Council News
Great entertainment, inclusiveness, fun and atmosphere - that was the feedback families who came to the Ashburton Youth Council's (AYC) Bite Nite Reimagined had to say of the event on Friday 2 October.
The Council's $15 million upgrades to the Ashburton CBD streetscape are approaching completion on Cass Street, and from next Monday (5 October) work will begin on Tancred Street.
Three bridges that cross the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) on Inland Scenic Route 72 (Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road) will be closed from Monday 5 October as new bridges are built that can withstand heavy vehicles over 44 tonnes.
Biodiversity values are continuing to improve at Wakanui Beach on the Mid Canterbury coastline, thanks to another successful native planting day last month.
Landowners and groups wanting to participate in the Government's One Billion Trees Programme are being advised to do their homework before putting shovel to dirt to ensure their project is a success.
Mid Canterbury is set to glow brighter than ever this Christmas when the district's annual Nights of Lights festival kicks off in November.
The Ashburton CBD's latest intersection to be upgraded is on track for reopening on 4 October and once completed, drivers are being urged to take care as it will no longer be a roundabout, but a giveway intersection.
People heading into the Ashburton CBD on Monday 28 September are being advised to check which roads and access-ways will be available while East Street is closed for the Midtown Mardi Gras event.
East Street (from Havelock Street to Moore Street) will be closed to traffic on Monday from 7am to 6pm for the event, which will restrict access around Burnett and Tancred Streets.
The global markets that process New Zealand's plastics have changed and that means that from 1 August 2020 our recycling habits need to change.
In addition to clean tins, cans, paper and magazines, make sure only hard rigid plastic grades 1, 2 and 5 are put into your yellow recycling bin (without the lids). All other plastics including grades 3, 4, 6, 7, those without a grade, plastic lids and all soft plastics such as cling wrap and bread bags go in the rubbish.
Mid Cantabrians are in for a mouthful of delicious and delectable treats on 2 October as Bite Nite Reimagined kicks off, and this year the event will be headlined by rising Kiwi hiphop star, Rei.