Ashburton Courier: October 21, 2021

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COUNCILBRIEF 5BaringSquareWest, Ashburton |POBox 94, Ashburton, NewZealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 307 7700 | Website ashburtondc.govt.nz Historichall setinfinalslab pour Historic Pioneer Hall will be concreted intothe final floorslabpour this week. Contractors working on the Ashburton District Council’s new library and civic building will this week undertake a delicate concrete pour inside the heritagelisted Pioneer Hall, which isbeing incorporated intothe new facility. The hallwas built in 1916 and will havea newfutureaspart of the children’s library. Itsroof will eventually be removedand the red brick walls will be absorbed into the newbuilding. Contractor Naylor Love Canterbury plans to pour anew structural floor slab inside the hallonThursday21October,aspart of the finalground floor structural slab poor. Pioneer Hall’svaried history will form part of areading nook in the library; the hall wasthe town’s first museum but has had many uses overthe years. Naylor Love CanterburyRegional Director Graeme Earl said the last ofthe concrete foundations had been poured forthe two main buildings. All the main building’s large timber wall panels havebeen stood up and beams, columns and structural steel is nowbeing installed. “Over the next month, people will see more of the laminated veneer lumber beams being installed as well as the construction of a cantilevered floor adjacent to Havelock Street.” He said engineered timber flooring units would be installed on topofthe beams. HamishRiach -Chief Executive Keep up vaxmomentum The response by people in the Ashburton DistricttoSuper Saturday wasgreattosee -almost nineout of every10people eligible forthe vaccineinour districthavehad theirfirst dose and morethan half arenow fully vaccinatedwith twodoses. As the countrywaitsfor further details of vaccination targets andhow those will impact our daily lives, thepush continuestohaveasmany people as possible protectedfromCovid-19. Ashburton Districtwas among the topfivelocal territorial authorities to improvevaccination rateslast weekend: 577 people received their first doseand 1316 their second. We knowit’shardtotaketime off work or thefarm to attend avaccination clinic, so thank youtoall who did. The work continues forthose in the primaryhealth sector, with clinics still operationalfor bookedand drop-in people. As aregion, the Canterbury District Health Boardishoping to have90 per cent of the eligible population vaccinatedwithone dose by this Labourweekend. Nowisagood time to talk with friends and family,and help themget overthe line too. People areencouraged to book online at BookMyVaccine.nz to find aclinic nearesttothem; walk-ins(with no appointment) areavailable at Life PharmacyonEastStreet, Ashburton. Covid hasimpactedseveral Council eventsand uncertaintieshaveforced the cancellations of BiteNiteand Christmas-themed nights,but we are determinedtopop up smallerevents and activities where wecan, or support community groups with great ideas. Our Businessofthe Year Awards are continuing and it’sgood to see people voting fortheirfavouriteretailer. Therehavebeen 10 nominations in the People'sChoicefor retail category, which is decidedbypublic text vote –keep alookout on shopwindows in There are about 30 people on site each day, though that number will increase as the projectprogresses. Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said Councillorshadalsobeendiscussingsome of the internal design features, including the use of floorcoveringsmade from wool growninthe district. Work has also begun on a detailed landscaping designplan forBaring Square East, which will be revamped while the libraryand civicbuilding is constructed. “Weare keeping acloseeye on thewhole project because of international freight and supply chain issues that might put pressure onthe completion date at the end of 2022,”Mayor Brownsaid. town forvoting codes and don’t be shy about sending us your vote,itwon’t cost youacentbut it willhelp our retailers. The awards have other categories, including excellence in primary industries,export and not-for-profit, and an awardfor afuturebusiness leader. Nomination forms and criteria areavailable on Council’swebsite until 30 Novemberand finalists will be announced in December. Let’shope the biggala night to announcewinnersinFebruarywill be free of mostofthe current covid restrictions. Thursday,21October2021 | ISSUE 51 Take abreak to boost your mental resilience Ashburton District Council is partnering with Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust, Federated Farmersand Waitaha Primary Health to host aspecialeventon Wednesday 3November about the mental cost of floodand disasterrecovery. Thefree event,whichstarts at 7pm, will be at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and include guest speakers Michael Hempseed and local Craig Wiggins. Mr Hempseedis the authorofBeing aTrue Hero, abook used by the New Zealand police, Fire and Emergency, GPs and counsellors, as well as many parents and teachers. He iscoming to Methven following the big floods in May and will speak about overcoming thedifficulties andchallenges of disasterrecovery. Heavy rain caused a 200-year flood in the Ashburton River in May of this year, the river breached its banks and flooded farmland. The Hinds River and adjacent farmlandweresimilarly affected. Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said Mid Canterbury had been through alot with the floods and then ongoing recovery. "People mightreally benefit from coming alongon3November.You will hear about what science says are the long-term impacts of adisasterand howtolook out forthose who arestruggling. "You’lllearn some strategies to strengthen your ownresiliencetoo." Mr Hempseed’s talk will cover the psychological impacts of adisaster and how to protect yourself, why sleep is important and signs when someone may notbecoping. Mr Wiggins will bring his local experience and rural perspective and talk about looking after neighbours, your own wellbeing and knowing when to ask for help. The event is able to be held at Alert level2. FLOOD RECOVERY RECOVERING WELL Alltickets areFREE but must be registered through Eventbrite. www.bit.ly/3FpzIA7 1 Thursday,21October 2021 |ISSUE 51 ashburtondc.govt.nz
Newsewer line on trackfor Marchfinish Contractors working on the new wastewater pipeline from Bridge Street to Milton Road South are ahead ofschedule, despite having to deal with continuing high groundwater levels. The pipeline is being laid about five metres below the ground, requiring sheet piling to stabilise the trench during construction and pumps tokeep groundwaterout of the work area. Ashburton District Council Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann saidthe $10 million projectwas on target to be complete bythe end ofMarch and had been given the tick of approval by Government engineersrecently. "We are still encountering high groundwaterlevelsmorethanakilometre from the Ashburton River, following the Mayfloods. But that,andcovid lockdowns, have not adversely affected the work timeframe." The section of thepipeline along Wakanui Road and Albert Street iscomplete and both roads have been reinstatedfortraffic, and the intersection of Beach Road East and Milton Road South hasalso re-opened after the pipeline was laid across Beach Road. MiltonRoadSouth from theriver to Beach Road remainsclosed to traffic (exceptfor residents). The section between Beach Road and Wakanui Road is on target to Institute'slong life on show DisplaysbyMidCanterburyWomen’s Institute branches have pride of place in the Ashburton Museum this spring with aspecial display celebrating their efforts since1930. Institute members have created 11bays for the display –called For Home and Country –and it alsofeatures information about how Women’s Institute started locally andnationally. Each ofthe bays says something special about the women who went to institute meetings and the big and little events in their lives. Itemsonshowrangefromtea cups tohomemade jam and Lady Diana memorabilia. Institutemembershadaprivate viewing of the display on Monday beforeitopened to the public. Mid Canterbury Federation Women’s Institute president Mavis Wilkins was amongthosetoseetheexhibitionandsaid it was great the project had been able to go ahead. Masks werewornand numbers were limited inside the Murney Room at open beforeChristmas, however, the river endwill notbereinstateduntilthe end of February. Mr McCann said it was onMilton Road South thatthe groundwater wasstill high. Ashburton Contracting Ltd (ACL) is currently laying asectionofpipeline along Mill Creek, between Geoff Geering and Braebrook subdivisions. Afootbridgeover the creekconnectingthe twosubdivisions is closed foruptotwo weeks. "In total, ACL and Seipp Construction teamshavelaid 70 percent of the 5.1km of new wastewater pipeline,” MrMcCann said. themuseum as institutememberstook a trip downmemorylane. The national Federation of Women’s Institutes marked 100 years in February and over the years up to 30 groups operated around Mid Canterbury. Over time, someamalgamatedorclosed. Ashburton District Council Community Services Manager Steve Fabish said the history of Women’s Institutes in Mid Canterbury was on show and he hoped people wouldpay avisit. "There’s plenty of memories that are part of this display and plenty of family connections. These groups played an important role in the social fabric of the district overthe years." Institute members still meet regularly to share skills and companionship, while having funwith drama, musicand crafts. The museum display also includes clothing, photographs and the RugbyCup, which was donatedbytheMid Canterbury Rugby Union in appreciation ofcatering services provided by members during the Britishand Irish Lions Tour of 1950. "Engineering inspectors from the Department of Internal Affairs were onsite recently because the Government subsidised a large portion of the project, andtheywere impressed with the progress of the work thus far. "We know the project has caused some disruption for people, but the new wastewaterpipeline is needed as thetown grows and more houses connect toour wastewaternetwork." Forafull update on the ARSproject, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz/ARS. COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD UPCOMING MEETINGS Meetings areheld in the Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, (unlessotherwiseadvised). ParkingStrategy SubmissionHearings Thursday21October,9am (live-streamed) Ashburton WaterZoneCommittee Tuesday26October,1pm Road SafetyCo-ordinating CommitteeMeeting Tuesday2November,9.30am Biodiversity Advisory Group Tuesday2November,1pm Council Meeting Wednesday 3November,1pm (live-streamed) Council ActivityBriefings Wednesday 10 November,9am Audit &Risk Committee Wednesday 10 November,1pm (live-streamed) Youth Council Wednesday 10 November,4.00pm Council Meeting Wednesday 17 November,1.00pm (live-streamed) AshburtonWaterZoneCommittee Tuesday23November, 1.00pm PUBLICNOTICES LABOURDAY RUBBISH ANDRECYCLING Therewill be no change to kerbside collections on Labour Day, Monday 25 October. TheAshburton Resource RecoveryPark will remain open but the Rakaia ResourceRecoveryPark will be closed. PUBLICNOTICES GRAZING TENDER The Ashburton DistrictCouncil seeks tenderstograze the landdescribed below: Fairfield Road, Fairton, Ashburton • Area3.7 ha approximately • Legal Description: LOT 1 DP 47253 BLK X ASHBURTONSD-RECREATION RES Afive-year (5) year grazinglicence is proposed withacommencement of 01 November 2021. Tenderersmay tender by completing the appropriatetender documentation whichmay be obtained from Council’s Customer ServicesDepartment at 5Baring SquareWest, Ashburton,by phoningCouncil on 03 3077700 or by emailing info@adc.govt.nz. Tendersare to be enclosed in an envelope enfaced “Fairfield Road, Fairton LicencetoOccupy” and aretobeeither delivered or posted to reachCouncilby closing timeof4pm, Wednesday 27 October 2021. Tenders forthe sections close with The Chief ExecutiveOfficer,AshburtonDistrict Council, POBOX94, ASHBURTON7700. Highest or anytendernot necessarily accepted. Officer forenquiries –Ann Smith, PropertyOfficer ROAD CLOSURE Pursuant to theTransport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, noticeisherebygiven thatfor the purpose of allowing Enduranz Eventsto hold the MissionMtSomersRace the following roadswill be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic(withthe exception of emergencyvehicles)for theperiod indicatedhereunder. Roads to be closed: · SYMES ROAD,for the whole length Period of Closure: From 5.30am until 3.30pmon Saturday, 30 October 2021 It willbeanoffenceunderthe above regulationsfor any person otherwise than underauthority of an authorised permittouse the roads forordinary vehiculartraffic during theperiod of closure. NMcCANN InfrastructureServices Group Manager ROAD WORKS A1.7km section of Thompsons Track will be closed forsix weeks from 1 November so theroadsurfacecan be dug out,widenedand strengthened. It isthe first of twosections on Thompsons Track to be rehabilitated, the second willbedone next year. ThompsonsTrackwillbetemporarily closed between JamiesonsRoadand LineRoadon1November andtraffic will be able to detour around thework siteusing Pannetts Road, Lauriston Barrhill Road andWinchmoreLauriston Road. This workshould be complete by Christmas. The work is part of a$2.3million rehabilitation contractawarded to HEB Construction.Two sectionsof ArundelRakaia GorgeRoadwillalsobe rehabilitated. COUNCIL OFFICE 5Baring Square West Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am -5pm Thursday 9am -5pm ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street,Ashburton 7700 Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm EA NETWORKSCENTRE 20 River Terrace Mon -Fri 6.00am -9.00pm Sat&Sun 7.00am -7.00pm ASHBURTONART GALLERY & ASHBURTONMUSEUM 327 WestStreet 10am -4pm daily.Closed Public Holidays. ashburtondc.govt.nz Thursday,21October 2021 |ISSUE 51 2
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