Council researching more flood zone options

Posted on 2 May 2014 by belinda

We may have a better idea after May 12 of what the Christchurch City Council plans to do about the flooding in the Flockton Basin (and other flood-prone areas of the city).
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Food production in St Albans

Posted on 1 May 2014 by belinda

Location: St Albans Community Centre, 1047 Colombo St
Time: May 21 from 1pm
Description: Fourth year geography students from the University of Canterbury talk on facilitating better food resilience in St Albans. The students visited the suburb in March and noted the lack of green spaces. Recommended actions from the research may become part of the St Albans Strategy.

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Burns Song Contest

Posted on 1 May 2014 by belinda

Location: Scottish Society NZ Hall, Cnr Edgeware and Caledonian Roads
Time: May 17 from 11:00am
Description: Enjoy the voices of young singers performing songs of Scotland. Gold coin entry. Plenty of street parking. For further information Tel: 021 0341929

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Offers of help trickle in

Posted on 1 May 2014 by belinda

The local branch of St Vincent de Paul and the Parish Office at Our Lady of Fatima wants to do some baking for residents in the Flockton Basin affected by multiple bouts of flooding.
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New signage for flood zones?

Posted on 29 April 2014 by belinda

When vehicles larger than a family car travel through floodwaters in Christchurch they create waves and the water flows into houses. It will be a while before CCC can get around to fixing the problem in Flockton Street caused by the sinking of the land. Maybe two years.

Possible new signage

Possible new signage?

One of our readers has come up with this idea, as a temporary measure, to bring attention to the problem. You can see this in the photoshopped image to the right.

Is it enough to remind drivers of their impact?  Should it be another colour? What do you think? Comment below.

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Swim club holds prizegiving

Posted on 28 April 2014 by belinda

Valerie Somerville reports that the St Albans Swimming Club wound up a successful season of lessons recently with a celebratory barbecue and prizegiving at the Shirley Intermediate school. Photographs of the event appear on the next page so click on Continue reading to see them.
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SARA presses community needs in annual plan submission

Posted on 25 April 2014 by belinda

The St Albans Residents Association (SARA) wants the house in Caledonian Road bought by the city council in 2010 for community use to be used to house homeless community groups and makes this point in its submission to the draft CCC annual plan for 2014-2015.
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Learn sign language

Posted on 25 April 2014 by belinda

Deaf Aotearoa is offering free signing classes to schools and organisations to mark Sign Language Week. which runs from May 12-18. Find out more on the website: www.deaf.org.nz
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Google turns back clock in ChCh

Posted on 25 April 2014 by belinda

Church before quake

Coptic Church in Edgeware Road two years before the quake, with a more recent photo in the smaller image

Google is providing viewers the opportunity to see views of Christchurch before the quakes at the click of a button.

They are also tracking the progress of the city as it rebuilds. The most recent images are from 2012 but they will be updated very soon. Human-powered Google cameras have been trudging through the inner city this past week, going into areas that the Google vehicle cannot travel.

You need to be in street view in Google Maps in your web browser. Look for a tiny clock icon and use the slider. The button can take you back as far as 2007 in some cases. Google seems to be updating the maps and street views every two years.
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WEA Term 2 classes begin in early May

Posted on 20 April 2014 by belinda

The WEA programme for term 2 is now available. The WEA, or Workers Educational Association, runs affordable and informal classes and talks for adults mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends from their premises in Gloucester St.
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CERA to consult over red zone uses

Posted on 20 April 2014 by belinda

CERA is about to consult the community over future uses of residential red zones in Christchurch. They are keen to hear from residents still living in the red zones and sent out a sensitive letter, signed by CERA head Roger Sutton, saying so.

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Good response to Find and Fix

Posted on 20 April 2014 by belinda

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CanCERN, which is the organisation behind the Find and Fix campaign, reports in its latest newsletter that 600 households have responded.
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