<br />
badge of office.<br />
Judge Maze said the work of<br />
JPs often went under the radar.<br />
‘‘It is my pleasure to be able<br />
to be the first to congratulate<br />
you and thank you on behalf of<br />
the community for giving even<br />
more of your time to serve the<br />
community. And service it is ...<br />
we do tend to take the work<br />
that our justices do for<br />
granted.’’<br />
JPs in the community are<br />
called on to witness signatures<br />
and administer official documents.<br />
Mrs Driscoll grew up in the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> district and was a<br />
journalist at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Guardian.<br />
THIS WEEK’SSPECIALS<br />
SPECIALS<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Justice of the Peace (JP) president Ian Moore with <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Court<br />
Judge Joanna Maze and new JP Alison Driscoll.<br />
She married John about 40<br />
years ago and they worked<br />
together farming and ran the<br />
Bernina Sewing Centre in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
The couple have four<br />
children and eight grandchildren.<br />
At the beginning of 2009,<br />
Mrs Driscoll began her current<br />
role as electorate agent to<br />
former Rangitata MP Jo<br />
Goodhew and now Andrew<br />
Falloon. She meets and assists a<br />
wide range of people in the<br />
district.<br />
She sees her role as aJPas<br />
an extension of the community<br />
service she has enjoyed as a<br />
member of the Rotary Club of<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and as chair for two<br />
Cancer Society Relays for Life.<br />
Tinwald Garden Club rounds up<br />
members for 60th birthday event<br />
Tinwald Garden Clubis<br />
celebrating60years and is<br />
inviting all current and past<br />
members to come together to<br />
mark the milestone.<br />
AlunchisplannedatHotel<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> on March 26 and it<br />
will include speeches,toasts and<br />
the cutting of abirthday cake.<br />
The gardenclub held its first<br />
meeting on March 24, 1960.<br />
Current clubtreasurer Alison<br />
Scammell said seven club<br />
members, including herself and<br />
president Pam Tait,had followed<br />
their mothersormothersinlaws<br />
in joiningthe club.<br />
The club was big on<br />
camaraderie and and brought<br />
likemindedwomen together<br />
monthly to focus on gardens and<br />
gardening.<br />
Members heard from guest<br />
speakers, wentontwo annualbus<br />
trips and also enjoyedregular<br />
plant sales.<br />
The focus was less on<br />
decorativefloralart and more on<br />
house plants and cut flowers<br />
these days, she said.<br />
Tinwald Garden Club<br />
president Pam Tait said club<br />
membership currently stoodat46<br />
and had remained steadyover<br />
manyyears.<br />
Members were mainly older<br />
women and monthlymeetings<br />
tookplaceonthe fourth<br />
Thursday of the monthat2pm in<br />
the Hakatere Presbyterian<br />
Church in Tinwald.<br />
Mrs Tait saiditwas hoped that<br />
the club’s longest serving member<br />
and its patroness, Jan Grimmett,<br />
who was in her 90s, wouldattend<br />
the 60thanniversary celebration<br />
and wouldcut the cake.<br />
Around 70 people turned out<br />
for the garden club’s50th<br />
anniversary.<br />
To confirm aplace at the<br />
lunch, pastand currentmembers<br />
contact Pam Taiton307 1238 or<br />
tait.farm@actrix.co.nz.<br />
Enjoying the garden are Tinwald Garden Club treasurer Alison<br />
Scammell and club president Pam Tait.<br />
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