Nor'West News: February 22, 2024

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Canterbury News, February 22, 2024
Whiterock landfillproposer confident
ByDAVID HILL
Local DemocracyReporter
AChristchurch­based company says it is
confidentits proposedlandfill in North
Canterbury will not have adverse
environmental impacts.
Responding to concernsraised at a
residents meeting on Tuesday, Protranz
general manager Shaun Coakley said the
company had completed site
investigations ahead of applyingfor
resource consents.
Protranz Earthmoving Ltd is seeking to
restore the Whiterock Quarry,at150 and
174 Quarry Road, Loburn, to near its
previous landform, by filling it with
managed fill.
Resident Mike McCaleb said at the
meeting he believed the landfill would be
unstable due to the limestone and porous
rock, and the underground springs.
Mr Coakley said he acknowledged the
concerns. ‘‘We want to reassure the
community that comprehensive site
investigations have occurred and various
technical reports will be completed,
addressing factors such as stability and
ground /underground (groundwater
seepage) conditions.
‘‘These reports will be readily available
as part of the publicly­notifiable
consenting process.’’
Resource consent applications were
being prepared to lodge with Environment
Canterburyand the Waimakariri District
Council.
The proposed class 3landfill would
accept ‘‘inert and sorted construction and
demolition waste, and contaminated soil
material’’, aleaflet produced by the
company says.
Arepresentative of Protranz’
engineering consultants WSP had been
due to make apresentation at arecent
Rangiora­Ashley Community Board
meeting. But the presentation did not take
place.
Board chairperson Jim Gerard said
WSP had requested to address the board
in apublic excluded session. But he
declined, advising WSP that any
presentation needed to be made at a
public forum. Mr Gerard and deputy
chairperson Kirstyn Barnett attended last
week’s community meeting at the Loburn
Reserve, along with councillors Paul
Williams and Tim Fulton.
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Diamondcelebrations in Rga
ByROBYN BRISTOW
Rangiora residents Harry and Jean
Osborne reach a60­year milestone today.
The retired couple are celebrating their
Diamond wedding anniversary.
Theyhave been active in Rotary and
Inner Wheel, along with being stepgrandparents
to many in the extended
family andfriendship circle.
Originally from Invercargill and
Mataura in Southland, Harry and Jean met
in Gore anddated for several years before
marrying in 1963.
They built their first home together,and
were active in the Gore Swimming Club
and Operatic Society.
They welcomed their first born, Hamish
in 1968, followed by Craig in 1970.
Apromotion took the young family to
Thames on the Coromandel for about four
years in the late 1970s, where heavy
involvement in swimming was rounded
Diamond milestone ... Harry and Jean
Osborne.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
out by ongoing Rotary club involvement,
and helping out in the local community
with the multiple floods that occurred
while they lived there.
Seeking areturn to the mainland, they
moved to Rangiora at the end of 1981, with
Harry working for NZI insurance through
until his retirement.
Jean worked initially at the Family
Counselling Centre for many years, with
her final role being with the Cancer
Society in Christchurch, until she also
retired.
Many Rangiora residents learnt to swim
with the Dudley Park Swimming Club
which they founded in the 1980s.
It is not uncommon for them to receive
random thanks from passers­byfor their
help.
In retirement they are often on the road
enjoying their motor home, greeting many
aforeign tourist as they travel the country,
and sharing stories about their son Craig
who practices Chiropractic in Munich,
Germany, and Hamish who is adoctor of
Sports Medicine in Dunedin, where he
lives with his wife and two sons.
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