Oshawa continues to set building records
Posted on June 9, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS
Construction value issued in Oshawa continues to increase, with the city setting three building records for the months of April and May 2021.
Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter says Oshawa’s surge in building permits represents a large number of commercial, industrial and residential developments across the city.
“We smashed three more building records in April and May,” he says. “A positive indicator that our city is on track for another successful year, despite COVID-19.”
The city issued 370 building permits in April for a total of almost $107.5 million in construction value – surpassing the record of 276 set in 2015.
High cost for stairs
I read with concern in
Hibiscus Matters, March 15 edition, that Auckland Council is to spend $490,000 repairing the stairs leading to the beach below Pacific Parade in Army Bay. It’s a pity that the Council didn’t get onto this earlier. Initially, it was a minor rockfall that came down on top of the stairs, breaking part of them. This could have been fixed without much fuss or expense, and the rest of the structure could have been saved. It has now deteriorated to a point that it’s a major problem to remedy. However, I accept that the stairs need to be reinstated, but am baffled to know how the figure of just under half a million dollars has been arrived at. It is intimated in the article that climate change is an increasing concern to such structures in coastal regions, and there’s no argument about that. However, a request to Council by several residents to have something done about the rabbit plague on the reserve front along the cliff-tops of Pac
Smoother transition to distance learning
Lessons learned from previous lockdowns have made for a smoother, quicker activation of distance learning and other protocols at local schools, with Auckland now in Alert Level 3.
Schools are open for the children of essential workers, with safety precautions in place.
Kingsway College principal Graeme Budler says his team is spending today preparing for online learning for Years 7-13, and this should be fully operational tomorrow. Kingsway Primary’s Year 1-6 students are being issued learning packs.
“Our community knows the drill and it is much easier than navigating the disruption in 2020,” he says.
Wentworth College and Primary will resume full lessons online tomorrow morning using a combination of live Zoom lessons and Google classroom.