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Farewell till next year This is our last edition for 2017. Our best wishes accompany each and every reader and their loved ones over the festive period. Our first edition will appear on Wednesday 17 January 2018 and we look forward to bringing you a new year full of news you cannot find anywhere else! Thank you for your loyal support and please stay safe. – The TygerBurger team.
Ward 23 councillor, Nora Grose (centre), cuts the ribbon at the official opening of Big Bay Beach last week. With her are Howard Gold (left), head of coastal management, and Greg Oelofse, manager of the coastal management branch. PHOTO: RICHARD ROBERTS
BLOUBERG: BIG BAY BEACH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING REHABILITATION AFTER STORM
Big Bay Beach open RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj
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ig Bay Beach in Blouberg is officially open to the public. The beach was closed earlier this year after suffering significant damage and a dune collapse following two days of severe stormy weather. Two separate cold fronts hit the Cape Peninsula on 7 June and the resulting storm hit large parts of Cape Town, leaving several buildings and houses damaged, trees uprooted and roads flooded. Heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and waves in excess of 10m were recorded along the shoreline, resulting in extensive damage to coastal infrastructure, erosion and, at Big Bay, a dune collapse that led to the subsequent closure of the beach to the public.
The area was described as unstable and unsafe at the time. The City commenced with rehabilitation work on the beach in October and said that work should be completed by mid-December if all went as planned. Emergency funds were allocated for the rehabilitation of the beach, said Brett Herron, Mayco member for transport and urban development, at the time. The cost of the repair to the damaged beach was approximately R5 million. This amount, according to a report by the Department of Environmental Management’s coastal management branch, was spent on general requirements, roadworks and walkways, drainage, structural elements and soft landscaping. On Friday the City indicated that the reha-
bilitation of the beach had been completed in time for the peak holiday season; however, according to Gregg Oelofse, manager of the coastal management branch, there is still some outstanding work to be done, with the final date of completion of the project set to be the end of January. During his visit to the beach on Thursday when the beach was officially opened to the public by means of a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Oelofse said that vegetation had been planted on parts of the dune to secure the sand and to prevent erosion. He also pointed out that the contractors had created a slope in order to prevent the waves from damaging the beach, especially during high tide. The beach also boasts a new walkway next to the lifesavers’ office. V To page 2.
SEASON’S GREETINGS Brito’s would like to thank all our customers for their support in 2017. We would like to wish you and your family peace, joy and prosperity through the coming year. YES!! We are OPEN on the 24th & 31st Dec (Selected stores only) Brito’s Meat Centres Customer Information: Tel: 021 950 1000. Cilmor Street, Kaymor, Stikland, 7535. www.britos.co.za
Dont forget our wide selection of your favourite festive meats.
Corned Tongue, Corned Beef, Boneless Gammon, Smoked Chicken Gammon Roll & so much more.