North Canterbury News: July 02, 2020
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Meet the mayoral teddy bear<br />
Mayoral newcomer ... WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordonhas anew sidekick<br />
namedDan Bear. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> grandmother Debby Heard presented<br />
Dan Bear, kittedout in Mr Gordon’s likeness, to him lastFriday. Mr Gordon<br />
says Dan Bear wil takepride of placeinthe mayoral office. Mrs Heard created<br />
Jacinda Bear during the lockdown,inhonour of PrimeMinisterJacinda<br />
Ardern, whichraisednearly $2000 for achildren's charity.Her AshleyBear,<br />
in honour of DirectorGeneral of HealthDrAshley Bloomfield, raised$500.<br />
PHOTO:WAIMAKARIRIDISTRICT COUNCIL<br />
Campaign backs<br />
local businesses<br />
A‘‘Show the Loveand Shop Local’’campaign has been<br />
launched by AmberleyNZ to promote businessesand<br />
buildonashift to supporting homegrownenterprises.<br />
AmberleyNZ’s chairwoman Claire Inkson says it is<br />
aimedatgivingAmberley businesses amuchneeded<br />
boostand encouraging<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> locals to<br />
spendtheir moneyasclose to home as possible.<br />
‘‘ThemajorityofAmberley businesses are boutique,<br />
unique and locally owned. Our business owners<br />
deeply appreciateevery time localschoose to shop<br />
with them,and the relationships theybuild with their<br />
customersisjust so special.<br />
‘‘Youdon’t get that online, and you don’t get thatin<br />
achain store,’’she says.<br />
Claire saysthe businesses have investedinthe<br />
community. They donatetofundraisersand sports<br />
teams, andgoout of theirway to provide the best<br />
productsand services for locals. ‘‘It’s avital,symbiotic<br />
relationship thatweneed to value,’’she says.<br />
The campaign will include asocial media<br />
campaign, signage around the town and merchandise<br />
thatcan be boughtfrom the AmberleyNZ store.<br />
Locals are encouraged to get behind the campaign<br />
by sharing the socialmedia posts, recommending and<br />
shouting out to their favouritebusinesses.<br />
Claire saysfor many small firms it will be along<br />
road to recovery, with some having already closed.<br />
‘‘Thestrength of the economy going forward is<br />
precarious,and when wage subsidies finally runout,<br />
the fragilityofsome businessesmay lead to further<br />
closures. One of the positive aspects of lockdown,<br />
however, is agreaterappreciation by the general<br />
public of small business, and an understanding of how<br />
vital thosebusinessesare to rural towns.’’<br />
To learnmore about thecampaign and for alist of<br />
Amberley businesses, visit amberleynz.nz, or follow<br />
themonFacebookat@amberleyNZ.<br />
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‘‘We are not digging up<br />
anywhere wherehorses are<br />
worked and the impact from<br />
vehicles would be confined to<br />
RiverRoad.’’<br />
If the bid was successful,<br />
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occurfrom 10am to 5pm.<br />
Council regulation manager<br />
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