Bay Harbour: December 08, 2021
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A paw-fect solution to loneliness<br />
• By Kristie Boland<br />
FOR THE elderly and the lonely<br />
looking for companionship,<br />
Pancho the dachshund might be<br />
the answer.<br />
Pancho and his owner Celia<br />
Lawrie have joined a dog companion<br />
service that visits elderly<br />
dog lovers in their home.<br />
Companions on Paws is an<br />
extension of Age Concern’s<br />
visiting and host services, which<br />
see older people visited in their<br />
homes by volunteers.<br />
The service, introduced this<br />
year, matches older people who<br />
may feel isolated and lonely with<br />
a canine companion and their<br />
owner.<br />
Lawrie lives in Diamond<br />
<strong>Harbour</strong> and teaches Spanish<br />
part-time at Hagley College.<br />
“My job is quite flexible, I don’t<br />
have kids at home anymore so<br />
I’ve got the time,” she said.<br />
Pancho, is a calm, quiet sevenyear-old<br />
dachshund that loves<br />
people.<br />
“Loneliness could be a big<br />
problem for anybody and more<br />
for older people. I saw them<br />
advertising [for volunteers] and I<br />
thought, that’s perfect for me and<br />
also, my dog is perfect for this,”<br />
Lawrie said.<br />
The unique service means older<br />
pet lovers who may be living<br />
alone and are unable to own a<br />
pet again can have regular visits<br />
AVAILABLE FOR VISITS: Celia Lawrie and Pancho have joined Companions on Paws and<br />
are looking for someone to visit.<br />
PHOTOS: KRISTIE BOLAND<br />
from a dog and their owner.<br />
Project co-ordinator for Age<br />
Concern Canterbury Beverley<br />
Mason said: “There are existing<br />
pet visiting services where<br />
therapy dogs visit people in<br />
hospitals and aged residential<br />
care, however there are many<br />
older people isolated in their own<br />
homes who would benefit from a<br />
canine visitor.”<br />
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Pancho and Celia are looking<br />
for a client in the Banks Peninsula,<br />
Port Levy and Charteris <strong>Bay</strong> areas.<br />
Age Concern Canterbury is<br />
always looking for volunteers<br />
and their dogs.<br />
• Contact Beverley Mason<br />
at Age Concern Canterbury<br />
on 0275585555 if you are<br />
interested in becoming a<br />
volunteer or client.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News<br />
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NEWS 3<br />
In Brief<br />
RAPAKI SCHOOLHOUSE<br />
TO BE CONSERVED<br />
A $71,000 heritage incentive<br />
grant to support the relocation<br />
and conservation of historic<br />
Rāpaki schoolhouse was<br />
approved by the city council’s<br />
sustainability and community<br />
resilience committee last week.<br />
The building will be moved 5m<br />
from the cliff edge. A new pile<br />
foundation will be required<br />
along with insulation, structural<br />
and electrical upgrades, toilet<br />
facilities and accessible access.<br />
LANDSCAPE PLAN<br />
APPROVED<br />
The Banks Peninsula<br />
Community Board has<br />
approved the HMNZS Steadfast<br />
Landscape Plan <strong>2021</strong> and the<br />
associated HMNZS Steadfast<br />
Tracks Plan. The plans will allow<br />
for community access and use<br />
to the area above Cass <strong>Bay</strong>, to<br />
complement a building and site<br />
use agreement with TS Godley<br />
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