Water Flows From Kaaimans
After an extreme drought in 2006, with the Garden Route Dam at 42% and no end in sight to the drought, it was decided to re-activate the Kaaimans water pump station. The project was completed after an emergency environmental impact study was done and on Friday the completed project was commissioned by Mayor Flip de Swardt and the pumps were put in operation.
Cableway Speculation
Speculation, ignorance and fears regarding the visual impact on the environment of the proposed Garden Route Cableway can easily be countered/neutralised by taking an objective and intelligent look at the available facts."
So says Claude Pretorius, the project engineer of the Garden Route Cableway this week. He explained how unfounded those fears are.
Local Excels At Ballet
A student at the Diana Townsend School of Ballet in George, Marli Fourie, recently achieved the highest mark of 92 percent and Honours for the Cecchetti Intermediate exam which she took in October last year.
Recreation Water Sports Safety
Having focused on boating last week, this week the NSRI focuses on safety in other forms of recreation on the water and in the sea.
Nsri Warns
As the seasons change and we move into winter, sea conditions are known to become rough, despite relatively good weather on land.
It often happens that sea conditions worsen with bigger swells and stronger currents becoming common, sometimes due to storms occurring further out at sea.
