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Where there's smogthere's overreactionWintercanbeabitofashock
for many migrants to SouthCanterbury, particularlythose ofus from the north.
When I arrived last April,the first advice I was givenwas to layina good stock offirewood.
I have to be honest and
admitthat Idi(in'tthinkthat
would be necessary.But my first electricity bill,
and my first five-degree frost.,soon convinced me otherwise.
Although I was too late toget anything dry.
Nevertheless, that logburner in my lounge was afamily saviour.
I also noticed the smogwhen I ventured outdoors
after 6pm. However, that wasrare given the airtemperature and I noticed ithad all generally dissipatedby morning.
Then IreadthatECan-
this strange beast that is theprovince's regional council -wastalkingaboutthesmogasifitwasakillershroudandwewere in 1950s London.
And how theyweregoing tocleanupTimaru'sairbycompulsion ifnecessary.
This was accompanied by ahectoringwoman, frowningout from the back oflocal
buses, accusing me ofnotknowing how to start a fireproperly. Yes, Timaru's smogwas all my fault
Then the local editorial
writer weighed in, saying
Laying , *1Down
the Laws
Timartihad to clean up its actExcept there's a small
problem. Exactly, what is theproblem?
Where's the proofthat theoccasional nightoflingeringfire fumes causes anyproblem at all? There's beennone. In fact, the lack offactual evidence has been
problems, and there havebeen no hospital admissionsor respiratory attacks as aconsequence.
And why's that? Because99% ofTimaru is indoors on
the freezing nights thatproduce the worst fire smoke.
And the other 1% soon will
be-because no-one wants to
stand outside at 10pm,freezing. Strange that
Which is why I say: we mustresistthese so called "cleanair" advocates.
All theywill achieve is thedoubling ofour already
expensive electricilybills andthat will really send people tohospital, especially the poor,the elderly and the vulnerablebecause they can no longerafford to heattheir homes
4properly.
And anybodywho wants todonate this soft northernfamily some ofthe locallog,please don't letme stop you.Come winter, I'll burnwithgratitude and pride.
RETIREMENT
VILLAGES
I've said this before, but it'sworththe repeat-SouthCanterbury has got somethingspecial going. School numbersare up, business is booming,new businesses are arrivingand new retirementvillagesare being built
The complex underconstruction atElloughtonGardens is the latest. They aregood business foranytownand attract solid citizens,well-heeled and with arealinterest in volunteer work
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When in need... The number of publicly accessible defibrillators hasgrown in Fairlie. The town's newest one is available from the Fairlie FourSquare. IMAGE: COURIER
Life-savingdevice at storeFairlie's Four Square has theequipment to become a life-saver in more ways than one.
The shop, which sells varioushousehold items, now has anautomated external
defibrillator(AED)-oneofatleast four located throughoutthe town for public use.
Mackenzie St John area
committee chairman StephenWhittaker said the AED wasaccessible from the outside of
thebuilding inMain SLThe defibrillator was located
in a locked box. When a personrequiringthe machine rang 111,a StJohnstaffmemberwould
provide the lock's combinationnumber, Mr Whittaker said.
Further instructions would be
provided so someone couldadministerCPR while theA-Ah,411.+rh,que. rhron.red frbr
Mr Whittaker said theMackenzie District Council
building, also located in MainSt, had also received an AED.
"It used to be in the
community centre, but weshifted itoutbecause it wasn'taccessible."
AnotherAED was available at
the Fairlie Fire Station.
There were also some at the
town's St.Iohnbase, butthey werenot accessible from the outside of
the building; Mr Whittaker said.He understood the community's
AED machines had notyetbeenused.
Defibrillators were also
available throughoutthe neartyAlbury district, including atAlburySchool, Monavale Hall, MountNessing Golf Club's club houseand Cave Store. Each were in a1--12•a,; Boh/naLh'£1'rn-v,A!;,»1„