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LONG SERVICE
On February 5th, the Springfield Fire Brigade came together to celebrate Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Grant Williams Williams Grant Williams forty fifth anniversary of volunteering for theBrigade.
Joining the Springfield Brigade back in 1978, Grant has gained valuable knowledge and experience over the years, which meant in 2002, he was well positioned to take on his current roleasCFO.Grantisapillarofthe Springfield community and takes great pride in mentoring other members of the Brigade to ensure a competent crew is available to helpwhenthesirensounds.
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“His dedication and commitment over forty five years is an outstanding achievement, and I’m sure you can imagine the number of lives Grant has helped during that time,” commented Deputy ChiefFireOfficer,Ann Shepherd Ann AnnShepherd Shepherd.
“As a volunteer, it is often a thankless job so, on behalf of the Springfield Fire Brigade and the local community, we want to thank Grant and his family for the forty five years of service you have given us. Your achievement and dedication to our people is nothing short of incredible, and we wish you all the best for the future,”concludedAnn.
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TotheEditor:
Why do people move into Darfield, a farming community, and then complaining about the noise from farming practices - in particular bird guns. I have lived in my home in Darfield for 8 years and my bed is 12 metres from the south boundary of one of the crop farms. The bird scaring gunsfacemy house but my wife and I have neverhadaproblemwithit.
This year would be the worst year we have ever seen for pest birds, there are thousands more than normal because of the warmerclimate.
The regulations on the numbers of shots per hour need to be increased to correspond with increased bird numbers. As for farmers working at night they are doing that to keep moisture in the soil and to stop the thousands of seagulls eating the precious wormstheybringtothesurface.
So if youdon’t likethefarming community there is aperfectly good roadleadingto Christchurch.
Brian
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