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2 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Innovationshowcasedatexpo<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The inaugural BackToBasics<br />
Waimakariri Expo has<br />
showcasedagroupof<br />
innovativepeopleworking to<br />
improve theenvironment and<br />
communities.<br />
The organiser, Rangiora’s<br />
Lesley Ottey, of Eco Educate,<br />
said she usedthe idea of Julia<br />
Crosson,instigator of the<br />
Wind farm construction to take 18 months<br />
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Detailedgeotechnical<br />
investigations and ecological<br />
surveys havebeen done. The<br />
last elements of the design<br />
are being finished,which<br />
includes the roading, turbine<br />
platform civil works, turbine<br />
foundations, landscaping and<br />
electrical work.<br />
MainPowerhas been<br />
working with the Department<br />
of Conservation, the Hurunui<br />
District Council andother<br />
stakeholderstoensure local<br />
wildlifeand plants are<br />
protected.<br />
Environmental initiatives,<br />
whichinclude shiftinglizards<br />
from the windfarmfootprint<br />
and monitoring and reporting<br />
on the area’s ecology, will<br />
extend over the lifeofthe<br />
wind farmand beyond.<br />
Acommunity liaison group<br />
has been formed, made up of<br />
localvolunteers. The group<br />
facilitates theflow of<br />
information between the<br />
project team and the<br />
Historic Glenmark club marks milestone<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The Glenmark Rugby Club’s centennial<br />
celebrations were scuttledlast year<br />
because of Covid19 restrictions.<br />
Ayear later,the club will forge ahead to<br />
celebrate its rich history this weekend.<br />
The Omihibasedclub, whose 1970<br />
under11 teamsportedfive future All<br />
Blacks —RichardLoe, CraigGreen,<br />
Robbie and BruceDeans,and AndyEarl<br />
—opens thecelebration tomorrow night<br />
(Friday) with agathering at the Omihi<br />
Hall.<br />
Doorsopen at 6pm. There willbefinger<br />
food and refreshments, with plenty of<br />
time to mingle, chat and catch up with<br />
popular Back To Basics<br />
AshburtonExpo,with her<br />
blessing.<br />
Julia gave Lesleythe<br />
templates for the Ashburton<br />
showfor the local event.<br />
The two women now hope to<br />
growthe eventbyencouraging<br />
other districts to hold their<br />
own Back To Basics Expos.<br />
‘‘I just thought we have to<br />
havesomethinglike this in<br />
Big project ... An artist’s impression of the construction of the Mt Cass Wind Farm. IMAGE:AECOM<br />
community. Amonthly email<br />
newsletter is also produced.<br />
People can sign up to it at<br />
mtcasswindfarm.co.nz.<br />
Widercommunity engagement,including<br />
local<br />
Waimakariri,’’ Lesley said.<br />
She teamed with TimeBank<br />
Waimakariri coordinator<br />
MartinPugh to organise the<br />
event,held in theRangiora<br />
Baptist Church halllast<br />
Saturday.<br />
‘‘I wanted to celebrateall the<br />
good thingshappening in<br />
Waimakariri,’’ Lesley said.<br />
‘‘We know that learning<br />
practical skills helpsto<br />
meetingsand updates, are<br />
planned closer to when<br />
constructionstarts.<br />
The landuse consent<br />
expires in February 2025,<br />
following afive year<br />
players of yesteryearand those of today.<br />
Decadeinterviews with former players<br />
led by master of ceremonies Ben Harris<br />
are expected to add humour and candour<br />
to the event.<br />
President James Gardner saysvideos<br />
made for last year’s celebration featuring<br />
life membersand otherswho have<br />
contributedsomuch to the clubwill be<br />
shown for the first time.<br />
FormerAll Blacks from the club will<br />
also turnout, James says.<br />
About 300 people are expected at the<br />
evening.<br />
Formalities will be brief,giving people<br />
the chance to catch up.<br />
The first round of the auction of the<br />
empower our community and<br />
build our resilience as a<br />
community.’’<br />
The expo attracted diverse<br />
stallsincluding Eco Educate,<br />
Timebank Waimakariri,the<br />
Ashley RakahuriRivercare<br />
Group, Kaiapoi Food Forest,<br />
Citizens Advice Bureau<strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, the Red Cross,<br />
SilverstreamReserve,<br />
CompassFMand others.<br />
extension granted by the<br />
Hurunui District Council in<br />
2019. With MainPower<br />
pushing on with its plans, the<br />
projectisexpectedtobe<br />
completed well before then.<br />
special replica ‘‘oldschool’’ cotton<br />
jerseyswill also be held.<br />
Saturday will be aday of rugby at<br />
Omihi, with JAB sides featuringinnoncompetition<br />
gamesinthe morning, while<br />
the Colts,Division 2and Cheviot<br />
Glenmark seniorswill play teamsfrom<br />
Ashley in the afternoon.<br />
There willbeanalldaybarbecue and<br />
plenty of social time, including thefinal<br />
auction for the jerseys.<br />
Tickets for Friday eveningare $50 each<br />
andcan be boughtbygoing to the<br />
Glenmark Rugby Centenary Weekend<br />
Facebook page and following the links, or<br />
fromeventbrite.co.nz. There will be no<br />
doorsales.<br />
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