Future Path: Preparing Canterbury for its future
Seminars are continuing for Future Path
Canterbury, part of a planning process
between local government, business and
the community. Last year, the councils of Canterbury,
together with business and community
leaders, decided to work together on
issues that affect quality of life. This
council-business-community partnership is
called Future Path Canterbury. Its first task is to put together a 50-year
vision of how the region wants to be.This
needs community involvement. A public seminar series is being held to
raise awareness of issues affecting our
region — things such as water, transport
and economic development — and to
stimulate discussion about our collective
future. The seminars are being held in the
auditorium of the Aurora Centre at
Burnside High School (corner of Memorial
Avenue and Greers Road), from 7pm. The seminar dates and the topics to be
discussed are: At the end of the seminar series, work
will begin on developing a series of
scenarios for the future development of
Canterbury. Between July and October this year, the
scenarios will be taken out for
consultation, to allow residents to have
their say about how they want Canterbury
to be in the future. Once the consultation is completed, a
vision for Canterbury will be written and
adopted by Christmas this year. For more information about the
Future Path Canterbury seminar series, email
info@futurepath.org.nz or visit the
website, at www.futurepath.org.nz |