Connect with St Albans
This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
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CCC decides no public hearings for Edgeware Plan
No public hearings will be held for the draft Edgeware Master Plan Plan because 89 per cent of submissions are in favour of it. The Shirley Papanui Community Board recommended that such hearings were not necessary because of the plan’s … Continue reading
Volunteer @ Your Place
Location: St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Road Time: September 17 1-6pm Description: Volunteer Canterbury is running sessions in different communities showing how people can get more involved in their local community as volunteers. September is the turn of St … Continue reading
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Asbestos in houses
EQC will only remove asbestos from Christchurch homes where the claddings have actually been damaged by the quakes. Any other asbestos-removal is the responsibility of the homeowner.
Posted in Earthquake Information
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EQC customers can phone for their engineering report
EQC’s Reid Stiven told a NewstalkZB interview hosted by Chris Lynch on July 16 that any EQC customer who wants their engineering should just call 0800DAMAGE and request a copy. This is not an OIA request so you are entitled … Continue reading
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Get to know your neighbours – CCC is paying
If you are planning a spring fling in your neighbourhood after the brouhaha of the local elections has died down, the city council has a small subsidy available through the local community board for your street party. As long as … Continue reading
Free soup and movie lunch
Location: St Albans United Church, Corner of Nancy Avenue and Knowles Street Time: August 8 12-2pm Description: The St Francis of Assisi Parish Mairehau holds free soup and movie lunches, once a month during the winter. This is a time … Continue reading
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Transitional centre deemed a hazard
The old community centre was an earthquake hazard, red stickered in 2010 and later demolished and now apparently the transitional St Albans Community Centre has been deemed a hazard by the very body that has been tasked with looking after … Continue reading
EQC owns up to home repair letter error
EQC recently sent 4000 letters to customers in its Canterbury Home Repair Programme containing information not relevant to their claims.
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Social wellbeing index set up by CERA
A wellbeing index based on data from multiple agencies is being set up by CERA to track the progress of the social recovery of Canterbury following the earthquakes. The data will look at issues such as health, employment and housing … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquake Information, Health, Mental Health
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Northern Arterial Extension
Location: Mairehau Library, 42 Kensington Ave, St Albans Time: Tuesday, August 13 7.30pm Description: St Albans Community Discussion about the northern arterial extension i.e.: four laning Cranford Street.
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Five great reasons to live in St Albans this winter
1. The scoops of chips at the newly re-opened St Albans Seafood (fish and chip shop) down Westminster Street 2. The friendly smile and wave as thanks when you stop to let others pass when forced into one lane of … Continue reading
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How about a local EQ support group for St Albans?
A support group for St Albans would help local residents coping with a second round of trauma and the feeling they have been forgotten by larger agencies, according to a City Mission outreach worker.
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