Council News
A 1.7km section of Thompsons Track will be closed for six weeks from 1 November so the road surface can be dug out, widened and strengthened.
An independent commissioner has granted Tricroft Properties a four-year resource consent for Smiths City to operate from premises in West Street Ashburton which is zoned Business C in the District Plan.
The response by people in the Ashburton District to Super Saturday was great to see - almost nine out of every 10 people eligible for the vaccine in our district have had their first dose and more than half are now fully vaccinated with two doses.
Displays by Mid Canterbury Women’s Institute branches have pride of place in the Ashburton Museum this spring with a special display celebrating their efforts since 1930.
Ashburton District Council was among the top five local territorial authorities to improve vaccination rates on Super Saturday and Mayor Neil Brown is pleased.
Contractors working on the Ashburton District Council’s new library and civic building will this week undertake a delicate concrete pour inside the heritage-listed Pioneer Hall, which is being incorporated into the new facility.
Vax to the max is the message this weekend and there’ll be plenty of opportunities around the Ashburton district to get your first or second covid vaccination.
Contractors working on the Ashburton Relief Sewer (ARS) line have re-opened the intersection of Beach Road East and Milton Road South after laying the wastewater pipe across the road.
Vaccination is the only game in town at the moment as we gear up for a confrontation with the highly-transmissible Delta strain.
Arborists will be at the Ashburton Dog Park on Thursday and Friday this week with heavy machinery to remove trees, and dog owners and their pets are being asked to stay clear.