Southern View: October 29, 2020

4 Thursday October 29 2020
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SOUTHERN VIEW
In Brief
CYCLEWAY WORK
Construction as part of the
Nor’West Arc Cycleway has
now started at the intersection
of Ferniehurst St and Ashgrove
Tce. Footpath, kerb and
channel, road construction and
landscaping work, including
block paving, is taking place as
part of the cycleway network
being built around the city to
make it safer for cyclists, and to
ease pressure on roads. Access
to Cashmere Rd via Ferniehurst
Bridge will be temporarily
closed. Ferniehurst St between
Molesworth Pl and Ashgrove
Tce will also be closed, and
Ashgrove Tce will be reduced
to one lane. Detours are in
place. Work is expected to be
completed in four weeks.
COMMUNITY HOUSING
Feedback on the city council’s
draft Community Housing
Strategy is now open. The city
council is aiming to identify
what strategic roles and actions
can be taken to ensure sufficient
community housing is provided
for in Christchurch. Share your
vision on what the priorities
should be on meeting housing
needs in the city. Consultation
closes on November 16 and can
be found at https://ccc.govt.nz/
the-council/consultations-andsubmissions/haveyoursay
Call for centre line on Lodestar Ave
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Said Toothill: “We’re very
pleased that it’s got to this stage,
but the concerns have continued
to grow rather than get better.
Traffic has picked up, and many
cars are doing closer to 60km/h.
“But I’ll feel relieved when
it’s actually been put in place.
Every day something is not
implemented is a risk to our
employees.”
Along with the speed limit
change, Toothill wanted a centre
line painted on the road.
“It’s been proven that when
there’s a centre line, people tend
to go slower with the perception
of a narrower road,” he said.
Residents of Lady Wigram
Retirement Village were also
calling for a lowered speed limit
and heavy vehicle restrictions on
Lodestar Ave after long-standing
issues with noisy trucks.
The city council has since
proposed to reduce the speed
limit from 50km/h to 40km/h on
Lodestar Ave and Strark Drive.
It also proposed to reduce the
limit from 60km/h to 50km/h
in Awatea Rd, Wigram Rd and
Wilmers Rd; from 50km/h to
40km/h in the Wigram Skies,
Broken Run, Awatea Park,
Awatea Green and Magnolia
Estate subdivisions, and from
50km/h to 30km/h at The
PROPOSAL: Speed limit changes may be a possibility in Wigram to improve pedestrian
safety, including Lodestar Ave outside Kilmarnock Enterprises. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Runway at the Landing.
City council transport
operations manager Steffan
Thomas said the “safer speeds
will benefit residents in a
growing and very popular area
of the city.”
“Many families – along with
several businesses – have moved
to the wider Wigram area and
we are very conscious of the
need to ensure that speed limits
support a safer environment,” he
said.
“It is not just about keeping
the driver and passengers of a
car safe, it is also about keeping
vulnerable road users safe.”
Public feedback on the draft
plan closes on November 18.
A final decision is due in
December, with any changes
implemented by the end of
January next year.
new services offered at longestablished
podiatry clinic
For more than 25 years, Charlotte
Russell and her team at Feet First
Podiatry have been providing a full range
of professional podiatry services at their
Upper Riccarton clinic. Over that time,
they have continually kept abreast of
innovations in the profession ensuring
New Podiatry
Assistant
Agata in
discussion
with a client.
clients receive the most up-to-date
treatment for their feet.
Now, a new Podiatry Assistant has
joined the team. Trained and qualified
in Europe, Agata is providing general
podiatry services, including a new service
the clinic has introduced – Toenail
Reconstruction. A painless cosmetic
procedure, this restores the natural
appearance of nails that may have been
damaged through accident or have
become discoloured or unsightly due to
fungal infection. Lasting six to eight weeks,
the cosmetic nail allows a new, healthy nail
to grow underneath.
Full information on the procedure
can be seen on the Feet First Podiatry
website, www.feetfirst.co.nz.
Another new service being offered
at Feet First Podiatry is the Medi-Pedi,
(medical pedicure), which is a safe,
hygienic pedicure service carried out in
their clinic with sterile instruments.
Recently, there have been reports of
clients suffering from nail infections after
visiting nail bars for pedicures, which were
likely caused by the use of non-sterile
instruments and nail varnishes that had
been applied to multiple clients.
before
after
A toenail before and after Toenail
Reconstruction has been carried out.
The cosmetic nail has restored the
toenail’s natural appearance.
As Charlotte explains, in Christchurch
there are no by-laws governing nail bars,
so clients have no protection from any
unhygienic, unprofessional practices.
On the other hand, at Feet First Podiatry,
Charlotte and her team provide an
hygienically clean environment with health
and safety guidelines being followed and
all instruments sterilised by autoclave.
Clients are also invited to bring their own
nail varnish.
Located at 37 Main South Road, Feet
First Podiatry is open Monday to Friday
from 8.30am to 5pm, with late nights
on Tuesday and Thursday to 7pm by
appointment. Off-street parking is
available.
Feet First also runs several satellite
clinics. These are at the Marshland
Family Health Centre, Marshland Road
on Mondays, the Redcliffs Clinic, Augusta
Street, on Wednesday afternoons, and at
Darfield Pharmacy on alternate Fridays.
Complementing the services offered at
Feet First Podiatry is their retail store The
Shoe Room, located opposite the Lone
Star in Riccarton Road. The store offers an
extensive range of specialised footwear for
people that have foot problems, difficulty
finding shoes or simply those looking for
stylish, comfortable shoes.
Opening hours are Monday 10am-
5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-
5.30pm with a late night by appointment
on Thursday, and Saturday 10am-4pm.
RiccaRton
37 Main South Road
RedcliffS
2 augusta Street
MaRSHlandS
427 Marshland Road
daRfield
darfield Pharmacy
PH 348 7910 | www.feetfirst.co.nz