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A Bridgewater couple say theyll be forced to choose between buying groceries and getting their driveway shovelled this winter after receiving notice a financial aid program they use has just been capped.

Ron Facey is a double amputee. A leg was amputated below the knee six years ago, and the 68-year-old is also without his left leg, which was amputated below the knee Dec. 26. Six days later, it had to be amputated above the knee; a few days after that, he suffered a massive heart attack.

I cant do anything physical, and she has heart trouble, he said of his wife, Helena Teal-Facey.

But they have been able to stay in their modest home because of financial help they began receiving in May through a pilot program to help low-income seniors with daily activities.

Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine said the $1-million program is to support seniors staying in their homes by helping to pay for such things as lawn mowing, snow shovelling and getting to medical appointments.

Staying in their own home is not only important to most seniors, it also reduces hospital stays and the pressure and cost for long-term beds, said Chester-St. Margarets MLA Denise Peterson-Rafuse, who was part of the NDP government that instituted the pilot program.

Glavine said the money is allocated to each district health authority to disburse however it sees fit.

On the South Shore, a qualifying family received up to $500 a month. However, South Shore Health recently sent the Faceys a letter saying the program is now capped due to high demand, and recipients will qualify for up to $500 a year.

They have already used that up, having spent $716.85 on mowing over the summer.

If we dont get help with snow removal, were going to have to take money from somewhere else, Facey said.

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A "lonely" man has been charged with masturbating in women's public toilets and pestering women for sexual services or their underwear.

Yook Suk Choi, 36, appeared at Christchurch District Court today to admit one charge of obscene exposure in a public place and three charges of offensive language and behaviour.

The court heard the police summary of facts that outlined Choi's bizarre attempts at attracting the opposite sex.

At 11am on September 1 this year, Choi was found inside the women's public toilets near New Brighton pier.

A woman left her toilet stall and saw unemployed Choi "standing there masturbating".

The "shocked" woman asked Choi if he was aware that he was in the women's toilets.

"(Choi) replied that he knew that and the complainant ran out of the toilets," police said.

Just one hour later, a woman came out of the nearby Waimairi Surf Club public toilets when she was approached by Choi.

He asked her if she could take him into the women's toilet and perform a sex act on him.

"The woman was so concerned for her safety that she ran to her car and pretended to use her cellphone, which is when the defendant drove away in his car," the police version of events said.

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Behind The Scenes at Eau Du Soleil: Landscape Architect Patrick Bollenberghe
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ATTRACTING CRITICS: The "disappointing" Spark Park on Hereford St.

A new central-city park built by telecom company Spark has been called unappealing and harsh by one of New Zealand's leading landscape architects.

The Spark Park was built on the site of the company's former Telecom exchange building in Hereford St. The building was demolished after the February 2011 earthquake.

The small park features some grass planters, four lamp-posts, free wi-fi and the royal crest that used to adorn the original building. At the back of the park is a new piece of street art by Christchurch artist Wongi.

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However, Christchurch landscape architect Di Lucas said the park looked unappealing.

"The rest of it looks unfinished, like the spark is yet to arrive. It looks like it is more for vehicles than for people," she said.

"It is very hard and harsh and an unusual colour. It is not friendly. It is disappointing and it looks unfinished."

Christchurch writer and designer Barnaby Bennett was also critical of the space.

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ATTRACTING CRITICS: The "disappointing" Spark Park on Hereford St.

A new central-city park built by telecom company Spark has been called unappealing and harsh by one of New Zealand's leading landscape architects.

The Spark Park was built on the site of the company's former Telecom exchange building in Hereford St. The building was demolished after the February 2011 earthquake.

The small park features some grass planters, four lamp-posts, free wi-fi and the royal crest that used to adorn the original building. At the back of the park is a new piece of street art by Christchurch artist Wongi.

Do you live near an ugly park? Tell us about it at reporters@press.co.nz.

However, Christchurch landscape architect Di Lucas said the park looked unappealing.

"The rest of it looks unfinished, like the spark is yet to arrive. It looks like it is more for vehicles than for people," she said.

"It is very hard and harsh and an unusual colour. It is not friendly. It is disappointing and it looks unfinished."

Christchurch writer and designer Barnaby Bennett was also critical of the space.

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'Spark yet to arrive' at new city park

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Andrew Lefevre was an artist and interior designer whose curtains, bedspreads, tablecloths and drapes were valued by clients across Western Pennsylvania.

He was very artistic and talented and sensitive, said his business partner, Francis Simko Jr. of Swissvale.

Andrew Lefevre of Swissvale died of kidney failure Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. He was 79.

Mr. Lefevre was born in Adamsburg and graduated from Jeannette High School in 1954.

In 1976, he and Simko Jr. opened Originality Plus in Youngwood, a consignment shop that sold the work of local artists.

When the shop was moved from Youngwood to Swissvale, Mr. Lefevre started to receive many requests to design and make custom bedspreads, curtains and other textiles.

He learned his trade as a young man by installing draperies for JCPenney and by working with interior designers, Simko said.

By the mid-1980s, his design work took up all of his time.

It got so busy that we actually closed the gift shop, Simko said.

When he was at his busiest, Mr. Lefevre had eight to 10 employees, according to Simko.

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BOONTON TWP. - Suzan Lucas Santiago of Boonton Township received a Gold Award for excellence in interior design from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers at a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Red Bank. She is part of Santiago Design Group, based in Parsippany.

Santiago received the Gold Award in Large Corporate (50+ employees) for designing the 40,000 square foot corporate offices for New York Life Insurance Company, located in New York City, and the Gold Award of Design Excellence in a Single Corporate Space for designing the 6,000 square foot 300 seat Auditorium of New York Life Insurance Co., located on Madison Avenue in New York City.

Santiago also earned a Gold Award of Design Excellence in the Health Care category for the design of a 4,000 square foot Corporate Employee Health Department.

Universal Design Recognition Awards were also presented to Suzan for the three Gold Awarded projects, noting they are interior spaces accessible to all people, regardless of levels of ability or mobility, age, gender or physical stature without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

This is the 16th consecutive year Santiago has received Awards for Excellence in Contract Design from the American Society of Interior Designers, totaling 44 since the Awards inception in 1992.

She resides in Boonton Township with her husband, Philip Santiago.

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